Roosting don't always work!

[Izzyjoe]

Well, I found out the hard way that roosting sometimes doesn't pay off, last night about 30 min before dark I went out and listened for gobbling, and low and behold I herd one one the side of a mountain, so I made a plan, and went back this mourning, climbed that mountain, a there's a trail on top, well he was closer to the top than I expected, but I stop short of him about 100yds, I just guessing but he pretty close, so I wait till he was gobbling good, and did some very light tree yelps, and he greeted me with a gobble, now this is my first time to try this kinda of tactic, and I could already envision me carring him out of the woods, so I just wait, thinking he knows my location, and would just come right to me, boy was I wrong, he flew down went down the hill gobbling all the way, I yelped a few times, and was again greeted by a gobble, then it started raining and he went quiet, after the rain I slipped down the hill and he was still down there, he gobbled at the crows a few times, but never answered me again, so I'm thinking about roosting him again, but this time be waiting about half way down, then maybe I'll wreck his party! I think I'm the one that's being roosted!

[owlhoot]

They can do that to ya. Stick with it.

[gobblerman87]

That does happend of you have the option watch him a few mornings pick up his pattern if he had one and setup accordingly if he is one way one day and one way the next set a buddy up on one side and you on the other and he will run into one of you!

[K9Doc]

PaPa always said,
"Roosted Ain't Roasted!!!!"

[Bill Cooksey]

I've killed a fair number of turkeys, and I've called in a whole lot more for other folks. Only a handful of those were on the first setup on a roosted turkey. More often, it's been the second or third setup of the morning that has worked out. These days I rarely get the chance to roost a bird, and my success ratio isn't a whole lot different. Have to admit though it's a good feeling walking into the woods KNOWING where one is going to wake up.

[Izzyjoe]

I went back and tried it again, but we had affront come though and the wind was blowing about 25mph, so if he was gobbling I couldn't hear it. Went in this mourning, and the wind still blowing hard, and I did hear nothin. Gona try it one more day, and then back to work!

[greencop01]

      ROOSTED AIN"T ROASTED !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!    

[howl]

That would've happened whether you roosted him or not. Knowing your location might be why he flew down and went the other way. If you know where he was gobbling from when he got down in there and set up shop, set up where you can look down on that spot before he arrives. Start with the soft stuff just loud enough so he can hear you. Don't expect any gobbling. That's what I'd try with a character like that.

[jblackburn]

      ROOSTED AIN"T ROASTED !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!    

[jims]

Stick with it and keep trying different things until the roosted is roasted!  You may want to try the quiet method....don't even call...especially if you pattern him.  Possibly set up a couple hens in his path without any calling.  I've found the same thing true in Nebraska..when it's windy the toms don't peep.

[albrubacker]

PaPa always said,
"Roosted Ain't Roasted!!!!"

Good advice!

[Izzyjoe]

I've gone back two more times, and I believe that bird has been killed, cause I've not heard a gobble at all, in the morning and in the evening!

[Twowithone]

He could be with a bunch of Hens as for the occasional gobbles that's in their nature they gobble at tugboat whistles up here in Pa. where I hunt. That's another reason I quit carrying a crow locator call theres crows where I hunt let them caw caw away and I ll listen for the gobble.

[157buck]

I got within 75 yards of one this morning on the roost.  He gobbled and gobbled and gobbled.  He finally flew down at 7:45, and evidently he didnt like what I was selling, cuz he went the opposite direction haha.