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Roosted bird advice-Updated

Started by KYHeadhunter02, April 29, 2015, 11:16:32 PM

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KYHeadhunter02

Been a tough season for me. I decided to go to a small farm I leased about an hour and a half before dark. It's only 40 acres and I've only hunted it once. No luck but I did roost a bird. The bad thing is he is about a hundred yards over the fence on the neighbor AND I heard a hen fly up close to him. :( I did go to the property one morning to listen before season. I'm almost positive I heard him gobbling on my side of the fence on the ridge after he flew down. Any advice? I've never killed a bird right off the roost. Seems like they always fly the opposite direction. I'm wondering if I can strike a nerve with him using a gobble tube or by calling to the hen if she talks. Or just scratch in the leaves and keep quiet and let it play out.

KYHeadhunter02

Forgot to mention the ridge im on is very open woods with a road way going to the end with a ton of scratching activity. I plan on staking a Jake and hen decoy.

KYHeadhunter02

Thanks for the help guys! :OGturkeyhead: Just kidding! I got him! I'll post pics later.

jbrown


KYHeadhunter02

Well I was in his wheel house to say the least. I went down a long god forsaken hill and started up another monster towards my blind on top the ridge. Light was breaking and he started gobbling on the limb as I walked through the leaves. Got the decoys out and in the blind and waited. He gobbled good in the tree. My blind was facing the ridge He was on.

All hell broke loose behind me, hens yelping and cutting loud. I started calling to them knowing they would ruin my hunt or help lure him in. They set the tone and I followed suit calling aggressive and shook a gobble tube. In the meantime he flew down and only gobbled a couple of times. A hen with a 4-6in beard started calling as she walked up from behind me on the ridge and started down towards him. I had no idea at this point where he was. I started calling to another hen and she went straight to my decoys and scratched around.

I glanced over to my right and here he comes up the long face of the hill strutting and drumming straight to the decoys and hen. He strutted around my Jake decoy and never touched it. I kept my gun shouldered for a few minutes waiting and CONTINUED TO WAIT FOR HIM TO BREAK STRUT. Tired of waiting I went ahead and sent a load of mag blends his way and dropped him. I still can't believe he didn't jump on the jake deek.

KYHeadhunter02





10.5 inch beard, 22lbs 1 inch sharp spurs.