Couple years ago in the afternoon sitting off a powerline creek crossing here in FL, had a lone strutter working towards me showing off slowly the whole way. Strut, stop, look, strut, stop, look, repeat from about 150-200 yds. Finally closing in on gun range at about 60-65 he does a duck and roll maneuver as something comes shooting in from above just missing him. Longbeard runs and launches into the air flying right over top of me into the woods and creek bottom behind me. I then got a close up view of a mature bald eagle giving chase. Craziest dang thing to witness and wish I had a video of it all. Really would of loved to have gotten that gobbler but very cool memory for sure.
I don't think that eagle got the gobbler. I saw it about 10 minutes later fly up into a big pine over top the powerline. Not sure if it had a nest or just found a good hunting ground. Hunted there once or twice more that season and didn't see or hear near the birds there as I had previously and ended up tagging my 2nd bird for the season off the same creek 1/4 or so mile away. Went back the next year preseason scouting and there were some birds but I also found a kill site where a coyote, eagle, owl, osprey or something got a hen (I think). Haven't been back to that powerline spot since.
