Hunting the same bird multiple times .. good or bad?

[bonasa]

Is this the only bird you have patterned? Confidence is key, without it you are just doubting yourself and won't be able to play at the top of your game. May be best to find another bird, for a fresh start.

After all its just a bird. Perhaps you spooked him before he flew down? Did he gobble on the roost much after you got in? Did he fly down and just walk off after setting his wings?

Maybe setup where he went to, that is if you can roost him or put eyes/ears on him prior. Ditch the hen and just pop the jake out. Listen in the morning and wait for him to fly down before you take his temp. IF hes interested you can always back off.

Good luck

[ferocious calls]

Yes. Hunted the same bird for 19 mornings. Soft talk in the right spot ended his tour. Keep after him.

[Happy]

I just got done messing with the same gobbler 2 days in a row. First day should have killed him but an unknown obstruction held him up. Then yesterday I was on him for 11.2 miles and finally had my shot. Only problem was there was a house about 200 yards behind him and even though the turkey and I were on public land I didn't feel comfortable taking the shot. He then followed a hen onto private and I circled it and he never came off of it. I was ready for round three this morning but he was a no show. If there were other turkeys in the area I probably wouldn't have been on him so hard but options were pretty scarce and I was on limited time.

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Like 11+ miles? That's quite a stalk

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Sorry, just saw this. 11.2 miles round trip. I had my opportunity 4 or 5 miles in.

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[WV Flopper]

 I totally get that some of us only have X amount of places to hunt. But I don't get spending half a season on one turkey. You are missing out on a lot of prime scouting time you could be gaining knowledge for upcoming seasons plus maybe running into a turkey that wants to play the game.

If I knowingly mess up on a turkey I may give him three tries, otherwise it's two at best. Sometimes I go back and he is gone...maybe dead, maybe he went for a walk? Maybe I pack him out.

If you places to hunt I wouldn't spend a lot of time on the same bird. Actually, if you only have a couple places to hunt it's all the more reason to find a new. Just my opinion.

[GobbleNut]

I totally get that some of us only have X amount of places to hunt. But I don't get spending half a season on one turkey. You are missing out on a lot of prime scouting time you could be gaining knowledge for upcoming seasons plus maybe running into a turkey that wants to play the game.

If I knowingly mess up on a turkey I may give him three tries, otherwise it's two at best. Sometimes I go back and he is gone...maybe dead, maybe he went for a walk? Maybe I pack him out.

If you places to hunt I wouldn't spend a lot of time on the same bird. Actually, if you only have a couple places to hunt it's all the more reason to find a new. Just my opinion.

Exactly!   

[Paulmyr]

For me playing the game is more than just sitting to a turkey for 2 or 3 hours in mourning. If it works out that way all the better than on to the next one. For the tough ones the game means figuring it out. Where he likes to roost, where he feels safe after he's off the roost, are hens involved, is pecking order an issue. These are things that I need to  answer if I'm likely to get a shot at him.

The hunt for these tough birds goes on even after I leave the woods. I'll be hunting on break at work, at night before I fall asleep, when I'm mowing the grass. There's constant rehashing of previous forays that didn't work as well as planning of tactics that may or may not work that need to be thought out. Do I need to set up in that opening or up on the point of the ridge? Is it possible/feasible to get in close to his roost or do I need to lay back to see what his next move is? Better yet, where are his roosts? The more I'm in the woods hunting these tough gobblers the more likely I'll be able to figure out his personality and areas he's comfortable.

I've always been a competitive person. Don't tell me it can't be done because I'm going to do my damdest to prove you wrong. I might not be able to do it but it won't be from lack of trying. Same thing in the turkey woods. These tough birds bring out my competitive nature. It's hard for me to leave it lie. I will be back as long as there's season left and I have a tag to fill. Like I said before, he won't take all my time but he'll garner special attention with the hopes of coaxing him into gun range. Usually there's other gobblers in the area that become vulnerable when the game is being played.

Scouting for new areas will be left for the not so prime time periods. I don't need to  hear thier gobble to know they are around.

[Pluffmud]

I've killed turkeys that needed to be called aggressively all the way to the shot. I've killed turkeys that I only softly called to one time. I've also killed turkeys that I targeted and hunted for two weeks. I've also killed turkeys I had no idea where in the area two minutes after locating them. Get out there and hunt him. One more thing... You can definitely over call a turkey... But on the flip side of the same coin, you can let turkeys get away by being afraid of over calling. Clear as mud?

[Cowboy]

I'll make it short and sweet. If your having fun huntin him then do it!

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[High plains drifter]

I totally get that some of us only have X amount of places to hunt. But I don't get spending half a season on one turkey. You are missing out on a lot of prime scouting time you could be gaining knowledge for upcoming seasons plus maybe running into a turkey that wants to play the game.

If I knowingly mess up on a turkey I may give him three tries, otherwise it's two at best. Sometimes I go back and he is gone...maybe dead, maybe he went for a walk? Maybe I pack him out.

If you places to hunt I wouldn't spend a lot of time on the same bird. Actually, if you only have a couple places to hunt it's all the more reason to find a new. Just my opinion.

Exactly!       I agree.Move on.