My season started out promising with permission to hunt some private land with a small flock. One catch though have to use crossbow. Well I got there heard him hammering in the adjacent field so let him be and slipped out and came back after lunch. I was told by land owner he usually shows up around 3 but his hens roll in around 1. I was sitting watching hens peck at my decoys and dusting when I heard him spitting and drumming. I had him at 10 yards and as a shot he jumps on my jake decoy. I hit him a little low but had a blood trail. After 3 hours of looking and light rain starting to pick up I had to leave. Went back out to look around one more time but never found him. I'll go back in a couple weeks let him get comfortable if he's still around. Yesterday went out in the rain, set my blind up in the wrong spot on the food plot. Got out to put my decoy had a 2 year old strutting. He caught my movement and slowly walked away. Went back today had a great set up where I know they have roosting, nothing. Not a peep! Walking out saw where people had been there on horses. Probably pushed the birds across the river. Have Monday off and it's supposed to be a nice day. We'll see if my luck will change.
