First spot of the morning burned

[MouthCaller]

I finally heard one or two birds gobble on the roost this morning but no more than 3 or 4 times each and a long way off but I did set up on a spot I killed a bird at last season... I get the dekes set up and put my hoodie on because it was cold and started to call... I hadn't made 2 calls yet and heard something walking from behind me and to the right... I eased my head around and saw what was making the racket... a coyote was coming to my calls! Well I watched him get closer coming right through where I just came from and I knew surely he'd smell me but he didn't... having my gun in my lap and me being right handed and him to my hard right I knew I couldn't get a bead on him very quick. He got within 10 yards and got behind a tree and I made my move, grabbed my gun up out of my lap, swung to my right but he'd seen me and took off.... gave him 2 educational shots not to come to turkey sounds lol... Hard to hit those jokers running wide open! Well at least I tried anyway...

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[wvmntnhick]

Be prepared to be dealing with that more often. I'm surprised it's the first time you've had that happen to be honest. While driving to Nashville a few years ago we saw 8 coyotes hit on the road in a one mile stretch. Coming back there were 5 more in a different one mile stretch. These weren't the only ones we'd seen but it was interesting to see them gathered up so tight like that at the time. It appeared as though TN had a healthy population indeed. Not real sure though. Could be a regional thing.

[MouthCaller]

Thinking back on it it's the second time that's happened while turkey hunting the last time was 5ish years ago

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[wvmntnhick]

I'd be happy if that were all I'd seen it happen.

[TRG3]

There have been a few times that other gobblers ganged up on the tom I'd just shot, sometimes leaving only to return a few minutes later to give him another good flogging. That showed me that a shotgun blast is not something that ruins the area for turkey hunting. With oil wells back-firing, farm equipment, vehicles on the road, thunder, etc. I'm not sure that turkeys can identify a shotgun blast from other noises. I'd just stay put and keep calling, looking for gobblers to be sneaking in.

[Gooserbat]

I'd just threw a rock and run him off.  I'm not screwing up a turkey over a Yote.

[g8rvet]

I'd just threw a rock and run him off.  I'm not screwing up a turkey over a Yote.

I have done the same and everyone I know gets mad at me. 

Last year my two nephews went hunting. One forgot his gun but said he would go anyways and call.  Nephew B  killed a bird (one out of two) and they high five and look him over.  On the walk out (on a 125 acre piece of land) they walk down to track the other food plot - not 300 yards through the woods from where they killed the bird.  There are 2 hens and a strutter heading to them. They sit down and call the hens in and the Tom follows and Nephew A kills him.  Less than 30 minutes after the shot and not 300 yards from where the other was killed. 

You are fine.  If they SEE you, whole different story. 

[MouthCaller]

Maybe should've stayed put a tad longer than 30 mins after I shot but I hadn't heard a bird on that property that morning so I was definitely wanting to take the yote out... if I'm working a bird it might be different but I'm not sure... I probably would've tried for the coyote but I haven't been in that situation yet...

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