What to do when.....

[MShillhunter]

Sunday afternoon I went out and walked 100 yards from my truck and had one respond to my box call and he wasn't 70 yards away.  We dove on the other side of the road let things settle down a bit and called again and got another response.  He sounded closer this time so I was just going to shut up and let him come in.  About that time a hen with him starts going crazy.. yelping, cutting, clucking... I mimicked her twice and he gobbled at us and she carried on.  After that the gobbler never made another noise while she was making all sorts of racket for over an hour and never seemed like she left a 25 sq foot area.

What do y'all do in this situation?  Keep talking to the hen hoping she will come investigate and he follows or just shut up all together? 

We eventually tried to get bold and go around and get in the bottom on the other side of them, but the woods were so loud we think it scared them.  In hindsight we should've just waited there all afternoon, but she wasn't moving anywhere and he quit gobbling... 

[DumpTruckTurkey]

I would have waited and prob kept mimicking her... or left and came back the next day.

I would not have bumped them... Ive done that too many times.

[chcltlabz]

Mimic her  every sound, only louder, longer and nastier.   When she fires up, get nasty right back!

[wvmntnhick]

Mimic her  every sound, only louder, longer and nastier.   When she fires up, get nasty right back!

X2. Get her upset and watch the fireworks. Seen it several times before.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

[surehuntsalot]

when ever you have a hen carry on like that, get louder and nastier than her, tick her off so she comes looking for a fight and he will follow right along

[eddie234]

Mimic her  every sound, only louder, longer and nastier.   When she fires up, get nasty right back!

X3 if you can get her to come in hopefully he'll be in tow.

[Greg Massey]

Regardless sometimes it doesn't matter what you do. It's just wasn't meant to be...A old turkey hunter told me one time the ones you think your going to kill are the ones that you don't and the ones you don't think your going to kill are the ones you do...Turkeys being Turkeys...

[Rzrbac]

Pick on her, call to her hard and keep her pressured.  Sometimes she will come in and bring the gobbler with her. Sometimes the gobbler will hang back and she comes in by herself extremely ticked. Other times she will lead him away and break your heart. 

I have got up and flushed them and called them back but that tactic has failed more than it has worked so if you don't have another bird to go to you may not want to try that.

[guesswho]

I'd walk away.   Swing way around and and try to be on the other side of them, or at least past half way.  Then I'd sit tight and just listen and adapt from there.   If he didn't gobble anymore after an hour or so I'd Cutt at him and see what happens, no response I'd move closer and Cutt again and so on.  No response after three or four tries I'd ease out and try him in a couple of days.

[mgm1955]

Mimic her  every sound, only louder, longer and nastier.   When she fires up, get nasty right back!

[Gooserbat]

I've killed more than one Tom that was  a tow of a sassy hen that though she would get the best of me.  Challenge her to a cutting contest.

[1iagobblergetter]

I've killed more than one Tom that was  a tow of a sassy hen that though she would get the best of me.  Challenge her to a cutting contest.

x2 Heck ya....That's when it gets exciting and fun...

[saltysenior]

Regardless sometimes it doesn't matter what you do. It's just wasn't meant to be...A old turkey hunter told me one time the ones you think your going to kill are the ones that you don't and the ones you don't think your going to kill are the ones you do...Turkeys being Turkeys...

so very true,, but that don't sell magazines, tv shows, or turkey hunting stuff..

[ilbucksndux]

I would do one of two things. Either make the same sounds she does mimic her every call except louder and nastier..................or I would get between the two of them and call but not as aggressive.
 

[WNCTracker]

I'd walk away.   Swing way around and and try to be on the other side of them, or at least past half way.  Then I'd sit tight and just listen and adapt from there.   If he didn't gobble anymore after an hour or so I'd Cutt at him and see what happens, no response I'd move closer and Cutt again and so on.  No response after three or four tries I'd ease out and try him in a couple of days.

Agreed. For me Sitting and waiting and waiting if theyre not moved isn't as fun as being on the offensive. Even if I didn't get the bird I'd have been more excited. Kid of like sitting in interstate traffic an hour to go 5 miles  to get home or taking a 1 hour detour to get there.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk