Turkeygirl Posted May 18, 2012 Report Share Posted May 18, 2012 Close again this AM...but not good enough. Last night saw my buddy, he came out in the field to strut for a lone hen then something spooked him and he ran back into the woods. got up at 4am and started hiking by 4:30am to get in the woods early. Well he decided to roost across on the other side of a field. Well I made my way over to this field by then daylight and couldn't quite get to the edge when he let out a booming gobble and I could see a hen. Well never saw him, he went back into the woods. I had an idea where he was heading...could hear him gobbling the whole way. I made a loop around, threw out a hen and jake decoy, sat down, got through 1/2 a yelp when GOOBBLLEE right in front of me then seconds later saw him moving through the woods. He stopped, behind a tree then disappeared! What the.....!!!??? Well I don't know if the jake decoy he didn't like since I had that when I missed him a week ago, or the fact that later on while I set up in a new spot, found out I never took my headlamp off my hat, so I wonder if he saw the blue/silver glistening of that. So I dunno what other tips you guys have but for tomorrow I'm leaving the jake at home and just taking the hen decoys.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitetailfreak55 Posted May 18, 2012 Report Share Posted May 18, 2012 I would take Just the hen decoys like you said Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbHunterNY Posted May 18, 2012 Report Share Posted May 18, 2012 hard to say what made him spook. Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravin R10 man Posted May 19, 2012 Report Share Posted May 19, 2012 a single hen is all you need Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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