What's up with these birds?

[NiteRunner]

Yesterday was a nice day. We got set up on 2 gobblers, but they wouldn't answer the calls real good on roost. They flew down and stopped talking all together. Well we waited awhile and finally got up to move and hopefully locate one. We found two Strutting in a small cut cornfield, along with a couple hens feeding with them. They were putting on a good show, but no gobbling. They were probably a good 150+ yards in this field.

Well I hit my call and they would pop out of strut and start looking for the source, then just blast out into full strut and again and acted real excited. Well the only place to sit down was in the corner of the field along the tree line. Sat down and couldn't see them since they were over a small hill. So I keep calling, clucks, short yelps, and not 2 minutes later my Dad peeks up to look and nothing. They were gone! We couldn't understand it, they acted interested but then disappeared?? They had to have went into the woods on the other side, but what the heck happened to make them leave so fast?

Is my calling so realistic sounding they know not to come in or what? :D

Thanks for any help!

Laura

[MrWiggely]

My bet is the first birds you set up on had hens with them, and the second set the hens took them away. Toms are reluctant to leave hens they already have to go seach for another. Keep at it sooner or later the hens will be sitting on their eggs and the toms will be lonesome.

Try going after them at mid morning around 10am. Usually the hens go off to lay their eggs around then and the toms get lonely.

Wigs

[need2hunt]

Yep, that's pretty much the definition of henned up birds. The toms aren't going to leave what the ladies they are already with. As far as them leaving, I can testify to the fact that lots of times a hen with a tom will turn and go away from the sound of another hen, it's her man and she doesn't want anyone taking him away.

[toddyboman]

Remember the hen goes to the gobbler too.

So he is out there strutting expecting you the hen to call and come to him.

Wigs has a great point wait for the hens to go to their nest.

[Rhino]

Yep that's henned up gobblers for ya. They are far less likely to gobble when they have hens with them, especially Eastern turkeys. They'll usually just strut around and drum waiting for those hens to become receptive. You know what they say about a bird in the hand and one in the bush.

[woodsman2230]

I would say hens becuase the birds are doing the same thing here as well.

[NiteRunner]

That's what I kinda thought, but never had it happen quite like that. Thanks for the Help!