Turkeygirl Posted May 12, 2009 Report Share Posted May 12, 2009 After roosting "the one" last night of which he was back on the ridge by the gravel pit, I snuck in this morning, a little closer to where I thought he'd fly down and walk. Well counted his gobbling all morning...around 40 I'd say....he stayed roosted forever....I gave a few soft clucks and purrs, which he liked...went silent...think I heard him fly down as I heard a rustle in some leaves and he gobbled - seemed to rattle the trees,lol,then around 7 I'd say a gobble booms out, I think he was on the ground about 50 yards away maybe, down the ridge from me, it sounded like he was on the old logging trail....yards away from where I'd shot and missed him...he must have forgotten. Well shortly after a bird flies down and lands on that side of the ridge and nothing after that...didn't hear or see him, that stupid hen! So I obviously need to get closer still...but it's hard when the leavse are crunchy. I thought about coming in on the down side on the logging trail, but then I might just walk right under him. Can't hunt tomorrow, it's my nursing final, but I'm aiming for Thursday. Forecast says rain, t-storms, and windy..starting late Wednesday night...So what do you guys think? I'll try to roost him Wednesday evening but if I can't....I'm guessing the option will be sit it out on a field....either the corn field with manure he's been in times before....or the open gravle pit with the field there which is a dust bowl area actually....but seemsl ike maybe they feed in the other field...I'd pop out my jake and hen decoy maybe. Your thoughts? Hopefully I'm getting on the right track with this bird. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkeygirl Posted May 12, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2009 Gee...had a few question marks in the post...usually means a question looking for an answer.....lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccwhitey Posted May 12, 2009 Report Share Posted May 12, 2009 It seems like the only weather this year I've hunted in is rain or wind. When it is rainy I head to the open fields but the gobblers were actually still in the timber. It wasn't raining that hard so that may have something to do with it. As for the wind I think that is the worse hunting weather of all. If is too windy they seems to shut up. I heard the least amount to gobbling this year because of it. Tough conditions so good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaseasl Posted May 12, 2009 Report Share Posted May 12, 2009 cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WHISKEYSWAMP Posted May 13, 2009 Report Share Posted May 13, 2009 Gee...had a few question marks in the post...usually means a question looking for an answer.....lol not sure what to tell you... this bird has me confused to! lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhino Posted May 13, 2009 Report Share Posted May 13, 2009 Ruth it's really not a problem walking under a roosted bird before dawn. He won't know the difference between you, a deer, or any other critter as long as he can't see the ground and you don't use a flashlight. I'll do that here at home if I need to do it to get in position to work a bird. Did it with the 1st bird I killed this season and it turned out to be 2 gobblers I walked under before dawn that morning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoyt03 Posted May 13, 2009 Report Share Posted May 13, 2009 tough call but ones things for sure your not calling him from that hen. Possibly get in tight again and sit in the direction he flys down and then travels. Maybe stick a hen and jake decoy out and just hope he walks by to check things out. Other then something like that i have no clue, he's not going to leave that hen I doubt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkeygirl Posted May 13, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 13, 2009 Yeah...I know it's gonna be tough to get him from that hen...guess my next step will be to get in real close....Do you think if he flies down, give some clucks and purrs might help? Other option is break them off the roost...but I dunno how that'll effect him... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Covehnter Posted May 13, 2009 Report Share Posted May 13, 2009 If you know where that bird roosts that well, get a blind- get in a solid hour before light- pop it up under that sucker and wait for flydown! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pointing_dogs_rule Posted May 14, 2009 Report Share Posted May 14, 2009 If you know where that bird roosts that well, get a blind- get in a solid hour before light- pop it up under that sucker and wait for flydown! I agree with Cove on this one. As he says...... Make sure you get in the blind at least 1 hour before the light even starts coming over the horizon. This will give him time to calm down and forget about you if he is spooked when you walk in. the dog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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