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Crap. They’re back. Might spook them to get out of here. Gobbling like mad.
Use your cattle scaring technique. It’s sure to spook them. 
April 23, 2012 at 1:45 pm
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April 23, 2012 at 1:53 pm #120100
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Crap. They’re back. Might spook them to get out of here. Gobbling like mad.
Use your cattle scaring technique. It’s sure to spook them.
April 23, 2012 at 1:56 pm #120102New spot – darn quiet. The jakes we left never stopped gobbling.
April 23, 2012 at 3:05 pm #120105Goodluck, Sierra ended up shooting some wing feathers off one last night to end our season. She was determined to stick it out until the end and is excited to try again this fall!
April 23, 2012 at 3:08 pm #120106Distant gobbles followed by zero response to the mouth call. Hit the box call and two come running, one walked away.
April 23, 2012 at 4:53 pm #120112Joel, do you have a lot of hens on the nest already there? We had every tom henned up by us. Never caught a breeak wuith a lone tom looking for a mate
April 24, 2012 at 1:55 pm #120141Here were the pair from yesterday that wouldn’t leave us alone. Of course, I could’ve laid off on the calling, but even then, a full 45 minutes after I’d sounded my last yelp, they continued to circle us. End-count was 3 and a half times around the blind. Taken with a cell phone at 20 yards. Sorry, none of the high-end equipment with on this hunt!
April 24, 2012 at 2:11 pm #120143Quote:
Joel, do you have a lot of hens on the nest already there? We had every tom henned up by us. Never caught a breeak wuith a lone tom looking for a mate
To answer your question Randy, we’ve been seeing a fair amount of hens with some of the gobblers, but elect to play-ball elsewhere, at-times avoiding choice tracts just because the birds there are locked-down. There are quite a few hens in the full-throes of nesting as you mention too. This doesn’t make the gobblers any easier to find, but it does make them quite a bit more responsive when we do contact them.
Here’s the end result of yesterday’s hunt.
April 26, 2012 at 8:34 pm #120213Had 3 gobblers and 1 jake @ 25yds this morning. No shot! Camera angle awesome… Shooter angle was horrible. I learned I can say SHOOT all I want but if the guy with the gun can’t see them…It’s no use.
Hittin’ it again this afternoon.No gobbling on the roost this am. Only heard 2 other birds around 8:00 am besides the ones we had a chance at.
April 28, 2012 at 9:46 am #120235Waiting for my guide. Cant wait to get in the woods.
April 28, 2012 at 10:57 am #120236Pretty quiet, couldn’t get the boy awake enough to come along. Hope he’s not too disappointed. It sure is loud inside the blind when its raining. Better than wet I guess
April 28, 2012 at 10:59 am #120237Quote:
Waiting for my guide. Cant wait to get in the woods.
Good luck Kooty
April 28, 2012 at 11:11 am #120238WINDY! Nothing sounding off here. Might be a long morning. My shooter is already out cold laying in the bottom of the blind.
April 28, 2012 at 11:11 am #120239Quote:
Pretty quiet, couldn’t get the boy awake enough to come along. Hope he’s not too disappointed. It sure is loud inside the blind when its raining. Better than wet I guess
I’m in the same boat. Listening to a pheasant trying to hear anything. Cold and rain. Never hunted turkey in stocking hat and gloves. Hopefully the weather improves.
April 28, 2012 at 11:38 am #120240Took off some feathers at 32 yards. It was too low and he flew off with a small bare spot. Recovered my arrow. He’s gonna be fine. Hopefully there are more in the area
April 28, 2012 at 2:53 pm #120243We bagged the morning. Lots of talk on the roost from the rruck but when we got to the woods they shut off. Then the sleet came.
April 28, 2012 at 5:26 pm #120244Not seeing much here
But it would be tough to see any from the recliner 
I’m not hunting a plot vulture in 35-40 degree weather in the rain 
April 28, 2012 at 5:37 pm #120245It was a pretty uneventful first ever hunt for me this morning. Got a few responses to the mouth call shortly after fly down…then absolutely nothing. Still nice to know there are some birds around though. Going mobile this afternoon & hoping for a little more action. Good luck to everyone who’s out there this weekend!
April 28, 2012 at 9:47 pm #120246Well it is the first day of turkey season. I have never hunted turkey before.Now mind you, I am hunting with Bob. He is putting out the decoys and tells me this protocol to get the turkeys to come to me. I don’t really believe him-do u?????
April 28, 2012 at 10:09 pm #120247Well just passed up 3 jake’s walking up to Bob’s decoy’s. I guess I was wrong! Pretty cool sight to see!
April 28, 2012 at 10:29 pm #120248Wow-I think I am sitting in the land of 10,000 Jake’s. Just passed up 4 more. Getting it all on video!
April 28, 2012 at 11:41 pm #120250Bob is special no doubt. I hope you get a gobbler.
April 29, 2012 at 12:21 am #120251Quote:
Bob is special no doubt.
snicker, snicker
April 29, 2012 at 10:13 am #120252Pop tarts & coffee are always good in the morning, but even better in a ground blind. It’s my 12 year anniversary today too. Hopefully I can bring home some feathers instead of flowers.
April 29, 2012 at 6:49 pm #120253Ok-I didn’t think turkey’s were this hard to kill but I have put on ALOT of miles today in search of a bird! They are alot more work than deer hunting. Couldn’t even get to the blind because the blind was surrounded by turkeys!
April 30, 2012 at 2:07 am #120254How fun is that, not a bad problem! sorry, but you’re gonna be addicted now. Enjoy every moment cause the season ends all too quick.
April 30, 2012 at 1:46 pm #120261Had to take today off, back at it tomorrow morning.
April 30, 2012 at 5:45 pm #120282Boy this is really frustrating! I am sitting here in the blind all by myself and I just am surrounded by turkeys gobbling all over the farm! I just can’t get them to come to me!!!
April 30, 2012 at 6:17 pm #120283Bob has them all scared with the humping Jake decoy
April 30, 2012 at 6:22 pm #120285Good luck, your patience will pay off!
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