Pygmy

I was up on the property listening, and I don't have a smart phone....Heard NADA, except some owls, crows and couple of ovenbirds..

He was for sure gobbling at your calling, but he also may have heard a hen that you not could hear...When a tom gets really cranked up on the roost, he often gobbles at anything and every thing..Crows, woodpeckers, even distant gunshots...As a general rule, he'll gobble on the roost for 20 minutes to perhaps half an hour...Gererally, shortly before they fly down, they'll gobble more often for a minute or two, and then go quiet for several minutes before they fly down.. If it is still and you are close enough you may hear their wingbeats as they fly down or hear them hit the leaves...Often you won't but the gobble will sound different when they gobble on the ground.... It is tough waiting while the bird gobbles away in the tree, but you now know what may happen if you call to him on the roost...Don't be in too much of a hurry to start calling if you hear a change in volume of the roost gobbles..He may sound a lot louder according to which direction he is gobbling, I,e, towards you or away from you... Once you are positive he is down, give a call..oft yelps, clucks, or purrs, whatever you feel most confident with... If he answers your call, call back once more..If he answers the second time, put the call down and get ready...If there are no hens around and he is in the mood to come, he may come in quite quickly...Hopefully he'll gobble a few times so you can keep track of him, but don't count on it...Often once they decide to come, they'll often come in silent...Don't move anything other than your eyes if you can help it, unless you are sure he is out of sight...Have your gun rested on your knee in the general direction you expect him to come...When he comes into view, you will probably have to move the gun some to get on him...Wait until his vision is blockd by a tree or something before you make your move to adjust your aim...No way will you get away with moving on an adult gobbler wthin gun range unless his vision is obscured... Good luck

Probably an Osceola, up from Florida visiting his Eastern cousins.....

Next time don't call at all until you are sure he is on the ground..By calling to a bird in a tree, you are encouraging him to sit up there and wait for the hen ( you) o appear, because that's the way it is supposed to work... Since you didn't flush or see any hens, there is a good chance that you would have called that gobbler in if you had waited for him to fly down before calling.. Keep at it, Biz..This morning was a very good learning experience..

Wish I could help you out, Partner...I have a box of Longbeards I would give away, but they are 12 ga 3"... Good luck finding some 20 ga.….

All I heard was a group of 3 or 4 barred owls having a hoot-fest...Nary a gobble...

No hunter for me this morning, but I'm going up to the property to look and listen...I'll probably be covered up in the damn things..Hehehe.. Good luck y'all….Hope Sam shoots that big one this morning...

This reminds me of a story... My friend John was on a moose hunt in northern Ontario..His guide was a crusty old guy named Ernie, who had been involved in eighty-some moose kills... Putting up a lake in a little outboard on their way to camp,, a duck landed near them... John, who loves to talk and is interested in everything, said " Ernie, what kind of a duck is that ? " Ernie, who had lived in the bush all his life but neither knew nor cared anything about ducks, replied.... " John....That is a Great Canadian ****ing Duck ".... True story....

I was doing some work on the property this afternoon...A turkey gobbled at 2:30 PM up in the field where Mort and I spent the morning and heard nothing...<<sigh>>…….

Nope...Too fat for sandpipers....

Send Biz.... The one on the right is proper proportions for a lesser yellowlegs.. The flock is definitely not woodcock,,, Legs seen a little long for snipe and I have never seen them flocked like that...Usually this time of the year they are circling overhead marking their territory... Wish I could study them through my binocs..

Beautiful morning...Never heard a peep...

Waiting for Mort to pull in the driveway...Nice morning out there...Good luck. y'all….

Pretty bird, and nice photography...Congrats...

Add the prince to those and you have the flies that I do 90% of my nymphing with....

I can remember my Dad buying me my first one when I was about six...

Sounds like a plan....Good luck, Jay !

My hearing is very poor....I could never hear a bird drum unless he was very close and I was looking right at him.. I have however, hunted with guys who could hear them drumming at 75-100yards...

Yeah..Beautiful morning and nobody's hunting..Hehehe.. I'm planning to go out again tomorrow with my buddy Mort...

Were any of them good looking ?...Wait..never mind....It doesn't matter....

A big YAHOO !! for Cynthia ! Way stick with it, and a dandy bird to boot !! Well done, Girlfriend !! Extra special cheers to Bill for spending the time and determination to help a beginning turkey hunter learn the ropes... She'll be hooked for life now....<< HUGE Smile>>…...

Yeah, I shamelessly prostituted myself fishing for a king salmon invite with Andrew a couple of weeks ago.... He hasn't responded and I feel so CHEAP !!….

You're shameless !!.. However I LIKE your STYLE...Hehehe...

I have a warm feeling about tomorrow, Jay...I think they are going to be doing it... Good luck to you and (especially) the kid... Unfortunately I have nobody to take out in the morning..

Hmmmmm..Did Bill finally catch up with Lawdwaz ??….