No gobbles

[Liquidonyx]

Quick question for the crew.

How long will you sit without hearing anything before you move? This morning I hit the woods well before light and sat quietly, never heard a gobble. I sat until about seven then I decided to move  and go looking for a bird, no luck.

There was an obnoxious owl that was calling from the second I stepped out of the truck and continued most of the morning. I thought that might have had someone to do with it.
 

 

[Buckmaster7600]

I wait until after fly down, I’ve killed a lot of birds that never gobbled on the roost.


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[Grizz1219]

Won't move to well after fly down just in case. I don't call till fly down either.

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[Liquidonyx]

My struggle here has been even finding birds to roost the previous night. I’m spending time going in “cold Turkey” hoping to get lucky.

I know these are probably rookie mistakes, but it seems like time in the woods is time in the woods and you can’t kill’em from the couch...lol

I definitely appreciate the feedback!

[mowin]

  On 5/11/2021 at 6:36 PM, Liquidonyx said:

My struggle here has been even finding birds to roost the previous night. I’m spending time going in “cold Turkey” hoping to get lucky.

I know these are probably rookie mistakes, but it seems like time in the woods is time in the woods and you can’t kill’em from the couch...lol

I definitely appreciate the feedback!

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Is there birds in the area? Fresh sign? 

I like to sit for about a hr after fly down if I'm not hearing anything.  Then I start looking. 

[Liquidonyx]

  On 5/11/2021 at 7:17 PM, mowin said:

Is there birds in the area? Fresh sign? 

I like to sit for about a hr after fly down if I'm not hearing anything.  Then I start looking. 

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I believe so, the leave in the area were roughed up and I found a Turkey feather in a clearing a few hundred yards away from where I set up. I didn’t see much of anything this past Sunday, minus the porcupine. 

[mowin]

  On 5/11/2021 at 11:10 PM, Liquidonyx said:

I believe so, the leave in the area were roughed up and I found a Turkey feather in a clearing a few hundred yards away from where I set up. I didn’t see much of anything this past Sunday, minus the porcupine. 

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Let's see what next weekend looks like.  Maybe we can manage a hunt at the farm.

[Liquidonyx]

  On 5/11/2021 at 11:27 PM, blackbeltbill said:

Sounds like a few Turkeys are in your area.

 Keep after them.

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I’m going to keep on them! 

[Enigma]

  On 5/11/2021 at 6:36 PM, Liquidonyx said:

My struggle here has been even finding birds to roost the previous night. I’m spending time going in “cold Turkey” hoping to get lucky.

I know these are probably rookie mistakes, but it seems like time in the woods is time in the woods and you can’t kill’em from the couch...lol

I definitely appreciate the feedback!

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You have a great attitude. You got hunting rule #1 right but hunting rule #1a states "You can't kill em if they ain't there." Go find some turkeys! Preferrably see a tom and make a plan to kill em. You have 2 weeks left. I'd also be scouting for next year if I was going to hunt the same place. Put the walkin shoes on and hunt around your place. They can be killed anytime in May if you find em. 

[Liquidonyx]

One step closer this morning. Heard gobbles, saw birds, couldnt the get them to commit:)