Update: Skunked this time...
Arrived at my Aunts farm late in the afternoon on Thursday, saw 2 hens, but heard no gobblers or saw any legal birds.
Got out at 4:00am Friday morning. BRRRRRRRRRRR it was -2C & I just about froze sitting still for 4 hours. Saw lots of deer, but didn't hear or see any turkey. Had a nice groundhog pop up in a rockpile about 10M to my right, I was deciding on whether to waste a turkey load on it when another one popped up right beside it & gave it a
. I just didn't have the heart to pull the trigger on the two lovebirds.
I also got up @ 4:00am on Sat. morning. I couldn't believe how noisy it was. Sound seems to carry so far in the early morning hours. Thought I might have heard a gobble or two but there were so many dogs barking, geese honking, loons calling, boat motors running, crows cawing, & birds chirping that I couldn't pinpoint it. Saw lots of deer again, going to have a great deer season this Fall. I had a doe circle around me & approached to about 5 ft away. She knew something was there, & just had to know what it was. She would snort & stamp her front feet. I finally told her to get lost
& she took off running with the white flag waving
. I know the birds are there as I could follow their tracks in the plowed fields, I just couldn't get any to come to my calls.
Well I will be back at them later in the week. I am a persistent guy. Good luck to everyone!
Here is a pic of my setup.
Misty morning Friday.
Inquisitive doe.
