strange hunt

[221fireball]

I try to get close to the spot i think the turkeys will be at long before daylight, but this morning i stay in my yard until i heard one gobble. I did hear one took off to it, didn't need any light well after good light to walk, it had quit gobbling by the time i got to the area where i thought it should be. i heard another one but it was a long ways away. i decided to try calling where i was at. i had a pop up tent with me walked over a little closer to the edge of the big deep hollow i was at got tent out poped it up it makes quit a bit of noise when popping out got all my stuff in tent started raking leaves out got ready to call but my glass call wouldn't make but a little low sound i thought it or my striker must had got damp so i started to get another call. i heard something make a flabing noise then a gobble just outside tent i ease up look out not 40 yards from me was a turkey gobbler but couldn't shoot at the angle it was at so i ease back down heard it walking i had let only  two windows down  the window on the side the turkey side was up but i could see thur a hole and could see it was coming around where i thought i had a chance well it did and i blasted it i couldn't belive it didn't spook it couldn't been 50 yds from me making all that noise and movement and nothing between us and well after  daylight. had 1" spurs,16lbs,9-1/4" beard and a great fan. 20ga 3'' #6 hevi shot single shot nef with scope 1.75x4 bushnell with circle crosshair.  strang hunt

[TribReady]

That's how it goes sometimes. Go figure.
You can hunt super hard for days and nothing, then something like that happens.

It may have heard your commotion with the tent and thought it was a hen flying down from the roost. He could have covered a lot of ground and not seen you get into the pop-up.  Who knows?

Good story, and yes, a strange hunt

[GRIMJIM]

Just like deer hunting. I've had a couple of deer walk right up on me while I was setting up and usually my gun or bow is leaning against a tree.

[gstewart44]

I do know about strange.   One cold fall morning we were doing a turkey hunt and were not successful at finding any birds.   My buddy had his shotgun and I had my 50 cal muzzleloader.   We made it back to the truck and set our guns in the truck.   I unzipped my oversuit and was relieving myself on a tree,  my buddy was on the other side of the truck pouring coffee out of the thermos. 

All of a sudden his eyes got real big and he said "do you have your rifle by you?"  I said no and he said look behind you.......

I turned and looked over my shoulder to see a large 8 pt buck walking calmly behind two fat does no more than 30 yds behind the truck.   The three of them bolted as soon as I took a step towards my rifle.   

Hunting is unpredictable but I enjoy every minute spent out in the woods.