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The fade away
« on: April 27, 2010, 04:05:17 PM »
Has anyone ever tried this to get a hung up gobbler to come in? I tried it this morning on a gobbler that was in his strutting zone. Earlier he had several hens with him, but as the morning wore on they slowly moved back to their nests. I sat for over two hours waiting for him to come to my set up, but he refused. I figured I had nothing to lose so I backed down into a deep creek bed and moved about 50 yards away from my set up and called to him again. He responded to my calls with loud gobbles, but still would not move out of his strutting zone. It was only after I moved further down the creek bed that he made his way to my set up, which by that time i was way out of range. Does anyone think this bird is gettable or should I just move to a different area. This area is private property and no one is allowed to hunt it but me and the land owner. I've killed over a dozen turkey over the years and this is the stubbornist turkey I have ever tried to harvest. I figure that as the season wears on my odds of getting this turkey are only going to get better as the hens start staying on their nests.
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Re: The fade away
« Reply #1 on: April 28, 2010, 05:53:22 AM »
YES I WOULD GO BACK BUT MAYBE YOU CALLED TO LOUD he heard you he gobbeld he knows were you are then shut up let him find you
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Re: The fade away
« Reply #2 on: May 01, 2010, 05:05:02 PM »
Might try a tom decoy close to his strutting zone.  It's an all or nothing move but it sounds to me like he might just fight to defend his territory.

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Re: The fade away
« Reply #3 on: May 02, 2010, 09:01:48 AM »
dukkiller, you may be right. He is always there as there are several hens nesting near the powerline cut. It is wide open and mowed a couple times a year with thick woods on both sides. The trick is to get in there without scaring him or the hens. I'llgive the tom decoy a try, but I don't have a gobble call, does that matter?
luckydawg13, like I said I sat there for 2 hours. I didn't call the whole time. I called about every 20 minutes or so to see if he was still in the area. I'm giving him a 4 day breather before I go back in and try him again. That and its been raining pretty hard. Thanks for the advice.
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Re: The fade away
« Reply #4 on: May 02, 2010, 04:44:08 PM »
I wouldn't use a gobble call even if you have one.  They are mostly used for locator calls anyway.  Good luck, and let us know what happens. 

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Re: The fade away
« Reply #5 on: May 02, 2010, 05:39:38 PM »
Hoping to get out tomorrow, but it looks like more rain. Can't work in the rain, but hard to hunt in the rain as well. I can see the powerline cut from my back yard and he wasn't out there when I looked today, and I looked several times during the day when the rain slackened a little. Ohio has allowed us to hunt until dark now for the first time since they opened the turkey season. The all day hunting starts the 1st of may and goes to the 16th of may. Gives us working stiffs a chance to get out other than the weekends.
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