Well after a long and uneventful evening hunt I had some action. finally after a long sit the birds crossed into the field I was sitting in, the same 3 hens and one tom I've been after for weeks to fill my second tag. they have always stayed in a group and never given me any attention. No decoys, one hen, one hen and a Jake nothing seems to get his attention so I was surprised when i saw a hen make a run for my single hen decoy. I knew it was getting late so I glanced at my phone... just past 7 .... my heart sank as the 3 hens started attacking my decoy with the tom strutting right in behind. well there was nothing I could do but try not to spook the birds and take some pictures now at 10 yards it was the most exciting turkey encounter I've had in a while!
Many days have I had them out of reach. It is fun to watch them though. It will come as long as they feel safe. Tagged my last tom with minutes to spare. 95137955_871969096654853_2431868469348663296_n.jpg
You will get him next time. That has happened to me trying to get my friend on a bird. Finally the bird comes out gets into range and just past legal shooting. Heart breaking but that’s the game
"Give a man a fish and he eats for a day, Teach a man to fish and he eats for the rest of his life"
Well after a long and uneventful evening hunt I had some action. finally after a long sit the birds crossed into the field I was sitting in, the same 3 hens and one tom I've been after for weeks to fill my second tag. they have always stayed in a group and never given me any attention. No decoys, one hen, one hen and a Jake nothing seems to get his attention so I was surprised when i saw a hen make a run for my single hen decoy. I knew it was getting late so I glanced at my phone... just past 7 .... my heart sank as the 3 hens started attacking my decoy with the tom strutting right in behind. well there was nothing I could do but try not to spook the birds and take some pictures now at 10 yards it was the most exciting turkey encounter I've had in a while!
Just a matter of time....
I'd stick with either a single or two hens. If you can get the dominant hen pissed off and close to your decoys, the big guy will follow.
Good luck
Finally got the birds to commit but...
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