RE: encounter question
i actually have no clue where he roosts....ill be my arse its somewhere close....he was there by 7am...they havent been flying down till 630ish id say....and my buddy from the other side of the gulley heard him gobble a few times early on...and head up that way.......i was inside the fence......i couldnt tell if he was inside it with me the whole time...or passing back and forth....the fence is only a few months old.....and some birds can get under it simple....and others walk into it all day and wont go through.....but he had no problem doing what he was doing.....he was IN there with me at one point...the pasture is woods and field......fenced in....then there are more real hay fields outside the pasture to one end......the other end is a gas line.....and the sides are woods.....the gobbler stayed on the woodline..and seemed to like working a little knoll in the woods....just beyond the field edge.....it was the highest place.....and the sun was gleaming right on it......it was like a stage for him.....i doubt he will be henned up....i know anyhtings possible but ive yet to see a bird with hens back there....7am he should had his hens all around him....being boss tom like that he should roost with a dozen of them...he was there all alone..just strutting when i snuck up on him.....the woods arent open....its a hardwoods ridge.....some small shrubs ect here and there.....not all a field....he was mainly in the woods himself.....but still visible from any direction being so high and in a clearing in the woods....i think im just going to have to sneak in there well before first light.....hopefully i can call him right up there....tomarow i got all morning to wait on him.....ill pack water and just hang tight......get in early....get COMFY.....take an extra cusion....and just wait....hes welllll worth the wait.........when i talked to the other guy that saw him he pointed to that very same spot when i asked where he saw a bird.......keep the replys coming.....ill keep reading till i goto bed.....then ill post my results in the morning.......thanx guys