RE: "Beginner" Gobbling Question!
Went back in this am, setup under 100 yards away from the birds, had 4 gobblers and countless hens. Gobblers flew down to the hens, and the fight was started.
Me and my buddy basically cutoff every hen call they threw at us and went louder then them too...we held them there for about an hour after the 1st gobble at 5:10am, then they started wandering off, atleast they gobbled on the ground today.
We also had 2 other gobblers where the one yesterday was roosted, a good 400 yards down a hill, I called one into about 200 yards with our hen fight, but he never showed.
After we left, I went to my friends place solo (was around 930) to find a gobbler sounding off, so i setup quick and started calling with my mouthcall (not the greatest at it), but he responded, coming into view, but not into the field. He wouldn't leave the woods or his Harem of 5-6 Hens and eventually shut right up to the mouthcall. I think i over called it.
I just dont know anymore, 15-20 birds heard in the 1st 2 days this year and I've only seen One Confirmed Gobbler...I think i need to be more patient and study my calls, and the Hens need to LEAVE!