this sat i was working on a couple of longbeards that were in the field with some hens but as i was working them in a jake came up from behind me and ruined my chances of workin those birds the rest of the way in. i later (about 11 oclock) called that jake back in while i was tring to bring those gobblers back in.

my question is are jakes easier to call in then a longbeard or can you tell a difference in why he came in so fast as oppose to those gobblers. besides the fact that they were with some hens.

also who will settle with shooting a jake or do you hold out and wait for a longbeard? this was my first turkey hunt so i couldn' t decide to shoot him or not -- i decided to pass, but i guess i can work on him another day.

are these birds patternable or do they just show up sporadically?

i know these are amature questions but i am still trying to figure this thing out!![:-]