Boneheaded Mistakes?
What was your worst? Everybody makes mistakes in the turkey woods, thats how we learn. Typical calling too much, moving when you should have stayed still, staying still when you should have moved, I've done all of the above. I think my worst mistake was last spring though. I had a Tom roosted and as I approached the entrance to the woods I thought I knew exactly where that bird was,and I wanted to get between him and water. Many times in that same spot I have set up on the wrong side of a roosted Tom and I wanted to try and circle around him and call him from the other side. Well, I snuck into the woods, and got to where I believed I was well on the other side of that bird, then I hear some commotion just a few yards away, from above... Yup... I walked straight to the roost tree. I backed out and set-up anyway as that was the only gobbling I heard that morning. Needless to say, that bird flew down and took off never looking back. Luckily, as I circled around to the other side of the property trying to cut him off, I heard a faint gobble coming from the adjacent property and was able to seal the deal on that bad boy. What were some of your turkey hunting goof-ups?