Originally Posted by jmedenf

I've seen strutting in the fall before. Strutting isn't only used for mating purposes. They do it for sizing each other up for peck order as well.

A few years ago, I was set up on a tom in a roost. While waiting on him to fly down, a large hen flew down and was half-strutting around my decoys. I came very close to taking her, but decided to wait. About a minute later, a 21 pound tom flew down (flew directly over top of me..... wooooosh) and tripped over some #5s I threw his way.