Originally Posted by
Topgun 3006
Patience is the key word in turkey hunting and IMHO if you only wait 10 minutes on a bird you're going to miss a big percentage that either come in slow and silent or might be coming in slow and will light it up as they get in closer and think they missed that hen that was calling to him.
In my experience, if he gobbles after 10:00, he is alone and looking for a "friend". All I hunt is public land and if gobbles that late I'm staying put till the 1 pm cutoff.