Some advise here is greatly needed... This past Saturday I had a bird come up on me from behind some brush (and I mean close enough to where I could have spit on him) almost behind me to where I would have to spin around the tree I was sitting at the base of. I had my head cranked around like a barred owl but could not see him.

Here is the catch, my father in law was opposite of me in a location where I thought he had a shot...but he just kept calling. I could not see my f-i-l to see if he was going to shoot or if he did not have a shot (which turned out to be the case). As this bird came in, I just sat there hoping I would hear my f-i-l' s gun go off, but it didn' t and soon...I didn' t hear the rustling in the leaves anymore.

Now, what should I have done? Should I have risked blowing a shot for my f-i-l by moving around the base of the tree to try to get off a shot (keep in mind, this bird was real close), or let the turkey walk by as I did and try to call him back in.

NOTE: He was running solo and I heard no other birds in the area.