Well my friend and I went out yesterday morning for a hunt in an area that I have hunted in the past and have seen birds. It is on public land, however, it is so vast that it really doesn't have a lot of hunters on it.

Well, we got on a bird around 8 AM. We set up on him probably around 100-150 yards out. It's tough to tell because we were on the top of a ridge, there was wind, and it was lightly raining. But we both knew that we were close enough.

Anyway, I'd give a yelp, and the bird would respond, but not until 5-10 minutes. I'd give him another call about 5-15 seconds after his gobble. With an occasional cut/yelp.

I couldn't hear any hens with him, but that is not to say there wasn't. We saw some hens around 300 yards away about an hour earlier, so we know they were around. We were hunting in deep woods, without any fields around for maybe 3/4 mile.

Anyway this went on for about an hour, and then he stopped. Tell minutes later he appear. He was walking right toward me about 80 yards away, and from a slightly different direction from where he was gobbling. He stopped about 70 yards away and was looking straight at my two decoys. I already had the gun up and ready. He stood there motionless for what seem like 15 minutes (could have been more like 10). I was using a Primos frictionite call and had to use both hands with the call, so I was unable to call at this time. My friend also did not call (he was about 20 yards from me). I had to gentle put my gun down and made some very soft purrs and clucks. When I did this the Tom started walking. There was a fallen tree that he was behind, and I thought he would cricle and come toward my decoys. But, he just contuned straight down very slowly to where he originally started calling from.

I am very new to this, and have never bagged a turkey. I was very pleased and gained some confidence in calling in this bird though, and I had a great time.

Question, what would you have done differently?