RE: First morning out
I set up about 100 yards from where I was yesterday morning. I got to the timber about a half hour earlier today. Almost the same story as the morning before. I was just inside the timber alongside a grassy field. I heard one gobbler as soon as I got there. He continued to gobble as I got to my spot. As soon as I got there I started with a soft tree yelp. He gobbled back a couple times. Another 10 min. later I do the same thing and he repeats. Then about 5 min. before sun up I let out a few clucks and a purr and I hear nothing but silence. So I continued to cluck and purr every so often and still nothing from him. I can't figure out what their deal is. I never heard him fly down. Could it be that he's staying roosted until really late? I wish I could get closer but he's roosting on someone else's property and I'm trying to lure him across the field. I would think that the field is a good strut zone. It sits back off the road so no one can see it unless you back there. It's surrounded by trees. The weeds and grass are only shin tall in most places.