Killed my first bird that way, and one other years later. sometimes you just gota step outside of the box

It is just not for me. I love them coming to me.

Whatever it takes, is what I do. I think everybody had rather call in a gobbler than slip up on one. Sometimes they just don't respond to calls, and I'm sure not going to waste an opportunity because I'm too good to do a little sneakin'. Out west in the open country, you almost always have to do a little crawling just to get into calling position.

"Out west in the open country, you almost always have to do a little crawling just to get into calling position."

Yea what he said

A bird has to do/be one of two things for me personally to shoot it:

1) He has to put on a good show. That means lots of gobbling, responding well, maybe going the extra distance to get to me. That doesn't mean (for me) sniping one after a belly crawl. No more so than potting one with a 22-250 from the passenger seat of the truck.

2) He has to be flat out HUGE and be a turkey that has personally gotten the better of me before. This has only been the case three times, and I only came out on top once. Field turkey's usually get this treatment.

I have no problem ambushing one at a water hole or a food source though.

Not my cup of tea, at my age and weight class just getting up from sitting on the ground is enough.

its not beneath me.......i do whatever it takes, usually i have them talking to me when they come in though.....but.................