BIG DONNIE BRASCO

Next time you may want to try a an owl or crow call to locate, get in fairly close, then wait. After fly down, mimic your own wing flaps, then hit your fly down call, and shut up for 15 minutes. He'll know where she is, and head on in if he's interested

Learning is 1/2 the fun

rogerstv

I agree with the others that you moved in too close and moved way too soon. He was watching you. I don't think he thought you were a hen coming to him. He had you spotted at 70 yards unless the leaves were wet and the cover was thick or he was over a hill. If he didn't hear your footsteps or see you move in and place your decoy, you were as close as you needed to be at 70.

I think the quoted advice above is the best of the bunch. Unless he had hens with him that would have possibly taken him in another direction, he was yours until you moved. That is provided he didn't watch you set up.

Have you tried locating roosted birds the evening before a hunt? You will know where they are for the next morning. Helps tremendously when deciding on where to set up first thing in the morning. Don't try to roost them at 70 yards from that area. Stay well back. Owl hoot works for this or a car door, train, siren, etc.

Patience is the toughest part of the turkey hunting game. They have all day to essentially go nowhere.

It is likely that bird or another one will be back and will roost in or near that tree again soon. You'll get another crack at it.

Right off the roost is probably my favorite way to fill a tag. Fly down in your lap type of stuff.

BIG DONNIE BRASCO

You can say THAT again !!!!

huntman1235

just wait like he said paience is the nnumber one thing besides sitting still

outdooraddict

How come no one has suggested a Remington 870 with no. 5 Hevi shot?
Just askin...

huntman1235

illegal to shoot off roost. much more fun to have them come in to. anyone can go drop a turkey off the roost

Charlie P

Not in every state. To each his own if it's legal in yours.

When I started hunting made the same mistake. Got one to gobble moved in hunted for a couple hours got up to leave bird flew out of a tree about 50 yards behind me. Some good advice has been given.

Blue grass Man, Have you read the stuff at the top of the page? If you haven't check this out. It may help.

http://www.huntingnet.com/forum/spec...ing-birds.html

Treebeard

Shoot him that will get him out!
lol just joking I had the same issue one time and the farmers cow mooed and he came out so try and make something different ya never know.
I have always wondered what that Tom was going to do with that cow

outdooraddict

That was joke, but thanks for playin

BlueGrass Man

I have read everything people have posted, and appreciate it very much.