Re: Gobbler on the roost
[Re: concrete man]
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04/20/24 07:20 AM
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Give a couple soft calls and stay quiet and just wait and not doing anything else till he walks in. Good luck.
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Re: Gobbler on the roost
[Re: concrete man]
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04/20/24 07:43 AM
04/20/24 07:43 AM
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Wet or cold will keep them in the trees longer at times.
Was born in a Big City Will die in the Country OK with that!
Jerry Herbst
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Re: Gobbler on the roost
[Re: concrete man]
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04/20/24 07:58 AM
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I'm sitting in the truck my grandson sons hunting he flew down he got a shot. But the arrow hit the window of the blind. I hate bow hunting . but he wants to get one with the bow Archery is tough it’s tough to get the draw but the blinds great for that. Good luck
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Re: Gobbler on the roost
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04/20/24 08:50 AM
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40 yds? He was way too close.
Best to call em in....not call em down when they're lookin' at ya.
Last edited by Swamp Wolf; 04/20/24 08:51 AM.
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Re: Gobbler on the roost
[Re: spjones]
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04/20/24 09:24 AM
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The ‘ol flap your hat to simulate wing flaps, then scratch leaves
Great one!!! At 40yds???
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Re: Gobbler on the roost
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04/20/24 09:27 AM
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Ya probably not
At that close,, he’s probably nervous and going too sit up there until he actually sees a real hen
,,,,,, or fly to next county
At 40 yrd,,,, if your on your phone,,,,,,it’s over
Last edited by spjones; 04/20/24 09:28 AM.
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Re: Gobbler on the roost
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04/20/24 12:00 PM
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Ya probably not
At that close,, he’s probably nervous and going too sit up there until he actually sees a real hen
,,,,,, or fly to next county
At 40 yrd,,,, if your on your phone,,,,,,it’s over Only had it work ONCE when accidentally setting up that close in the dark. As it was breaking light we heard drumming and knew immediately we’d screwed up. We didn’t make a sound or movement and really lucked up when he basically pitched straight down in front of the gun barrel. I did learn something even that close. When he faced us while gobbling on the limb it would almost make you jump. When he pivoted the opposite direction it was definitely quieter. That’s probably how we misjudged the distance when roosting the evening before. Again, I’d screwed up and got too close a few times, but it only worked once, lol. The only thing worse than setting up too close in the dark, is running into a limb hopping bird. You know, the kind you set up perfect on and instead of flying down he limb hops almost 100yds to look for the hen that just ain’t coming to him!
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Re: Gobbler on the roost
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04/20/24 12:30 PM
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The last batch I watched flying off the roost sailed down the draw rather than land in open pasture flats on both sides of the draw they never did break cover the whole time I was hunting them. It’s early so things will go differently after they disperse and start avoiding other groups.
Was born in a Big City Will die in the Country OK with that!
Jerry Herbst
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