Bob and I were setting along a field line watching the full moon slowly hide behind the tree line. I heard a very subtle gobble. We waited and began a move in an attempt to locate the bird. The walk was brief when another tom gobbled. Unfortunately, he was across a road near a residential area. We continued moving about and was answered by another gobbler. We moved in and set up in a less than perfect site. We worked the bird until after 7:00 and he was very close prior to silence. Bob learned valuable lessons this morning. I explained the importance of getting comfortable, watching the horizon line, (Both for the birds and the hunter’s back ground.) and especially NOT MOVING when a bird gets close. The latter can not be expressed enough.
My step-father, Bob choking my turkey from Thursday.)
I later shocked this bird a few times, but he and his new buddy continued working farther and farther away. We , later, heard the gobbler again from across the road. We quit around 9:30. My allergies were getting the best of me and the temperature was becoming very warm.
I didn’t tell Bob this morning, but, I was actually not feeling well. I ended up sleeping several hours.
I saw my first firefly early this morning. Other sightings of the day included a number of squirrels and one deer.
I have been listening for a couple of weeks now to the young screech owls in my nesting box.
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Sounds like the gobblers are still looking for love and that bids well for tomorrow. Ryan and I are going to hunt near Carl’s house for some of the birds he has been hearing lately. I saw no turkeys during my travels today but I did have a black bear cross the road in front of me this morning around 11:00 am. The temperature was 77 degrees at the time and I was surprised that a bear would be moving about. He seemed like a medium sized bear. Hope you and Bob are going out again. My friend Ken Syzmanski gets an allergy shot each spring so that he can fish and turkey hunt. You might want to investigate that, too. Do the owls ever show themselves or are they strickly nocturnal? Dana
Dana,
I gave myself shots for a number of years and they helped. I used to get extremely bad! I till take a pill for my chest congestion and use an inhaler due to asthma. As for the owls..I see them daily. Sometimes out on a limb, but usually watching me from the nesting box opening. I hope to see the little ones soon.