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Been seeing a big gobbler's tracks by the gate where I've been hunting a few times this year. He never gobbles and only pops out when I leave. My friend was hunting down the road and saw him at 8:00 standing in the road 30 min after I left. If I don't park at the gate someone else will and mess up my chances of seeing him. There are thickets on both sides of the road where he goes in. What would YOU do?

Go find a gobbling bird

Ask Gator he is the best on birds like this

first, i would suggest hunting later than 7:30 if possible

cockandlock25 wrote:My friend was hunting down the road and saw him at 8:00 standing in the road 30 min after I left

Hunt til 7:30 then get in the back of your buddies truck and rodeo that sum bitch about 8:00

maybe try hunting him later in the morning..

Take me with you, then at 7:30 you leave and come back and pick me up after i shoot him.

GearOut wrote:first, i would suggest hunting later than 7:30 if possible

cockandlock25 wrote:My friend was hunting down the road and saw him at 8:00 standing in the road 30 min after I left

Sit where you see the tracks til about 9 or 10 at least and just call every once in a while, about once every 30 minutes. Should die pretty quick like.

Let me make myself clear for you funny guys. I don't normally leave an area at 7:30, but we all like to hunt them 'vocal' turkeys. What I'm saying is that he don't show until the truck is gone from the gate because I think he roosts across the road and I have seen his tracks AT the gate. This is public land and I have to claim that gate to hunt this area. I may just have to take a chance and park down the road to kill this booger.

mshunter77 wrote:Take me with you, then at 7:30 you leave and come back and pick me up after i shoot him.

I told my buddy he should do this with me. It's a good plan for this old bird.

oh snap! its gettin deep cox we got a bunch of funny guys, lets see how much further they take it

cockandlock25 wrote:

mshunter77 wrote:Take me with you, then at 7:30 you leave and come back and pick me up after i shoot him.

I told my buddy he should do this with me. It's a good plan for this old bird.

Honestly that is what i would do.

1 good flydown in the morning, 1 hen dek, and SOFT purrs/clucks only,,,,about every 15-20 minutes. No real calling period.

THE BUCKMAN wrote:1 good flydown in the morning, 1 hen dek, and SOFT purrs/clucks only,,,,about every 15-20 minutes. No real calling period.

I like that scheme but do you think he will still cross the road and gate with my truck sitting there? I feel a little doubtful about it but I don't know how else to keep someone from driving up.

cockandlock25 wrote:

THE BUCKMAN wrote:1 good flydown in the morning, 1 hen dek, and SOFT purrs/clucks only,,,,about every 15-20 minutes. No real calling period.

I like that scheme but do you think he will still cross the road and gate with my truck sitting there? I feel a little doubtful about it but I don't know how else to keep someone from driving up.

NO, he won't. Park 1/4 mile down the road, and get a 'POSTED-TRESSPASSER WILL BE SHOT' sign. Walmart--.99 cents