MadisonB&C, thanks . . . it was an interesting morning. My boy wasn't able to go this morning, so I went out with a friend. We tried to bypass where the hens were roosting, and sat about 100 yards from there. Today there were no gobbles at all until after 7:00. Just before daylight, my partner said he could hear a turkey drumming. I haven't heard this sound before, and didn't notice it. When he heard it a second time, I gave him the binoculars, and he started searching the trees. Turns out there was a nice gobbler 40 yards away still on the roost. When I looked around the tree to see him, he flew off. We had gone right under his tree, and he had been watching us the whole time. We did go after another gobbler that seemed to be 'gettable'. He was gobbling real hard, and we got within about 70 yards. Then, a horse decided to cut through the timber, and ended that conversation. So . . .I have one more try at it. We'll try to get that first gobbler as he comes in to roost tonight. Low odds, but better than not going out at all.
