2rocky
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Turkey Season opened Saturday the 28th. There has been a couple toms and 3 hens roosting in the grove of trees behind my house for the last couple of weeks. They would fly down into our upper pasture then feed over into the neighbor's pasture for most of the day then in the evening go to the front pasture by the creek. it was a pretty set schedule and i would wake up to gobbles every morning.
On Saturday my daughters decided to move the beef cows and calves into the front pasture as part of the rotational grazing plan. That made for interesting dynamics as a turf battle ensued between Melagris and Bovine...The curious cattle would gather around the birds until they attacked then the cows would chase them out of the field.
On Monday, that battle resulted in one Tom standing alone outside the net wire fence on the neighbors. I arrived home and saw him , slipped on a Camo hoody, and grabbed a couple of turkey decoys out of the garage. I set the decoys up in the horse pasture that adjoined the back pasture and took cover in some weeds and brush by a rock. If the tom came back into the back pasture he would see the decoys and he would come through the gate that was 40 yds. from my hiding spot. the decoys were 13 yds. from me
I hit the pot call and the tom gobbled back instantly. I could see through the weeds and trees he was against the fence onthe neighbors answering back. For 5 minutes we called back and forth. Finally I heard his gobbles moving into what sounded like the back pasture. Hunkered down i could just barely make out some movement as he made his way through the gate between pastures.
On Saturday my daughters decided to move the beef cows and calves into the front pasture as part of the rotational grazing plan. That made for interesting dynamics as a turf battle ensued between Melagris and Bovine...The curious cattle would gather around the birds until they attacked then the cows would chase them out of the field.
On Monday, that battle resulted in one Tom standing alone outside the net wire fence on the neighbors. I arrived home and saw him , slipped on a Camo hoody, and grabbed a couple of turkey decoys out of the garage. I set the decoys up in the horse pasture that adjoined the back pasture and took cover in some weeds and brush by a rock. If the tom came back into the back pasture he would see the decoys and he would come through the gate that was 40 yds. from my hiding spot. the decoys were 13 yds. from me
I hit the pot call and the tom gobbled back instantly. I could see through the weeds and trees he was against the fence onthe neighbors answering back. For 5 minutes we called back and forth. Finally I heard his gobbles moving into what sounded like the back pasture. Hunkered down i could just barely make out some movement as he made his way through the gate between pastures.
