grizzly63
Well-known member
I know this is the Deer forum but that's what I am hunting when these events happen so here you go. Couple of weeks ago I am sitting in this stand and I spot a couple of deer out about 100 yds feeding in previously flooded area that has good green grass growing now. I spied a turkey in this same green area. Shortly thereafter I witness something I had not seen before. The gobbler would make a false charge at the deer. He would then fan out with his tailfeathers pointing about 45 degrees rearword, stretch his neck out straight forward and would run circles around this deer. Eventually the deer would make a false charge at him, he would jump out of the way. He must have done this 5 or 6 times before finally the deer ran him off. He eventually roosted in this large cottonwood tree about 50 yds from my treestand. I have seen them quite often in this tree so nothing new there. Now last night while heading down the road towards this stand area, I saw the turkeys a half mile away on a different section. I said to myself "you guys better get moving if you're going to get to your roost". So after sundown and before it got too dark, I'm in the stand looking north at a doe and fawn, I turn to look to the south just in time to see a turkey cruising by like a missile at 7-8 yds heading into the roosting tree. Holy crap, that can unnerve you. Two seconds later another one zips by followed closely by one flying over the top of the tree I'm in. A rather tall ash tree so I'm guessing that one is cruising in at 100' altitude. Another one zips by level with me close. I'm hunting next to an interstate so there is too much noise to easily hear them coming. I know turkey can really get up the speed when necessary, just wasn't expecting it so close. What kind of experiences have you had with turkeys while in the stand ?
