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Post by larryhagmansliver on Apr 18, 2009 7:39:41 GMT -5
You hear a gobbler 45 minutes before fly down and are able to set up 75 yards away. When and how do you call? I'm asking because I always think the deal is done and I'll be the first to the check station, only to have him go the other way leaving me beating my head against a tree.
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Post by hoosierwilk on Apr 18, 2009 8:30:02 GMT -5
soft tree yelps jus to let him know your there. sometimes i'll do a flydown cackle and hit my hat against my leg at flydown time but most times nothing until I know he's on the ground.
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Post by powderfinger on Apr 18, 2009 12:59:07 GMT -5
Excessive calling while on the roost is a sure way to get spotted. Hoosierwilk gives good advice.
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Post by indybrad on Apr 18, 2009 20:36:03 GMT -5
It's happened a couple of time to me. Tried to circle around both times and scored on one.
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Post by huxbux on Apr 19, 2009 18:38:49 GMT -5
I think it depends on how the birds react to calling in the area you hunt. In my area, I've come to the conclusion that the less you call the better. The hens where I hunt make very little noise and a lot of calling is a sure way to send a tom packing off in the other direction.
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Post by rivrbottmstalkr on Apr 22, 2009 0:04:11 GMT -5
If you know where he roosts, hopefully you have a good idea of where he is gonna head or where he is likely to head when he pitches down. It's pretty risky calling much at all to a bird while roosted. Theres a real good chance he knows what ladys are sleeping in his area, and when they are speeping there. So if you call much he's gonna know who should be were. This is all if you are gettin in real close. I haven't had a lot of success immeadiately after flydown, usually takes a bit of hard to get.
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