Post by gobblerstopper on Apr 29, 2006 18:42:59 GMT -5
So I'm sitting in the woods talking on my cell phone to a buddy and working a bird. The bird is about 80 yards and isn't budging. He goes quite for a few minutes and all of a sudden he gobbles about 40 yards out. I told my buddy that he was getting close so I got him to gobble and he still couldn't hear him.
After a few minutes, the bird came out from behind a dogwood tree that was blocking my view and made his was up to about 20-25 yards. Now he could hear him gobbling over the phone.
I quit calling and eventually the bird quit gobbling. I hung up the phone and watched the bird for about 20 more minutes before he decided to make his way back off through the woods.
I learned two interesting things on this hunt....
1.) A lot of times when a bird quits gobbling and you assume he is gone...he is not. This bird stood within 25 yards for 35 minutes and took a total of three steps. Just stood there and looked around.
2.) A bird has to be within 25 yards to hear him gobble over a cell phone.
After a few minutes, the bird came out from behind a dogwood tree that was blocking my view and made his was up to about 20-25 yards. Now he could hear him gobbling over the phone.
I quit calling and eventually the bird quit gobbling. I hung up the phone and watched the bird for about 20 more minutes before he decided to make his way back off through the woods.
I learned two interesting things on this hunt....
1.) A lot of times when a bird quits gobbling and you assume he is gone...he is not. This bird stood within 25 yards for 35 minutes and took a total of three steps. Just stood there and looked around.
2.) A bird has to be within 25 yards to hear him gobble over a cell phone.
