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<blockquote data-quote="Setterman" data-source="post: 5588633" data-attributes="member: 8139"><p>Great post.</p><p></p><p>For me and the terrain I hunt there is no perfect set up. There's always some way that isn't ideal as it's steep and rough as hell.</p><p></p><p>I try to get close, and I mean danger freaking close before setting up. I don't do as much wandering and calling anymore, and rather sit and wait for him to tell me where he is in his own. It is amazing how often a workable bird will gobble on his own. When he does I'm on him, I move and then wait for him to gobble. Rinse and repeat until I'm in tight. The first call he hears from me I try to be in the best possible position. Most times it works, sometimes it doesn't.</p><p></p><p>Like you said, our biggest key is to get even or above and know if there's a bench below or above. Those benches will destroy any chance of killing in a second if you don't read the situation correctly. If you're below and they go above you're done, likewise with below.</p><p></p><p>My best tips are make them hunt you once you set up. Let them tell you where they are rather than you force them to tell you where they are, be freaking patient, and don't spook them at all costs. Don't make that last move, or push a little too hard. Get up walk away and fight the battle tomorrow.</p><p></p><p>I was reliving last year with a buddy today. I was on some birds on Saturday that wouldn't budge. I backed out and told him about them. He went in there Sunday and called one straight off the roost to its death. If I had spooked them, he may have not had that chance. At all costs don't bump your birds is my advice</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Setterman, post: 5588633, member: 8139"] Great post. For me and the terrain I hunt there is no perfect set up. There’s always some way that isn’t ideal as it’s steep and rough as hell. I try to get close, and I mean danger freaking close before setting up. I don’t do as much wandering and calling anymore, and rather sit and wait for him to tell me where he is in his own. It is amazing how often a workable bird will gobble on his own. When he does I’m on him, I move and then wait for him to gobble. Rinse and repeat until I’m in tight. The first call he hears from me I try to be in the best possible position. Most times it works, sometimes it doesn’t. Like you said, our biggest key is to get even or above and know if there’s a bench below or above. Those benches will destroy any chance of killing in a second if you don’t read the situation correctly. If you’re below and they go above you’re done, likewise with below. My best tips are make them hunt you once you set up. Let them tell you where they are rather than you force them to tell you where they are, be freaking patient, and don’t spook them at all costs. Don’t make that last move, or push a little too hard. Get up walk away and fight the battle tomorrow. I was reliving last year with a buddy today. I was on some birds on Saturday that wouldn’t budge. I backed out and told him about them. He went in there Sunday and called one straight off the roost to its death. If I had spooked them, he may have not had that chance. At all costs don’t bump your birds is my advice [/QUOTE]
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