OutdoorJunkie
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Will a Gobbler return to the same area of property a day after he is spooked by a hunter? Just wondering how Turkey are about this.
Spooked turkey
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He'll be back. May not be the very next day and then again it might be but nevertheless if that's where he likes to be he will be there.
1jamey
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Just my opinion, he will be wherever he thinks the hens are
DoubleRidge
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Agree...if there are hens around ... he'll likely be around... I wouldn't be afraid to hunt the same area....maybe just mix it up a bit... different set up...etc....good luck with him.
For sure. They are spooked daily by a lot of hunters and other critters. Good luck with him.
woodsman04
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You never know. I've observed them avoid areas like the plague, and seen them return and gobble again within a few hours. They are weird, finicky animals.
Read "Illumination in the Flatwoods, My Life as a Turkey" by Joe Hutto. He raised a brood of wild turkeys. He writes that he was walking them one day and they saw a rattlesnake. After that everytime they walked by that spot the snake was the turkey poults were very cautious.
Read "Illumination in the Flatwoods, My Life as a Turkey" by Joe Hutto. He raised a brood of wild turkeys. He writes that he was walking them one day and they saw a rattlesnake. After that everytime they walked by that spot the snake was the turkey poults were very cautious.
TN Whitetail Freak
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This happened to me Wednesday. Spooked the bird at 630 am because he picked me off walking across a short Bermuda field 470 yds out. Inset up anyhow and 2 hours later he and a buddy followed 14 hens out to me at 80 yds. Around 930am they finally broke from the hens and came to about 8 steps. The toms caught me drawing my bow and in an instance 8 steps went to 25-30 yds and I missed clean left. Leam on patience
Maude
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I busted 3 birds off the roost while climbing a steep ridge one morning in the dark. Thinking I had blown the day, I went on up to the top of the ridge which was about another 150 yards. As gobbling time approached, I heard nothing. About 45 minutes after daylight, I hear a gobble from the exact location where I had busted the birds. Of course, I called to him as did hens on each side of the lead I was overlooking. Needless to say, I didn't get that bird; however, I learned a valuable lesson. They will return if hens are in the vicinity.
Boll Weevil
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I missed a bird once (seriously...only once 
) that 2 days later was in the same spot where pellets whizzed over his head. I was calling from a totally different location than before and the first series of calls that bird RAN from the field. If I hadn't seen that I'd have never known what effect a recent bad event might have on a toms response. Learning moment for sure.
) that 2 days later was in the same spot where pellets whizzed over his head. I was calling from a totally different location than before and the first series of calls that bird RAN from the field. If I hadn't seen that I'd have never known what effect a recent bad event might have on a toms response. Learning moment for sure.
