tealboy

My two previous posts discussed the scared gobbler and a question about putting a pop up in the field, wondering if they'd notice.

Well, regarding the scared gobbler. there are always a lot of variables, so who knows, but he definately didn't show up. I sat patiently from early dark until 11am. Believe me, that's a long morning. I figured he'd eventually show up b/c the spot is a food plot, and they always show up. Guess i scared him pretty good.

second, the pop up raises doubt in my mind about using it in an open field. though many of you said they won't notice, I have a strong sense that they did. The birds flew down and showed serious concern about coming to the foodplot. I watched them from my blind. they were 200 yds away, and as much as they wanted to come, they wouldn't. I waited for an hour to see if they were just warming up to the idea, but no luck. I took the blind down and moved into heavy cover on the edge of the foodplot. within 10 min, i had hens move in. later, 2 jakes. maybe the difference here is, they use this same foodplot so often that they know the difference, vs. any ordinary spot.

Dev

Keep hunting the spot. He'll be back soon. It wasn't today and it might not be tomorrow but its his home. He'll be home soon. Keep hunting hard.