No Turkey.... YET

This last weekend was turkey opener in colorado. I was out with my bow and there was 5 inches of snow. It sucked, it seemed to hold up the turkey's or move them out. The hole day i hadn't seen a turkey or heard a turkey. Then went to camp just before dark and heard a turkey gobbling high on a ridge. That night made a plan then in pitch black dark in the morning i made a move to set up as close as possible to the roost. About 5:30am he started gobbling and got my heart pumping. I was about 60 yards away from the roost. I later started to yelp and he responded right away. It went all the way till 6:10am. Then I heard him fly down. Then it was very quiet and he stopped calling. I had 2 decoys at 20 yards in different directions. I sat there and called a little, but nothing. Then it was finally 11:15am so i packed up and left. Then sat at a differnt location and nothing.

Going back out this weekend. Hopefully I'll have one AND there won't be no snow.
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MuleyMadness
Don't give up yet, still sounds like fun!
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a_bow_nut
Yep just keep after it. One day it will be like the switch was turned on and you won't be able to keep them quiet. On the day that I shot my turkey they were like that. The group that I got my tom out of were back to gobbleing a couple of minutes after I shot my turkey and they kept going until the were out of hearing range.

Good Luck on your hunt. I would gladly trade places. You can come and work at my job and I'll go hunting. :)
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Mark
I'm no expert, but it's been my personal experience that calling to them on the roost isn't a good idea. If I wait until they hit the ground I usually have better luck. Again, I'm no expert so others may have had better luck calling to roosted birds. I'm just relaying my experience. If I call to roosted birds they usually hit the ground away from me and go quiet.

Another thing... if the bird isn't interested, nothing you do will work! However, if you find a hot tom and make the right sounds, nothing will stop that bird from running to your set-up.

Good luck!

Mark
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youngbuck91
SECOND WEEKEND.....

nothing, no sounds, no seen... but found some $hit. so got a idea of where. hopefully next weekend..

talked to local game warden, said turkeys are breeding yet and aren't responding to calls yet...spring is late. which i could tell from last year to now.
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