Well, didn't get anything this weekend but had some interesting experiences. The turkeys completely ignored my decoys and calls all weekend, they don't act like they are very eager for anything right now. Saturday morning I decided to move from one side of the field to another, in doing so I saw three big gobblers strolling along 100 yards away. They didn't see me and trotted over a hill. I tried to cut them off where I thought they would be on the other side of the hill. I was almost correct, I met them about 15 yards too far and they took off. As I was walking back to the house for lunch I spied a big hen turkey laying down in the grass 15 yards from my living room. She seemed quite comfortable, and finally took off when I got about 8 feet from her. A few seconds later another one bolted out of a brushy fencerow next to the backyard. This area is patrolled by my black lab and three cats but they didn't seem to mind.
This morning I went hunting again. The turkeys ignored me once more, however a big doe was really, really interested in my yelp call. She came over and looked at the decoys, looked at me, and kept trotting around the area like she couldn't figure out what was going on. I guess it's understandable: fake turkeys, with a human hiding in the brush making turkey noises. She hung out for like 30 minutes and finally high-tailed it when I stood up to head back to the house. It has been entertaining, at least!
