Staying on the limb

[870FaceLift]

I hunted a new property this past weekend that I was given permission to hunt only the night before.  Next morning, I had three gobblers hammering in the same spot for hours.  I setup up on them (so I thought) three different times, but continued to hear them in the same spot all morning. After about three hours, they shut up for a while and I crept throught the green-up to see what the terrain was like.  As I crested a peak, a bird gobbled directly above me.  I looked and there were three toms is three different trees.  Obviously, they flew off shortly after.

Strange thing is that this was 9:50AM on a bluebird day.  No wind, no rain, and about 68 degrees.  I've heard of them staying roosted in severe weather, but it was beautiful out.  Anybody else ever experienced such late roosting on a perfect Spring morning?   

[guesswho]

Usually caused by predators, either encountered late the afternoon before or witnessed from the limb that morning.

[WV TURKEY THUG]

I was squirrelly hunting once and I just happen to be sitting close to a hen and some of her poults. They flew around in the tree tops till around ten. I even shot a squirrel with a 12 gauge and they still stayed there. Idk why they stayed up so late either maybe it was because of me. But they just flew down and walked like a normal turkey would didn't act scared at all.

[howl]

Calling to them while they're still in the tree can have strange results. Waiting until they fly down is more consistent in effect.

[DirtNap647]

seems all turkeys have there own personality but the later in the season it gets the more stubborn that personality becomes

[turkeyfeathers]

I agree with perhaps the predator theory. Not that they've been rippin much here but did have a red fox wind me and bark and yap and never heard a peep from the two hens skirting the field nor the 2 yr old that came in silent (which is in freezer) .They were roosted pretty near to the fox.

And love hunting later part of season on the stubborn birds