az41mag Report post Posted April 28, 2021 Just wanted to share my recent turkey success. After striking out earlier in the morning with a couple of uncooperative gobblers, I decided to try a different spot in the afternoon. I made a big loop in some country I had hunted several years ago, stopping to call every so often. After no responses and not seeing any sign I decided to make my way back to the truck. I stopped to take a break and sat down on a log when this Tom came in silently on the same path I had just been walking, almost like he had been following me. A couple of really soft yelps got him to stop and investigate. He jumped up on a downed log 20 yards in front of me and it was a done deal. Earlier this year I was able to pick up a box call that was made by the late Marvin Robbins. I figured it would be a cool piece of Arizona hunting nostalgia, and was excited to try it out on this hunt... guess it did the trick. 😉 Good luck to all those still out hunting and those with upcoming tags. 19 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bigorange Report post Posted April 28, 2021 That’s cool how that worked out and really cool on the call! Had you called earlier from that same spot? Listening to a turkey expert on a podcast recently...he’d done a lot of research tracking turkeys and their daily activities. He described them as having an amazing internal awareness of location almost like a GPS and would go directly to exact locations of hunter’s calls sometimes hours later after apparent wandering. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
naturebob Report post Posted April 28, 2021 Nice Story and Tribute to Marvin . My Osceolla this year came in silent as well. Fun to see em Gobble and Strut but I'll take a silent one anyday. Congrats................BOB! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
az41mag Report post Posted April 29, 2021 Quote 18 hours ago, bigorange said: Had you called earlier from that same spot? Not from the spot that I was sitting, but about 400 yards back. That's a very interesting concept about their sense of location. Makes me wonder how many turkeys I've missed out on in times past. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eddielasvegas Report post Posted April 29, 2021 Good story and pic. Eddie Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Will K Report post Posted April 29, 2021 Awesome... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Couzer Report post Posted June 3, 2021 Nice box call, i have a pushpin from Marvin, that guy is a legend in Az. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
