| Wednesday A.M.  This morning I went to another property, a place where I killed a nice tom last spring. At gobble time I heard one tom gobbling a few hundred yards away in a piece of woods. I set up on the opposite edge of the field I thought was nearest to the tom. As it got light, though, I realized he was roosted closer to another field edge. I contemplated the situation, and decided to sneak over to the other edge of the field I was on to try and get closer to the tom. I was afraid it would be in vain, though, as he would probably fly down into the other field. I called off and on, and he would gobble occasionally, but not really answering me. To make a long story short, he DID fly down to the field I was on (I watched him flap, flop and bang his way through the woods to get there from his roost tree). He strutted a bit out of range but never would come close enough for a shot. He passed by me at about 50 yards and ended up walking 25 yards from the tree where I had first been set up! I should have stayed put, I guess. I didn't hear any more gobbles this morning. I'm hopeful that a weather change tomorrow may bring a change in the behavior of these toms and make them a little more talkative and "in the mood".  Check back tomorrow for Day 3!
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