The blind had been in place for the better part of a week, and six weeks of pre-season scouting left no doubt it was in the right spot. All that Austin Crowson and I had to do was set up the decoys and slip in quietly. As daylight broke in the Douglas fir trees amid Oregon’s Coast Range, gobbles emanated from the hills around us.
At first the setup seemed perfect, but when gobbles erupted from the trees just 20 yards from our blind, I knew we were in trouble. During all our scouting—both on foot and with trail cameras—never had the turkeys roosted here. The blind was set midway up a forested ridge in a small opening with oak trees growing on the fringes. On prior mornings, multiple turkeys…
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Game & Fish East (Digital) - 1 Issue, April 2025