Spring Turkey Season

So far, Mike and James both have taken toms out at The Land, so I didn't really know what to expect for my season.  With the baseball season winding down and lots of things going on at home, it was hard for me to put in a lot of time in the field.  I was able to get out for a few hours after practice on Thursday afternoon.  I was in the blind by 5:30.  I decided to sit by the wood pile where I sealed the deal last year and where both birds were shot already this year.  Around 6:45, I spotted six turkeys about 100 yards to west.  Through the binoculars I counted three hens, 2 toms and a jake.  While the turkeys never made their way towards my location, I was confident that they roosted on the wood line.  The next morning (Friday), I decide to sit in the same location, hoping the turkeys were still in the area.  Sure enough, around 5:45 am the same birds appeared in the field and this time there were coming my way.  Unfortunately, they never made their way close enough and passed me at about 80 yards and made their way into the woods above the houses.  I decided to hurry to the north side of the property to potentially cut them off, however after sitting in the far north field for 2 hours I never saw a bird.  Feeling a little defeated, I made my way back to my original location to scout a spot for Saturday morning.  I decided to set up above the houses where the turkeys entered the woods earlier.  Hoping they would do the same thing on Saturday morning and walk right towards me.  I was in the blind well before sunlight hoping that my plan would pay off.  At one point, right after sunrise, I could hear 8 different toms gobbling on the roost.  I had two pretty close behind me and could hear three other toms gobbling from the usual roosting spot.  Unfortunately I never saw a bird.  The two toms behind me went to the north and I never saw a bird come from the "usual" spot.  That put an end to my spring turkey season.  Pretty good overall for the ECO boys with two toms taken at The Land.