Deer scaring turkeys?

[mikedeer]

After a slow Saturday morning I decided I was going to move spots since I was not hearing any close gobbling. After I walked about 500 yards a gobbler sounded off only about 100 yards away. I sat down on a clearing right next to a creek; I was on the west side and the tom was on the east. I let out a couple of soft yelps and he started gobbling liek crazy, I thought for sure I would have him. WHen it sounded like he was about 30 yards away I could still not see him due to some thick brush. All of a sudden he will not gobble and about one minute after I heard his last gobble I saw three deer very slowly walk right where I thought the gobbling was coming from. Eventually I sat there for another 45 minutes and I never heard or saw the turkey again. My question is have any of you ever experienced turkeys getting scared by deer just meadandering through? I really don't know what else could have happened. I didn't move or make any bad or aggressive calls. Hopefully I will get out this weekend as well.

 

[Crockett]

It's been my experience that in the timber or brush where the birds are only seeing movement, and cannot see the whole animal, deer scare the heck out of them! In fields where the bird can see the whole animal the deer do not seem to bother them nearly as much! I have seen fawns chasing turkeys around a pasture like they were playing tag!!

 

[GOLDTIP]

Had the same thing happen last year Matt. 50yds out had a tom comming in and he all of a sudden took off the opposite way and then 2 does came up out of the bottom where the bird was walking. What do ya do?

 

[dbltree]

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Had the same thing happen last year Matt. 50yds out had a tom comming in and he all of a sudden took off the opposite way and then 2 does came up out of the bottom where the bird was walking. What do ya do?

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Remember to put those two does in the freezer this fall!

 

[GOLDTIP]

Trust me, a plan is already set in motion!