Talking turkey

I mentioned I was going to particapate in the spring turkey season here so I thought I would report no birds killed yet. It may not sound like much fun to some of you but sneaking through the woods trying to act and sound like a hen ready to mate is not as easy as it sounds. Early on sat morning I was answered by a male, we conversed for at least 2 hours the whole time closing what started as probably a 1 mile gap to nearly 100 yards between us I could barely see him through some very thick brush at the end of our flirt. Alas my skills on the caller probably gave me away or I just called to much, at any rate he retreated much faster than he approached and my hunt was over without a shot fired. It was however very exciting and I'm looking forward to next saturday and hoping for a better conclusion.