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How many of you all have ever roosted a bird the night before only to have him leave overnight? Three years ago I roosted a bird that I was after for a while. The hens were about 60 yards from him and I was fairly confident on which way they would fly down. The next morning, I get in early and set-up. To my disarray the gobbler was gone. Never heard or saw anything of him. The four hens were still there and flew down and carried on as usual. I waited a long time after dark to slip out and he never knew I was around the evening before. What would have made him done this?
 
You sure he just didn't fly down the opposite direction?

Few years ago, a buddy had roosted one for my dad. It was a very bad year hunting-wise for us, and I basically begged him to put my dad on a bird.

He roosted one, and we were able to slip literally within 40 yards of the tree the bird was in with all of the foliage and wet leaves.

The bird never made a peep. I did hear it fly down the opposite direction though after a while, and we were able to get in position for my dad to kill it.
 
i have had it happen a few times but it was always due to weather at night.

heck i had one roosted in bama one time only to find the tree he was in had been blown down the next morning, lord knows what happened to the turkey
 
We had one roosted friday night and also saw several jakes fly up to roost about 300 yards away. We set up between them because the jakes had been running with the gobbler and hens every day. Thought we had busted him off roost because he never made a sound till about 7. Having two 9 year olds, we had our sights set on some super jakes anyway but ol big boy couldn't stand it. He came in at 730 and my daughter gave him a severe headache.

My friends son killed a jake not long after fly down and my daughter missed one. And after all that and him being completely quiet on the roost, he still came in, even left his hens. If we had not been focused on the jakes I would've left that bird thinking we had busted him off roost.
 
they do not see well at all in the dark but can see enough that if something is under them they can actually see and deem a threat they will fly.

Weather and Coyotes are the biggest reason they move roosts at night.
 
There may have been something that attracted his attention or forced him to go in the opposite direction. There is always that stray hen that gets his attention.
 

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