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Looks like everyone that responded gave you sensible advice. Public land id tough...I've been hunting it since I was a teen. Seems like guys were more respectful of one another back then than they are now. Maybe I'm mistaken but today's hunters and fishermen are a new breed. Anyone at anytime can have their hunt messed up on public land. I'm sure its happened to all of us at one time or another. You apologize if you're the offender( sincerely of course) and as a fellow outdoorsman you accept the apology.
Reading your post says to me you hadn't made a mistake and that fellow did! Very kind of you to keep your cool since your Mrs. and his daughter were present...that sets a positive tone for both of them regarding future hunts. That father acted shamefully and I hope he in hindsight realizes that a future huntress was right next to him while he behaved so poorly. I'd be embarrassed to act like that in front of my sons.
Keep on hunting and the other poster was right( forgot who it was) a box call or a few yelps on a pot call will work well. Practice at home until you can mimic those hens well.
IMHO his comment about gobble calls on public land is very accurate!!! Shooters will stalk you( the gobbler they think you are) and possibly shoot in your direction. I would leave the gobbler call at home until you're on private land and know WHO'S there!
Good luck gsj...
 
You handled that the right way. As for him his father taught him wrong and now he is teaching his daughter wrong. He ripped you apart all the way home with her then the entire time sitting at the dinner table. Hopefully that youngster figures who is right and who is wrong here. Anyone that would approach another hunter and tell them he would shoot lead your way next time deserves to have his license taken away at the least. It is a shame the youngster had to see the whole ordeal. My guess is she has seen it before Deer Hunting or Pheasant Hunting. What a shame.
 
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