Here is a actor that I actually heard from another bird I first sat down on. The origional bird hit the ground in the fog and slap shut up. I was going to wait him out, but this ridge bird was feeling his oats so to speak. He kept hammering and finally I lit out for him. Got there, and slapped a mouth call in and pulled out ole Bullocks scratcher for a run. Boy, did he like it. The bird kept on and on hammering and I finally decided he was still in the tree!!! Went quiet for a little while which drove him crazy, finally a few more soft yelps and clucks and he pitched. He tried to hold his spot gobbeling at the little scratcher, but finally I heard him moving up the hill to me. Two purrs from the mouth call, only because I had to drop the scratcher and he was riding in Jeff's truck.The scratcher was the closer Tim !!! Thanks again Tim for the little scratcher, its been in on quite a few hunts this year---it has battle marks all over it !!!
