Need some overnight turkey advice

[Cove]

Hunting the D season. Tonight was first day I could be out. I have my pop-up blind at a traditionally good spot on a pie shaped bluff top...a rather small one.

Tonight I was exiting my blind less than 5 minutes before end of shooting time. As I emerged from blind I was startled to see a bird about 40 yards away. He / she had been in my blind spot (behind my 180 degree viewing area). It flew.

Now, I wonder to myself if I should continue to hunt that spot tomorrow or move the blind a bit. There are not a ton of turkey tracks in the snow (we got about a foot on Wednesday night into Thursday) If I have blown my spot for one of the several possible Toms / Jakes it will reduce my possibilities.

Any advice on how likely it is that turkey will avoid the area or the blind?

[PFUNK]

I wouldn't worry about that bird totally avoiding that area now. I blew a tom and a few hens out of an area the other day. I was thinking I had screwed it all up for myself, but if I had sat in that same spot later in the evening, I would have had a shot at killing that bird. But I thought I had screwed it all up so I went elsewhere. I haven't been doing this turkey hunting thing all that long, but I don't think the birds seem to remember a specific instance of danger and totally avoid that spot in the future.

Now if the recent weather changes have shifted their patterns, that could be a totally different thing. If you don't think the birds are using this traditionally good spot at the present time, you may have to change up your tactics. But if you don't have a good plan B in place right now, I think I would stick with the spot that has produced in the past, and make changes tomorrow as needed if things aren't going well.