first day first time i could legally carry a weapon to hunt anything....ive been hunting with dad since i was 6 or so learning the ways of the woods and watching him squirrel hunt....then coon hunting....then i was 12 and ready to go....the first thing i could hunt was turkeys in the spring.....my dad been hunting them a few years and taken a few nice birds....we go out the first day and i hear all kinds of people trying to locate birds owl hooters crows coyotes i heard 100s at one time..it was ammusing now that i think about it......we set up above the birds and dad started calling with my box call..tons of gobbles from down the hill every call he made...i was sitting right up beside him because i was young and neither of us knew how to hunt with 2 guys...he always went solo...before i knew it there were 3 jakes strutting gobbling and going nuts right in my face....no more then 20yds out...probally 15-20yds...i cocked the hammer back on my single shot 20ga and was ready to go.....i had my bead on all 3 of the birds heads......i just couldnt shoot any of them.....there was brush in my way and i thought it would stop my shot and id miss......so all 3 got to walk...dad said i made a good choice but i could have easily taken them.....i didnt know any better until that year squirell hunting with that same gun.....taking down limbs 3 times bigger then the brush in my way.....it took me 4 birdless seasons to put it all together and take my first turkey my 5th season....almost a perfect hunt and i used all my knowledge and did it all myself.......