It was a foggy morning. My neighbor has maybe 200 Ac. and takes very good care of the Anmials. So when I was younger I would try to call the birds off him and kill one. This one year I had asked my Neighbors, Neighbor if I could try to call a bird off od Logan's place. She said sure. So I was listening and one Gobbled clost to his Line. I got set up and called to a Gobbler and it came riight to me but, it was in an open field. I could see Turkey and I pulled up and Shot. Turkeys went every direction, so I tryed a shot at a flying Bird. I was Hurt no bird! so I went back to the car and drove over to the other side of the Land to the East. Got out and Gobble-Gobble it was still on Logan's Land but I could walk around to get to hhe bird. I had made a Decoy that year out of a piece of 1"X12" and glued Styfoam for its body, and used some old tail feathers for a tail. Well I got around on the Bird and got set up. I reached over the fence and stuck the Decoy in the ground. And made a call or 2 and here He came he was on me so fast I couldn't get my gun up. first thing I say was thet Beard looked 1 Foot long. He was so close. The only thing I could think to do was Pull and Shoot. When I did CLICK!He took to the air, I got on him and...CLICK! I just could'nt figure it out. When I left the house that morning I had 5 Shells I had shoot 2 at the Open Field. and the Gun was Empty????

I walked home, left my car on the road when I first heard this bird. I was still shook up when I got to my house my Wife came to the door, I asked her I went hunting this morning. She said what is wrong with you? I felt like I was in a daze. I told her this same story. I asked her to take me to my car. The only thing I could think of was that I must have Double Pumped on those first two shots. So I walked back to the spot where I did the WONDERFUL DISPLAY OF SHOOTING and sure enough I found both Shells.

Sometimes it's not the sucess storys you remember best....LoL

Learn from my stupid mistakes!

TF