Yep you wehre busted - just think if he would have gobbled from behind you in your ear at 10 yards........one signature a user has here = "That warm fuzzy feeling in your pants as the bird gobbled behind you!"

The bird defintely was in range. Rule of thumb on any shotgun not patterned is no more than 40 yards for a good shot and yo had that!

Again the only ting you want to aim at is the head and neck.

Now to re-hunt this bird. I would use less decoys and maybe only one or maybe none.

Welcome to the world of turkey hunting! First year? Add 23 more onto that - the Rysh is still the same and is at times more intense! The lessons learned each year are different!

but the good thing th ebird was not spooked -

JW