On bird 1 I learned they were done breeding. In fact if you called they moved faster away. Dead tired and starving, they wanted nothing to do with Hens. I put sticks in the ground marking roughly 40 yards from my blind, so I have a rough idea on where to aim. As they are closer I use a finer beed. I knew this guy was out there being he was well past my 40 yard marker, and I estimated it at a 55 yard shot. My 1187 shoots 3 1/2 Hevis very well at 50, and my longest shot was 54 yards, so I aimed high and blasted, but he didn't drop. Hit, he went into panick mode running wide circles closing to 40 yards from me when he then took off flying. Then it was Pheasant hunting time, on him, follow, slight lead, and pull the trigger. Head/neck shot, bird dead when he hit the ground. Wondering why he didn't drop on first shot, paced off 65 yards not 55 on the shot. Didn't see the depression between him and my stick marker, making him look closer than he was.