Originally Posted by
Erno86
My aimpoint with a shotgun for gobblers is the waddles (just below the head on the neck). If he gets hit in the head with a pellet...he could be either brain dead or just knocked out. Either way...his heart is still beating and the majority of his neural pathways still functioning. Figure it out yourself.
I have figured it out. I don't get spurred by toms I shoot and kill. I have never heard of a turkey just being "knocked out" by a shotgun shot to the head. Several questions come to mind from your above information. How far are you shooting these turkeys? What size and type of shot? What gun and choke? Have you patterned your gun? Do you anticipate your shots? I'm sure there are other relevant questions but these should begin to give you an answer.