hang in there buddy your time will come.....took me 4 years to bag a turkey......now in 1.5 i killed 3 turkeys......one during every season.....spring fall then spring.....funny thing is the first time i hunted alone i came home with a longbeard....dads like ahhh he got lucky......then i was pheasant hunting alone in the fall and kileld my fall hen.....then this spring i went out alone again......and once again i came home with a longbeard.......now dad and i agree......he trained me well.....no matter what when i was with him i could never take the shot......i had more birds infront of me during them 4 years then most guys do in their lifes....just wanted that picture perfect shot like on tv........well after that i decided if i had a shot that i thought i could make i was taking it........and both my spring birds i had pretty much perfect shots.....no brush or anything.....i still love hunting with ole dad and wouldnt pass up a chance to hunt with him......im still learning and hes the best teacher there is for me......we have fun and i love to spend time with him......theres alot more to turkey hunting then the kill.......it sure is nice to have a nice fan beard and spurs for the wall......but theres something about the spring woods......good luck turkey hunting.......youll get one sooner or later...........