But on a more serious note...7 days and a wake up, and I will be out looking to whack a poor little sapling, I mean big Tom...

Put em on the ground BUCKMARK!!

Baldeagle, that was a dandy! I've seen a few like that but was never lucky enough to get them to pay attention to my calls. Looks like his bark was dragging the ground!

Were you using a scope bald9eagle? This reminds me of this Deer season. Looking through my peep no limbs in sight,locked in on a juicy Doe. Let the arrow fly and womp! Right into a limb,no Doe! Gettem next time Team Mate,I hate those LOTR Trees that walk in front of me while I'm shooting.

Well *&%(^*#.................:bash::bash::bash::bash::b ash::bash:

I've done it yet again. Two consecutive hunts with two consecutive misses. I will be shooting my gun this evening to see what's up. This one hurts. He gobbled at EVERYTHING I did. I even beat my hat on my leg as if a hen were flying across a little branch and he triple gobbled at it!

I got nestled in between a nice size tree and a rock bluff. The bird was on top of the bluff but it sounded as if he would swing around and come up the hollow. Nooooooo!!!!! He pitched off the thing about 15 yards away just over my head and hit the ground about 30 yards away! I guess I got turkey fever. HE HARDLY FLINCHED WHEN I SHOT!!!! He gobbled a few more times after I shot. For some reason my gun ejected my second shell after the shot. IT'S A STINKIN' BENELLI SBEII FOR CRYING OUT LOUD!! He gave me a great second shot but I DIDN'T HAVE A FREAKIN' SHELL IN MY CHAMBER!! I had to cycle my last shell in but by then he had gotten too far. I spent the next hour trying to convince him to come to see me again. We made our way down the hollow some more before I gave up on him.

I think I will wallow in self pity for awhile. :s14::sad::cry::s10::nonono2::(

To top it off I lost one of my calls that I made. It was my favorite. I think my head might explode.

Okay. Shot my gun. It appears to be shooting low. I think it is time I spend some money on some really good sights.

EDIT: After reading some things I found out something I didn't know about the SBEII. The front bead is supposed to be stacked on top of the mid bead to form a "8". How I was able to get the patterns I did the first time around is beyond me.

Well.....at least you know now, and the birds are still gobbling good! You'll get out ther and bust another.

We are having a bad luck contest! My wife drove my truck today and was lucky enough to have the cooling system fail! Loosing my coolant (sprayed under hood) but its going to be Monday before my buddy can pressurize it to find my leak! Looks like I'm out for a while!

Ok Im leaving today for Missouri. Im ready to feel the rush. Im gonna bust my butt and try and put one on the ground Monday. Im setting blinds Sunday and will be ready to go Monday. I wont be back until late wednesday night so someone has to step up and score birds if we get some. I put the names in a hat and drew and doetrain your name was drawn to score the birds and post them. Hopefully we can lay the smack down. Good luck to all and be safe. Missouri here I come :)

Go get em Arrow!!!! I'll be waiting on pics :)

Got us a bird! Details to follow this evening.....