It's my brothers first year turkey hunting I've been going along to video the action & give him some calling tips. Yesterday he got one into the decoys shot a good strip of feathers off his back the arrow glanced off the turkeys back and ended up in a tree, he didn't even break the skin!
Don't get me wrong my brother is a pretty good target shooter but has only shoot one deer with the bow! The had forgotten to put into affect that his bow is going to shoot a little high at 13yds plus it was a down hill shot!

This morning he had two come in and one is one of the biggest birds I've ever seen! I've only been turkey hunting for the last couple of years! They crossed a river and circled to behind the blind were they hung up for around 20 minutes finally they walked right beside the blind to the decoys he shot low a 18yds. He is really dissapointed in himself does anyone have any words of encouragement for him? Maybe a similar story. I told him live targets are alot different than the foam ones!

If you got a bird everytime they would call it turkey killing not turkey hunting.

I have always felt that it is the close calls that keep you coming back. I will not speak for everyone but I do know alot of guys that have missed (myself included more then once[]) and it only makes that day you do connect that much more special.

Just tell him to keep at it. Getting that first bird with a bow is well worth it.

Good luck.