PA GOBBLER

until today!!! i am so angry at myself right now. it was such a great hunt, about 8:30 i thought id switch to my glass call, so i clucked and yelped and nothing. then a min. later one sounded off pretty close. so i gave 2 clucks and he cut me off, i waited a min gave another cluck and gobble again and close. so i put the call down got the gun up and waited 5 min goes by and he gobbles again at the same place he was last time just down over a little hill. so i picked up the call and gave 3 yelps and gobbbbbbbble and hes coming got the gun ready and i see the softball head coming right for me. he stops at 45yrds and goes into strut for a min then gobbbbbbbllle and starts to walk right into my gun. then at 40yrds he stops and turns and about to bolt i must have pulled it but i shot and he took off but he took flight and flew and hit a tree, then went down over the hill. i beat feet over there and i looked and looked all over the place but nothing. i went back to where i shot at him and i saw where the leaves were all messed up and not feathers no nothing. so im saying it was miss. this is my 4th season w/ this gun and its the first one i missed, though my guess it was the shooter not the gun... uggggghhhh what can ya do, that's why its hunting. [/align]i got outta there then so i didn't mess the area up anymore hopefully tomorrow it will work out better.[/align]

jepcho

Man thats a bummer. Keep at it and hopefully you will connect next time!

Antler Eater

I wouldn't beat yourself up to bad, it happens. Show me some one who has never had a miss and I will show you someone that hasn't hunted all that long or killed that much game.

At forty yards all a bird needs is a little luck to have his head and neck fall between the pattern of pellets if a fella messes up and pulls the shot.

PA GOBBLER

yes ive missed my share of birds. more than i like to admit. lol..
i like them to be in the 30yd range but my gun is deadly at 40 also. i must have just pulled, i know it was a quicker shot than i like to take so...
oh well im cooled down now and tomorrow is another day.

jalvja

Sorry bout the miss Pa.I know the feelin.Missed one today too.Sucker came in silent from behind and up the hill.Saw me bout the same time I saw him.

Western MA Hunter

Wish I could say that I have never missed!

Hunter06FlKy

i would definately have to say that turkey hunting is a sport where at one point or another you'll definately miss. there's absolutely no question about it.

PA GOBBLER

oh i hate when they do that jalvja. least give you a warning. well good luck the rest of the season, its just starting. hopefully tomorrow you andi will be posting pics.