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| Author: | playin' hookey [ Fri Apr 30, 2021 10:29 am ] |
| Post subject: | Missed |
It's been a frustrating season for me. Took vacation the second week to hunt but life got in the way for part of it and the gobblers were henned up when I did get to go. I worked one off the roost Friday and Saturday of my week off but he went the other way both times. Post-hunt scouting revealed fresh scratching on a knoll in direction he went both days. So this morning I came in from the other direction to get to this knoll before flydown. Walking in I flushed a big turkey off the roost about 250 yards from his previous roost pines and about 200 yds from the knoll (should have used a locator call earlier but I thought I knew where he roosts). Not sure it's him so I went on and listened and then yelped at my planned spot but no gobbling, probably was him. Decided to run and gun, walked a loop around this 300-acre farm intermittently prospecting with crow call and yelps. At 7:30 as I was walking along a power line right of way, in the vicinity where the gobbler I flushed off the roost had flown, my yelping was answered by a gobble from about 70-80 yards away in woods down slope from power line. I quickly found a decent set-up tree which allowed me to cover the right of way and the woods in his direction. He answers a couple of yelps and is getting closer. Then he appears in woods front left at about 20-25 yds but a blow-down blocks my view of his head as he moves around to my left looking for the hen. Head appears over blow-down when he is left and slightly behind, about 8:00 and only 15 yds away. I shoot and he flushes like a quail, hopefully a clean miss. I use only a standard full choke for situations like this but at 15 yards that pattern is still fist-sized and you just got to aim. Wyatt Earp had it figured out: "Get your gun out of the holster as quick as you can, but take your sweet time aiming." |
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| Author: | WVBOY [ Fri Apr 30, 2021 10:35 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Missed |
I've missed two this spring.. shake it off man. Get back out there before it's over. |
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| Author: | Vic [ Mon May 03, 2021 7:45 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Missed |
I've missed one last year, and the only chance I got in WV to shoot one. Sometimes you swear they are wearing body armor. Understand, keep at it, you'll connect. Vic |
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| Author: | tut [ Mon May 03, 2021 11:46 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Missed |
I rolled one last year and rolled one in Nebraska two years ago. Both cases I'm sure the bird didn't make it. One was a tad too far and the other one was just me not aiming where I should have because the bird was probably 30 yards away. If you hunt long enough its going to happen. Agree with others. Shake it off. |
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| Author: | Greyghost [ Wed May 12, 2021 6:31 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Missed |
Been there myself this year. Know how it feels. Though Revenge is sweet. Earl |
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