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Why do turkey hunters miss/wound their gobbler?
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<blockquote data-quote="scn" data-source="post: 5294948" data-attributes="member: 1859"><p>If that one is directed at me, you can rest assured that I don't consider myself a pro. We have a handful of them on here, and I'm not in the same stratosphere as they are in killing gobblers.</p><p></p><p>No explanation why I have been lucky enough not to miss. I guess the stars (or scope) has been aligned. And, I am pretty particular about when I will shoot.. If I don't KNOW that the bird is going down, I wait for another time. I enjoy playing the game enough that I have been guilty of passing up some makeable shots so I can play with him the next morning. </p><p></p><p>I've never killed a bird on opening day. Last year I called one up to about 20 yds, but he came in on my right when I thought he would be to the left of a huge oak. I PROBABLY could have swung and killed him. But, I let him walk off hoping maybe to call him back in later in the morning as he wasn't really spooked. That didn't work, but I got to play with him another 4-5 mornings before I finally pulled the trigger on him. I don't remember the ones I kill nearly as much as the ones that beat me like a drum.</p><p></p><p>So, absolutely no expert here. If I post something, it is a feeble attempt to help some folks just starting out. I didn't have anyone to help me for a long time, and it took a lot of miles before anything clicked.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="scn, post: 5294948, member: 1859"] If that one is directed at me, you can rest assured that I don't consider myself a pro. We have a handful of them on here, and I'm not in the same stratosphere as they are in killing gobblers. No explanation why I have been lucky enough not to miss. I guess the stars (or scope) has been aligned. And, I am pretty particular about when I will shoot.. If I don't KNOW that the bird is going down, I wait for another time. I enjoy playing the game enough that I have been guilty of passing up some makeable shots so I can play with him the next morning. I've never killed a bird on opening day. Last year I called one up to about 20 yds, but he came in on my right when I thought he would be to the left of a huge oak. I PROBABLY could have swung and killed him. But, I let him walk off hoping maybe to call him back in later in the morning as he wasn't really spooked. That didn't work, but I got to play with him another 4-5 mornings before I finally pulled the trigger on him. I don't remember the ones I kill nearly as much as the ones that beat me like a drum. So, absolutely no expert here. If I post something, it is a feeble attempt to help some folks just starting out. I didn't have anyone to help me for a long time, and it took a lot of miles before anything clicked. [/QUOTE]
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