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Why do turkey hunters miss/wound their gobbler?
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<blockquote data-quote="rem270" data-source="post: 5296123" data-attributes="member: 1700"><p>The only miss I have ever had (and I say that in saying I haven't killed near as many birds as most of you have) was when I had 2 come up on me fast that I wasn't expecting. Had hunted all morning and about 9:30 swapped to the other side of my farm. Walked to edge of a field and hit my slate and they hammered within 100 yards in the woods. I crept through some tall CRP and kneeled down on my knees and they closed the distance fast. Stepped out at about 10 yards or less and I pulled to the left super bad. I felt it as soon as I shot and knew I'd messed up. </p><p></p><p>I have knocked down 1 that I didn't recover but he survived as I seen the pair out in the field the next day. It was on my buddy's property and we seen them from the road and crept in behind them through the woods. It was late in the evening and they had hens so no calling would have helped. His wife's grandfather was in the hospital and not doing good and he kept getting updated texts. They were moving slowly from right to left and about 60 yards out. He got a last text and he said we are going to have to leave. I decided to try to reach out and touch one with I think was Winchester Double X shells. Knocked it down for just a second then it went to instant flight mode. Ran out and searched but never found it and was glad to see it survived the next day. </p><p></p><p>I am comfortable to 60 yards with the loads I shoot now but haven't had to shoot one that far luckily. The last 6 birds I've killed have been 20 and under.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="rem270, post: 5296123, member: 1700"] The only miss I have ever had (and I say that in saying I haven't killed near as many birds as most of you have) was when I had 2 come up on me fast that I wasn't expecting. Had hunted all morning and about 9:30 swapped to the other side of my farm. Walked to edge of a field and hit my slate and they hammered within 100 yards in the woods. I crept through some tall CRP and kneeled down on my knees and they closed the distance fast. Stepped out at about 10 yards or less and I pulled to the left super bad. I felt it as soon as I shot and knew I'd messed up. I have knocked down 1 that I didn't recover but he survived as I seen the pair out in the field the next day. It was on my buddy's property and we seen them from the road and crept in behind them through the woods. It was late in the evening and they had hens so no calling would have helped. His wife's grandfather was in the hospital and not doing good and he kept getting updated texts. They were moving slowly from right to left and about 60 yards out. He got a last text and he said we are going to have to leave. I decided to try to reach out and touch one with I think was Winchester Double X shells. Knocked it down for just a second then it went to instant flight mode. Ran out and searched but never found it and was glad to see it survived the next day. I am comfortable to 60 yards with the loads I shoot now but haven't had to shoot one that far luckily. The last 6 birds I've killed have been 20 and under. [/QUOTE]
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