Struck out this morning

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DCOOK223

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It was raining this morning so i traveled light (no vest and only one call). The birds were gobbling on the roost so I got close before I set up. I had gobblers to my left and right and hens on both sides too. The bird to my right was the closest and I heard him fly down. He didn't make a sound for probably 30 minutes. Then all of a sudden he gobbled and was closer. I turned my lounger to the other side of the tree and let out some soft yelps on my 10 year old Wal-Mart slate and got ready. That dang bird moved up the hill on me and I watched him cross into a field at about 80 yards. Then he started down the fence towards me. Now the problem was that I was 50 yards from the fence. But I knew my gun would kill at 50, so I made up my mind to shoot if he got into my opening. Well, he did, and I missed. He ran back up the fence, then turned around and came RUNNING back down the fence line. My inner duck hunter came out and I tried him twice more as he ran by, but it didnt work. So there i was, out of shells bc I didnt use my vest and couldnt try to make a move on the other gobblers. I swear i think if I had used a decoy, that bird would not have crossed the fence and would've been better in range. Oh well, I messed up. That's how you learn. Maybe now I've got the dumb decisions out of my system and I'll be able to pull it off a Yuchi this weekend
 
LOL that sounds like a story that's waiting to happen to me sometime. You did better than I, though. Set up this morning at the same area where there were 4 or 5 gobbling in all directions Saturday. Not a single turkey gobble, putt, cackle, purr or yelp. I had to head to work about 8, but it wasn't hard to walk out when it was so dead.
 
Gravey, It was absolutely turkey fever. I shot my gun before season. Oh, and I've been in a turkey dry spell since 2010 lol. And Nimrod, I heard every one of those noises this morning. To the point where I didn't know which way to face! I'm gonna leave those birds alone for a while now lol
 
Sorry to hear you missed but we all have been there... At least they were gobbling for u. I couldn't buy a gobble this morning. I had a morning like Nimrod777, I was around a bunch of tight lipped gobblers! So when it was time to head to work, I rolled on. Just one of those days. Hopefully this wknd will fair better.
 
It happens to me a lot lol. That's my sixth miss in my turkey career. I just get so excited hunting them I guess lol
 
Deerbuster1996":2asgj219 said:
Happens to all of us. Good luck this weekend.


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X2... Been there, done that a bunch of times.
 

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