How many times have your shot at a bird and missed and you were able to get him with a follow up shot?
What were you shooting with, semi, pump, single shot?
Two times come to mind , I hunted with a over /under 20 ga for several years and had the top barrel chocked really tight and the bottom barrel has a mod choke and I would switch to the mod in close quarters so I would not miss with the tighter choke . Yelped a gobbler up to ten steps one am , and smooth missed him with the tight choke barrel , he flew straight up and I killed him with the second barrel , I had forgot to switch to the mod barrel . Similar thing happened one other time , but I'd say as a rule of thumb , if you miss the lst shot your chances on a 2nd shot go way down .
Shot a bird last year, missed the first shot drilled him with the second when he flew up. First shot was at about 10 yards. Pump 20 gauge
My gun shoots the Winchester longbeards pretty tight, but center of pattern is about 3" right to POA. I only use this gun now a days when I hunt one of those states stuck back in time that have the dumb shot size laws, thus keeping me from legally using my handloads in my go to 20 gauge. I'm one of those folks that gets real excited when calling a turkey in, and sometimes I forget to hold correct windage to compensate that 3" offset. It matters at close ranges when pattern sizes get smaller.
Called in a big gobbler one morning and he come in about 45 degrees (1:30 to 2 o clock) and I am right handed. He got about 20 steps and I fired on him. Completely forgot to hold off a little bit, so I know that contributes at least some to my miss. That, coupled with the fact that I was about out of breath from working that sucker. At the shot, he ran towards me then veered off to the right and I was able to make a good shot on him running. I'd rather be lucky than good any day.
Not that I can recall. But I do remember a couple instances of missing all 3 times ;D
Too many times to count
Once on a bird last day of season, but it wasn't all that pretty and not worth retelling.
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A couple times yes. Even got one on the third shot before.
Both semi and pumps
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Yes to the first question. Sometimes yes, sometimes no to the second question. I think most of us have been guilty of not putting our cheek down on the gun. Wood to wood! It's always shocking when a dead bird then either flys away, jumps straight up or runs off at the shot. I whiffed last Spring on an Osceola with my .410 at 25 yds. Smoked him running away at 40. It will happen if you do it long enough.
Two recents come to mind, one a friend and I were end up shooting a double her with the bow and me filming and had the shotgun along, well a pair comes in and she shoots the first tom and the second takes flight, I get on him but miss, he lands and starts to run and then I lay him out. The other I was filming and had a triple come in, put my scope on the first neck and jus before I pull the trigger another bird walks in and their necks cross, I pull the trigger and both go down, now one of them begins to bounce around a bit and gets feet back under himself and quickly follow up with another shot... he dead.
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Never done that, if i miss, i just chalk it up as a loss for me and a win for him. After he's been educated like that, calling him back in becomes even more challenging, which i throughly enjoy.
Only twice, in all my years of chasing them.
Twice.
Two years ago, I called in a strutting tom to within about 2 or 3 yards of me. Because of the way he came in, I wasn't able to get a shot as approached. Ended up shooting at him at about 4 yards, missed, and then rolled him on the follow up shot after my pattern had opened up wider than my shotgun barrel.
I also missed my first turkey ever (probably would have been 1998 or 99), and it flew straight up. As it was flying up, I got off the remaining 4 shots. I ran up to him, obviously injured, and then knocked him down with one more shot as he ran away at about 10 yards.
Once I recall. Screwed up and let him get to close watching how good he looked and sounded (20tyds). Shooting an 835 Mossberg pump w/ LB #5. He started that " I shouldn't be here fast walk" after the shot and the follow up put him on the ground at 36 yrds. My buddy kept asking what was I waiting for. lol
Once, however the first shot unfortunately wasn't a miss, I was in an awkward position and shot a bird low, finished him as he hobbled off.
Not my best effort!
Unfortunately, lots of times. My second shot is always the most deadly for some reason. Hear me out:
From deer to ducks to everything between. My second shot has just been more accurate. This was probably caused my deer hunting with dogs at a young age. I just always instinct shot and it's like I settle down on shot number 2. For turkeys I don't miss first shot a lot but when I do the second shot is right on him usually. I attribute it to instinct but I probably need to learn how to shoot. Lol.
On the plus side I am a heck of a backup on the fly type shooter.
I've done it twice. First time was here in Florida, called a gobbler that flew over some trees and landed about 10 yards in front of me. Rolled him on the second shot. Second time was on a New York fall hunt, missed the hen and got her on the second shot. Got a nice Scott Bashore Wingbone from that one. Bubba
done it multiple times, my buddy actually has teased me that I should just shoot up in the air on the first shot and kill them with the follow up. He was telling some other guys this one day and said I have never seen him miss on the second shot, they fall dead as a hammer. Now, to quantify that I just don't shoot a second shot unless I think the bird was wounded or it is clean. From my early youth until they got too sparse to hunt I was an avid ruffed grouse hunter and all that was woods jump shooting. I was pretty darn good at it if I say so myself. A turkey is just bigger.
I had a gobbler come onto a ledge above me one year and it was a very steep angle (like a cliff). He was plenty close enough so I shot and I suppose being on such an angle I was low. well he flew off that cliff quartering away from me ( my all time favorite station) so I swing through and he folds up immediately and I hear him crash over the hill. My buddy yells from below, did you get him. He comes up and I tell him the bird fell over the bank and I'm sure he's dead. He confirms he heard a hard thud. We go over and there is zero sign of a bird or where he fell. We look for several minutes and I am upset. He even states again he heard the thud and confirms he knows I usually roll them up. We are standing there and I am disgusted, I even say I'm going to count the bird against my last tag and I'm done. All of a sudden I hear sound like someone knocking on a wall from another room. I look over just in time to see a foot rise and fall from a stump. I exclaim, "there he is" and my buddy says where. I walk over and look into the hollow stump and there is my gobbler who just finished his last death flop. I pulled him out and turned to my buddy and said, "hole in one!". he laughs and says only you could do that.
I believe in giving everything a sporting chance. That's why we don't call that first shot a miss when we whiff. It's called a "warning shot".
I guess it would depend on the situation ( cover, what the bird did, etc ) as to whether or not I`d even take a second shot. I just hope to the good Lord that I never cripple one . That`s a main reason why I`ll never shoot at one beyond 40 yards ( and preferably closer ). I think I`d throw up if I had one wounded and he got away.
Yes
Once, but 4 times I have missed early morning then killed later in the day.. I get pissed and wont leave the woods after a miss like most will.. I put on some miles after a miss.. Only once I wasn't able to avenge a miss on the same day and that hurt more than any because i had to sleep on it,, and ended up not even killing one that whole season :'(..
In 30 years I can only think of twice, once on second shot and once on the 3rd shot
yes
My favorite was on a bird with my new 20 gauge. I worked him to the right range and he turned just right at about 30 steps. It is a peep sight style and I held the sight too low. I shot and he flopped and went down and jumped back up, heading right to me. I waited until he was about 25 yards and squeezed on his head. Nothing. I looked at the side of the gun and the first shell had hung on ejection. As I shucked the new round in, the bird fell dead 20 yards away - stone dead, no flopping. I had shot low and heart shot him. It would have been more awesome if he had fell out right as I pulled the trigger on the second shot - a true silenced round!
I did miss one in the rain that came running by me right as I was sitting down. About 10 yards and I aimed at his head. Clean miss and he took flight. Mistake! I thought to myself, okay, now this is just shooting a decoying goose - lead for his head. I took the shot at about 40 yards and folded him so hard that he broke his clavicle (wishbone) as he hit the ground with a thud.
I have missed a few, but I don't want to talk about that. :z-guntootsmiley: >:(
No. If the first shot doesn't connect then I don't shoot again. Now I have had a few that I didn't hit as solid as i would have liked and required further attention. One of which turned into more shooting, a foot race, an obstacle course and a rasslin' match.
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First bird of the 2020 season. A pair of 2yo birds came cruising through around 20 yards. Lifted my head for the first shot, panicked 2nd and 3rd shot clean misses with the bird in the air. I was going for head shots for some reason now looking back. 4th and last shell, decided for a body shot and the bird folded.
I always try to take the first available shot on a bird and rushed it then.
Yes.
But many more times backing someone up.
Had 3 2 yr olds circle me, one brushed my boot. He walked in front of me and I put my dot on his head and sneezed, yes sneezed as I pulled the trigger. I shot 4 feet over him at 8 feet, lol. He ran for a bit and I was laughing so hard he actually stopped and gobbled. I finished the task at 42 yards. Worst miss in history. :OGturkeyhead:
Not yet, but I do recall missing a public land Osceola 3 times on the last day of the season..
Mike
Quote from: zelmo1 on February 19, 2021, 02:03:29 PM
Had 3 2 yr olds circle me, one brushed my boot. He walked in front of me and I put my dot on his head and sneezed, yes sneezed as I pulled the trigger. I shot 4 feet over him at 8 feet, lol. He ran for a bit and I was laughing so hard he actually stopped and gobbled. I finished the task at 42 yards. Worst miss in history. :OGturkeyhead:
That's one for the books.