Missing

[wisconsinteacher]

Okay, I will admit I missed (twice this weekend)  I have had good luck in the past but these two misses were very simular.  I had two different toms stick their heads up over a rise on a hill to look for the hen and both times I missed.  What is your stratigie for aiming/shooting birds that only stick their head over the hill to look?  I was able to see from waddle up.

[Crockrj]

Are you using a straight bead or red dot/scope? I use a Fast FireIII and wherever that red dot is my shot follows. More misses are caused from not having your head down the barrel. I also shoot #9s TSS, so that helps 

[jblackburn]

Williams Firesights on an 870 with IC tube did this to a 10 yard gobbler this past Saturday that I could only see the head and a part of the neck.

[cphill]

Wow is all I can say

Sent from my C771 using Tapatalk 2

[tomstopper]

If I can see from the waddles up, I aim in the center of the neck always. With the way my gun is patterned, it covers from the head to the waddles and I don't think it will matter if they are peaking over a hill or around a tree etc.... Did you try to re-sight your gun to make sure it's still on? Maybe something has loosened or if you use a red dot maybe it's lost its zero... Good luck next time....

[Cutt]

What is your stratigie for aiming/shooting birds that only stick their head over the hill to look?  I was able to see from waddle up.

Had that happen a couple times this Season so far, I simply don't shoot. In PA you must see a beard to shoot, not sure about other States? And I want to see a longbeard before shooting, Because I  don't want to end up shooting a jake, can be fustrating, but I pass on these shots.

[jordanz7935]

My first bird of the season this year did just that but all i could see was his head. I give a lot of credit to me havin a red dot on my gun. Quick target acquisition and very precise. Also, with a red dot when aiming you can see your entire target not just whats above your open sights. And when they play peek-a-boo up over a rise and all you can see is their head it definitely helps when you can see your entire target. 

[DirtNap647]

I always aim where neck  meets feathers

[wisconsinteacher]

One miss was with a red dot one was with open sights.  I was shocked more than anything when it happened.  I was relaxed and ready for the bird both times.  I just need to practice aiming lower when/if it happens again.

[surehuntsalot]

Here in Mississippi,jakes are a no no,so I don't shoot.