"Floppage"

[longspur]

Only one I ever shot that didn't flop had a lot of body shot in him. Saw two delayed flops. One was really blasted about 20 yds the other had his head peeping around a tree at me about 15yds and got 5 or 6 pellets in the head. He lunged backwards a few feet and lay still till I was there looking at him then flopped

[BOFF]

I've shot two that hit and didn't flop.

One then flopped when walked up and touched it, and the other began to flop on his own after about a minute without being touched.
Never had one that made it to the truck without flopping at some point.

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Turkey hunted 25 plus years and never had a turkey not flop until the last one this year. I shot, he fell over, and nothing. I took several pictures from where I was sitting, got up, walked over to him approximately 2 minutes after shooting him, and he started flopping. 

God Bless,
David B.

[wisconsinteacher]

So far with the three we have killed this year with HeviShot all dropped and did not move until they were picked up.  The two with #7 were shot at 35 and 40 yards and one at 45 with #6.  Before HeviShot, the birds shot would go down and then flop.  I don't know why thes start to flop when picked up, but they did.

[mike103]

Nine birds to my credit.

Five with lead duplex 4X6's, two with #6 hevi shot and two with magnum blend hevi shot.

All 12 gauge 3" magnum shells.

All under thirty yards.

All flopper's every one of them.

[Ozark Ridge Runner]

I'm closing the gap on my 100th gobbler pretty quick and I can't remember one that didn't flop.

[turkey slayer]

Post-mortem vascular sporatic reflexes.
I just made that up but it sounds pretty legit huh?

sounds good to me!!

[trkehunr93]

I have never had a turkey not flop at some point, 2 this spring did not flop on impact but did once I picked them up.  I'm use to and expect them to flop.  Boot on their neck until they are done.

[Basser69]

I have never had one not flop of all of them that I have seen killed.

[drenalinld]

I think it's similar to deer hunting. I have shot deer through both lungs and part of the heart at close range with a 300 magnum only to have them run nearly 100 yards.
I have seen two turkeys that did not flop. Can't explain it.

[natman]

I've shot 27 turkeys, a few at very close range that turned their heads to hamburger and every single one flopped to one degree or another. Never had a DRT.

[beardblaster]

 Never shot one that didn't have a boot print on his neck before he left the woods.

[BrowningGuy88]

I have killed 2 that did not wiggle after they were shot. Both were from behind. One at 7 feet from the gun barrel and the other 27 yards. Both were shot with Remington Nitro #5's out of a 20 gauge. I think they did not flop because I broke their backs, wings and necks. The one at 7', I shot right between the wings and the one at 27 yards, I shot right at the top of the feathers on the neck.

I have either pulled the trigger or been there when it was pulled on near to 100 gobblers and these two are the only ones I have seen not flop at all. I think it is just part of it. Shoot, run step on neck, wait til flopping stops, take trophy home!

Daman

[gobbler74]

I think its all in the nerves and varies from one to another..I have only seen a few "no flop at alls" I saw a bird get all but beheaded the first day with a 10 ga and Hevi 6 x 7 Nitros at 10 yards it was gruesome...about 3/4 inch of skin flap holding the head on and he still flopped around for 3-4 minutes till the heart died I guess. I got video of the action just after the shot but just not something I use as public entertainment...so I spared yall for the last 5 weeks. no flop situations are few but they still happen..raised near chickens as a kid..when granpa took an axe to an ole rooster or hens head he lopped it off to feed the family. Unless you've seen a chicken run circles with no head you wouldnt understand how it happens