What to do if you miss a bird?...?.....?....?

[Phire Phite]

I bet VERY small amount of people have stayed at home in bed and gotten a gobbler because of it.  Take the gun for a walk, they like the outdoors.

[Clif Owen]

Along those same lines..what to do if you spook a bird or 2 by them seeing you? Try area again next day with different call or will the same one work? We had 2 birds pretty worked up last weekend but my partner bumped them by trying to get closer and they evidently were on the move too.

[aaron.haverfield@gmail.co]

You guy are right, can't kill a bird staying in bed. Guess we are going to give it another try. Will let you guys know how it goes.

[owlhoot]

HEY ,, A FREIND OF MINE AND A FREIND OF HIS WENT AND HUNTED THESE GOBLERS                   
>ON PUBLIC LAND <
AND ONE OF THE BIRDS TOOK OFF AND THE FREIND OF FREIND WENT AFTER UM AND SAW HIM ON A FIRE BRAKE AND SHOT M THE BIRD ROLLED OVER AND THEN FLEW AWAY ,, TWO DAYS LATER ANOTHER FREIND HUNTED THE SAME AREA AND GOT A NICE GOBBLER WITH PELLET WOUNDS IN AND AROUND THE LEGS , SAME BIRD .... YES HUNT IT AGAIN .... 

X2 Been there, didn't let the friend of a friend come back, 4 days later hung up at 60 yards gobbling his head off and after  3 hours he came to 30 yards and I finished the job.  Bird had 6 shot lead in the leg, wing and back, purple and green spots.

[mgm1955]

If it were me and the property big enough I would hunt another part property and leave him alone for a week or so. If this is the only bird sounding off then I would hit him from another direction other than where you shot at him. JMO

Really good advice.

[aaron.haverfield@gmail.co]

Well guys I went back the next morning and not a single sound. Looks like they moved on.

[Clif Owen]

That might have happened without the gunshots. What I mean is try a few more times. It is likely that the birds had roosted elsewhere or just weren't gobbling that morning. I hunted a spot this year that we heard 4 birds Easter morning. The next Friday and Saturday, we heard 2. It's a long story why no shots were fired but none were. The next 4 times we went to that area, no gobbles at all. Then yesterday, I heard 2. One of those was one of the original 4 (he had a distinctive voice) but not sure about the other.

Just keep plugging along!

[g8rvet]

Keep at em.  They may have been quiet.  My nephew missed one this year on his little 125 acre spot.  He killed his buddy that was with him 3 days later.  Gobbling their heads off.  The missee was kind of leary, but he followed his buddy in (he stayed just out of gun range  - he had an odd beard, definitely same bird).  He called them in to a different place and called differently.

[aaron.haverfield@gmail.co]

Well, I'm going up to South Dakota to hunt for the weekend so I'm going to leave them alone for the next week and a half. Hopefully they will be back for Illinois 4th season.

[RutnNStrutn]

So here's my problem guys,
I took my brother hunting this morning and he got a little I'm patient with the trigger. With out me saying anything he tried a 60 yard shot and miss the old gobbler 3 times.

I'd kick my bro's arse!!!
3 shots at 60 yards means he peppered the you know what out of that bird. Not good at all. Bird might be dead.