Mouthcaller, I feel your pain. Day 5 of opening day I have three hens crossing in front of me and look to my right and there he is. Miss him at 52 steps. Questionable shot but still should have nailed him. Day 7 I do some tree yelps at daylight and get an immediate answer. He flys down and if I had not shot he would have sat in my lap. Missed at 35 yards. Day 9 I am calling to a hung up bird and look to my right and here comes about 30 birds. Must have been 7 or 8 gobblers in that group. The hens are 10 steps from me and getting nervous. I shot and of course miss again.
I took my gun to a local gunsmith and he said I had a bad choke on my gun. It was a new one I put on before the season started. Had some great hunts just didn't get the birds. Hope you feel better.
