Missed twice!!!!

[Spring_Woods]

I can't believe it still. Same bird. An hour later missed again.

I guess thats what happens when you are over confident.

But fellas, I had this bird pegged.

I was walking down this ridge hooting and didn't hear anything by the field so I went up and further back in towards the listening spot. I am walking back and hear the first bird of the morning fire off. GOBBBLE!
Once he started about 5 or 6 others joined in. I'm listening there on the ridge opposite of them. So about flydown most of the birds get quiet as expected except for the first one I heard. So I make the trip up the hill to get after him. I'm walking down the grassy path on the mountain top and GOBBLE! Ok, well he's close now so I freeze and I can see him strutting in the trail. So I sit down up against the nearest tree I could find. About 5 minutes pass, and I can hear something behind me. I turn around to look and it's a hen! She sees me and takes to the sky. Now, it's just me and the tom, unless he follows her. I give him a few reassuring yelps and clucks. Next gobble I hear blows my hat off! Then I hear him spitn. (1st time I've ever heard that) he cleared the brush and BOOM! I didn't have my head down fully on the gun. .

I'm still a rookie I reckon. the second miss, I'll type out later on the computer. Crazy, awesome day in the turkey woods.

[njdevilsb]

At least it was an exciting hunt.  Nobody wants to miss, but it's going to happen eventually.  Good luck getting back on him for a third time.

[Hognutz]

The third time is the charm..Good luck to you..Mike

[West Augusta]

We have all missed a few.  Don't let it get to you.

[stinkpickle]

I won't even tell you how many consecutive misses I've had before.  Let's just say you're a ways from the record, and you have nothing to worry about.  

[Basser69]

If you don't miss one every now and then, you aint hunting hard enough

[WyoHunter]

I'd tell you to keep your chin up and get back at them but I'll just say keep a positive attitude and keep your head DOWN next time that old gobbler struts in on you. Good luck the rest of the season!

[bowhunter84]

The third time is the charm..Good luck to you..Mike

[PANYHunter]

Keep after him.  

[Spring_Woods]

Thanks guys..I never give up. This just makes me want to hunt harder. I posted a new topic in the gun section. I think I may have figured out the culprit.

[lmbhngr]

I`ve missed several times. I got a fistful of feathers last year for peats sake!! My son even had his first miss last year so fuget about it!!

[Ol'Mossy]

You'll get him next time, good luck 

[cannonball]

Keep at it and you will get him. Good luck next time out!

[harvester]

sorry bout the misses but good luck next time.

[NCBigShot]

We have all missed a few.  Don't let it get to you.

....a wise man once said.."if you're not missing, you ain't hunting"... Sometimes these words comfort me.