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

Started by aaron.haverfield@gmail.co, April 18, 2015, 08:45:05 AM

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Phire Phite

#15
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

Quote from: outdoors on April 18, 2015, 09:24:36 AM
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 ....  :icon_thumright:
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

Quote from: callmakerman on April 18, 2015, 09:37:02 AM
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.
Psalms 118v24: This is the day which the Lord hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.

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

Quote from: aaron.haverfield@gmail.co on April 18, 2015, 08:45:05 AM
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!!! >:( :character0029: :chucknorris:
3 shots at 60 yards means he peppered the you know what out of that bird. Not good at all. Bird might be dead.