First miss (Redemption!)

[Full strut]

I just wanted to say thank you to everyone for their kind words. Also wanted to let yall know that I ended up getting the same bird I missed, gave him a 2 day break and he turned up around supper time

[tomstopper]

Way to stay after him. Congrats.....

[daveco]

One time I shot at a tom coming up a hill to me and it flew away; it had been inside of 40 yards, and I was using my gun I always use, with the same load I always use.  My hunting buddy and I commiserated for several minutes, when I noticed two turkey hunters coming our way, with a turkey.  We went up to them, and we were told that they brought me my turkey.  They were hunting on the next property, heard me shoot, and saw the tom flying across the field, when it suddenly folded up and fell, dead.  The taxidermist who had the check station we took the bird to, to check, told me he had seen this before, when shot penetrates a lung, and it takes awhile for the bird to die. (Yes, I was aiming at the head and neck) Next time I miss, I'm going to follow that bird's exit path, just to be sure.

[Rapscallion Vermilion]

Congratulations! That's the way to stick with it.

[Snoodsniper]

Good job!

[Phire Phite]

There you go!!

[RutnNStrutn]

I just wanted to say thank you to everyone for their kind words. Also wanted to let yall know that I ended up getting the same bird I missed, gave him a 2 day break and he turned up around supper time

Awesome!!! Way to stick with it!!
Congrats!!!

[Onpoint]

One time I shot at a tom coming up a hill to me and it flew away; it had been inside of 40 yards, and I was using my gun I always use, with the same load I always use.  My hunting buddy and I commiserated for several minutes, when I noticed two turkey hunters coming our way, with a turkey.  We went up to them, and we were told that they brought me my turkey.  They were hunting on the next property, heard me shoot, and saw the tom flying across the field, when it suddenly folded up and fell, dead.  The taxidermist who had the check station we took the bird to, to check, told me he had seen this before, when shot penetrates a lung, and it takes awhile for the bird to die. (Yes, I was aiming at the head and neck) Next time I miss, I'm going to follow that bird's exit path, just to be sure.

Congrats man

Last year I took the baikal single shot out, loaded up with longbeard 4's. 3 gobblers stroll on, I shoot, 1 run, 1 flies, and 1 just Casually walks off as I try to reload. By the time I get loaded up he goes over a rise. I'm kicking myself in the hind end for screwing up a chip shot and I hear him flopping. He walked about 30 yards ans hit the deck

[beagler]

Way to hang in there! Congrats!

[DawgsFan1]

Congratulations! Glad you got him.

[steveo]

Happens to us all !!! Get back at it and be positive

[jim67]

Dont feel bad, I missed one this morning, rushed the shot as he was walking briskly between 2 trees, thought he made me. Missed a total of 3 since I started. Cant help but think I hit them some where, but hope not.

[Ericbrooks]

My most memorable miss I missed him on the ground he took off flying and I knocked him out of the air. That's quick redemption right there!