This can't be! Say it ain't so! This never happens to me!

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ajaxakita

Discussion Starter · Apr 27, 2013

Turkey season opened up today in PA for Spring Gobbler. I'm not much of a Turkey Hunting fan as I am Deer, but since they keep insisting on walking around my property, I might as well nab one of these Thunder Chickens right? Well, me and 4:30 in the morning don't get along well so I woke up around 8am and went on my back deck and called just to see if one is around. Well don't you know I have a taker....so I run in and put a shell in my 12 gauge and creep up closer. Mind you, I'm in a blue sweatshirt and sweat pants, no camo. So we exchange "Love" calls for about 15 minutes and what do you know, he comes walking out of the woods about 30 yards away. He started going away from me so I chirped a couple of times to turn him around. At about 25 yards, I got the bead on his head and BOOM!!!! I MISSED!!!!!!!!

WTH?!?!?!? I NEVER miss! :bs:This can't be! Has to be the gun right fellas????

Anyone? Anyone?

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btleslie

· #2 · Apr 27, 2013

Turkey Fever?

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locknload

· #3 · Apr 27, 2013

Get out the turkey call; & give it another shot! (pun intended!)

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ajaxakita

Discussion Starter · #4 · Apr 27, 2013

Turkey Fever?

Maybe but I never have a fever when the big buck comes around. Darn birds!!!

GunsandNoses

· #5 · Apr 27, 2013

The turkey ducked.

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ETF

· #6 · Apr 27, 2013

The sweat pants were too tight.

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tazelmo

· #7 · Apr 27, 2013

Better to miss the turkey then the bad guy.. Practice,Practice It happens to all of us once in life but we learn from our mistakes.

Fishinkeylargo

· #8 · Apr 27, 2013

You must have put a slug in, after all everyone knows all you have to do is point a shotgun in the general direction of your target and you can't miss. :r_c:

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LonestarJake

· #9 · Apr 27, 2013

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I figure you encountered Super Turkey out of his costume.

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Or maybe you met up with another Turkey before getting your shotgun!

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And there's always that famous Will Rogers explanation....."S--- Happens!"

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JHPRICE

· #10 · Apr 27, 2013

it apears you got him excited and he got you excited too

jhp

taurusgunner

· #11 · Apr 27, 2013

Should have been a double barreled shotgun, then,you could have shot the turkey through your door or off your veranda.....lol...

uke

n Biden.

Harry

· #12 · Apr 27, 2013

It probably had something to do with the sweatpants.

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Peacemakr40

· #13 · Apr 27, 2013

Could be the turkey saw your attire and bent over really fast to laugh.

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R.Ph380

· #14 · Apr 28, 2013

Sooooooo, who's the turkey now?......................hehehe

cassrh

· #15 · Apr 28, 2013

I can't explain it, but last season I got two nice Toms while driving T posts for a new fence. Every time I hit the driver on the post, the Toms went crazy - they just came a-runnin. For the other guys on the lease, they were all decked out in the latest/greatest and drew a blank. Strange.

bre346

· #16 · Apr 28, 2013

I'm awake at 4:30 am too but very interested in getting up.

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timmay1023

· #17 · Apr 29, 2013

Maybe it was the baddest bird in the woods and would take a ray gun to kill it?

Southern4x4

· #18 · Apr 29, 2013

I'm gonna go with a combination of the attire and the fever. Two excuses are better than one. If at first you don't succeed, try again.

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traveltroll1

· #19 · Apr 29, 2013

Distracted by the hunt!

Romero254

· #20 · Apr 29, 2013

Oh this thread is hilarious! LOL

Bet you're the talk of the turkey town lol. Better luck next time.

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