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Opening day turkey miss

Amarty734

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Feb 18, 2019
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Location
Southeast Michigan
Got settled into a spot I'd never been to before for opening day in Michigan. My dad and I were sitting in front of the same large oak tree on the edge of a cut bean field. I proceeded to call 2 jakes and 2 toms into the decoys at 10 yards. For some dumb reason I decided this was the year to kill them with my bow, but also not to use a ground blind while having no cover. I ended up having the birds at my decoys for 5 minutes without an opportunity to draw. Finally they started to move off, I drew and they saw me move. They started moving off semi-fast but not running and I took a shot right over the biggest toms back. Honestly I don't even remember the process of taking the shot. My dad luckily pulled up his gun and shot one of the toms, so it wasn't a total bust. Turkeys sure aren't smart creatures but they sure do get lucky a lot. Or I just make dumb mistakes too often. The next day I got busted by 3 toms that I thought had flown down but were actually still on the roost and had shut up. I sure do seem to get plenty of "learning experiences" chasing these birds.
 
Lesson learned: always have cover/a blind when using a bow. Don't get too impatient and chase after them too quickly because they might still be on the roost. The patience part I still seem to be learning!
 
hey it happens....I"ve missed A LOT of turkeys with my bow...tough to "pick a spot "on one...especially in a flock with all the movement..... get back out their and getem!
 
I missed a turkey today. Busted at 10 yards. I have not had time to hunt much too busy planting food plots. Finished the very large plots yesterday finally. So I went hunting turkeys. Not patient and he saw me move


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