Missed Turkey

[EyeChsr]

Missed turkey this am what are the chances they will be back?

[hugonian1]

It sounds like DonBo will have the expertise on this question.

I have shot a turkey and the others around might jump and startle but don't seem to be too keen on what happened.

[ANYFISH2]

Don't give up! Especially this season as they haven't dispersed (completely anyhow)yet. If your on birds they will be there again during the season (a). Probably tomorrow.

Good luck the rest of the season!

[nbadger23]

Two years ago I missed a bird that came in with 3 other toms. An hour later I killed a really nice 25 lb bird and this was late in the year when they'd already had some pressure. I don't think gun shots bother them nearly as much as consistently detecting human presence.

Good luck!

[EyeChsr]

Thanks guys, first year hunting the turkey didn't know what to expect. More thoughts welcome though.

[DonBo]

Maybe move a little ways away and give them a different look. They should be back, unless you showed yourself and spooked them off.

[benbosh]

They'll be back. I had 2 toms come in 2 years ago and missed. The next day I shot one of them 60 yards from where I missed the day before. To them, the loud blast of a shotgun isn't a blast from a gun, its just a really loud bang noise.

[engfish]

I had a buddy who missed his first shot a couple years back. We ended up on the same field the next morning less than 50 yards from where he missed the day before.

I knew it was the same bird from the day before; when he spread out his fan and started to strut, he was missing half of his tail feathers. He looked like the Michael Spinks of gobblers with every other tail feather missing.

It did have double beard, though, to make up for the missing tail feathers.

[Archerysniper]

I shot one years back that when he strutted it had a big bald spot from my buddies arrow the morning before. I rubbed that one in hard and still do. When they are love struck you never know.

[bigbucks]

They aren't even remotely close to as smart as deer. I think their memory is about like, well, what was that? Oh, sorry I forgot...