It wasn’t meant to be

  • Ted Wedul
    holmen, wi
    Posts: 765
    January 10, 2008 at 9:19 pm #641888

    Thanks guys!! Another great show.

    Ted

    deertracker
    Posts: 9233
    May 7, 2009 at 9:41 pm #210927

    Well, just like deer hunting I will be eating my turkey tag. My short day and a half trip turned even shorter when we had to leave earlier than planned. Wednesday morning at sunrise we had 8 different birds gobbling, but could not get them to commit. At about 7 the gobbling stopped and didn’t get a response for the rest of the day. At about 8:30 I formulated a new plan and took a long hike around a big swamp and found a small clearing in some think stuff. There was a small 3 by 5 watering hole in the clearing that had seen some good use. After about 45 minutes I had one come in on my right side silently at about 12 yards. It was in some thicker stuff but I had a head shot and could see the body a little. It looked like a low 20 pound bird. But being in the thick and on my right side I could not get a shot. I could see it looked at my decoy and then circled behind me. Then as silent as it came in it left my life. That was the last bird I saw and had to be out of the woods by 12. I will have to eat my tag this year as I won’t get out again before my season ends and now have fishing on the brain. I haven’t found any good recipes in the forum for eating tags, but have eaten enough recently I might add one. I like turkey hunting, but the pond is calling me and my boat so it is ok.
    DT

    turk2di
    Western, Ky
    Posts: 58
    May 7, 2009 at 10:51 pm #51380

    Tag soup ain’t so bad if you added:

    effort

    persistence

    enjoyment!

    Sorry you didnt kill. We all have been there im sure!

    lick
    Posts: 6443
    May 8, 2009 at 1:18 am #51383

    hang on to the tag maybe after season we can have a gtg and a big fire im sure ill have a couple to add

    good luck fishing

    Brad Juaire
    Maple Grove, MN
    Posts: 6101
    May 8, 2009 at 2:35 am #51385

    It’s all about the encounters DT! Kudos to you for not taking a low percentage shot.

    robstenger
    Northern Twin Cities, MN
    Posts: 11374
    May 8, 2009 at 1:15 pm #51396

    DT, don’t feel bad I ate my first tag this year also.

    Try try try again. It sounds like you still had some good times and enjoyed your time. That is what makes it sweeter when it all does come together.

    Joel Nelson
    Moderator
    Southeast MN
    Posts: 3137
    May 8, 2009 at 1:59 pm #51404

    Happens to everyone. Like Brad said, good work on not taking a poor shot. Eating a tag because you couldn’t recover wounded game is much worse.

    Sounds like you hunted hard and did your best in the given conditions. That’s all you can hope for!

    Joel

    mpearson
    Chippewa Falls, WI
    Posts: 4338
    May 8, 2009 at 3:03 pm #51408

    Quote:

    Happens to everyone. Like Brad said, good work on not taking a poor shot. Eating a tag because you couldn’t recover wounded game is much worse.

    x 2

    SteveHuettl
    South Metro
    Posts: 224
    May 8, 2009 at 7:05 pm #51427

    Better luck next year tracker…your day will come!

    Just be happy you didn’t wiff at 5 yards like someone else I know….LOL!!

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