Originally Posted By: SharpSpur
So if a turkey gobbles (not sqauks but rolls them out) out of sight comes in and never fans out. Head is RWB and swelled like a baseball, but has a short beard, Stands tall and rolls one out in your face some of you guys won't shoot? Labels aside, I'm shooting that bastard in the face and frying his breast into golden nuggets of deliciousness. Is it what I'd prefer to shoot, no. I let a short bearded Merriam that never strutted close to me, but rolled them out like a champ crap on me in NE three years ago and decided if they can play with the big boy's girls, they can die.


I passed up 3 different shot opportunities on one this past saturday morning. It would've been my first bird, ever. I don't regret it one bit. It was a great hunt. Everything happened except spitting and drumming and pulling the trigger. I wouldn't think less of anyone for shooting the bird I let walk. If someone is happy to shoot it, I'm happy for'em!


"In Alabama, we prefer to kill small bucks on big properties"-Turkey247