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#41

Turkey Hunting Tips ,Strategies & Methods / Re: Never Fail Terrain Feature...

Last post by Dhamilton1 - Today at 08:25:19 AM

Never fail and turkeys ----- hahahahahahahahahahahahahaha, those things don't go together.

I'm glad I was able to give you some comical relief.

Still learning even after 5 years but comments like this show why people don't ask for help or insight and don't want to be one these forums.


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#42

Turkey Hunting Tips ,Strategies & Methods / Re: Never Fail Terrain Feature...

Last post by Dhamilton1 - Today at 08:20:16 AM

I wouldn't use "never fail" and "turkey hunting" in the same sentence.

A place a couple gobblers are hanging everyday might be silent at daybreak for a day or two, or more, depending on the breeding season stage. Or all heck might break loose for several days straight and you think you hit the spring turkey gold mine of locations...until they clam up again.

Find where the hens want to be, where there is good nesting cover nearby, gobblers won't be far.

Thank you.


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#43

General Forum / Re: 20 gauge lead load

Last post by Gooserbat - Today at 08:19:34 AM

This entire thread proves that a lot of people don't understand what tss and it's concept is.  I could try to explain it but in a nutshell it pattern density not just heavier than lead shot.  Never will 1 1/2 oz of #6 lead (336 pellets,) be as dense as 1 5/8 oz of tss #9 (594 pellets). That's what makes it work. 

After spending the last 6 years on TSS load development I think I understand it better than your average joe. I think what this thread has really proved is that TSS has became a crutch for turkey hunters and they are adverse to alternate options. So much so they don't want to accept it's possible.

You first tried to say we couldn't fit more than 1-1/4oz in a wad. I have posted multiple pictures to show 1-1/2oz fits with room to spare.

I wholeheartedly agree that you will have more pattern density with the tss load, but there is a point of diminishing returns.

Sure, we can put 300 pellets in a 10" circle with TSS, but is that turkey at 40 yards any more dead than the turkey shot with lead 6's that had 150 pellets in the 10" circle? No sir.

It's time we come back down to earth with shotshell load development. TSS has made us greedy. There's not a thing in the world wrong with cheap nickel plated lead. Lead shot has been and always will be the standard by which other shot materials are judged. We don't need 250 pellets in a 10" circle to kill a turkey.

First I did not say you couldn't get more than 1 1/4 oz of shot in a 20 gauge.  I said or meant to say that it was relevant to wad volume and 1 1/4 oz was what filled up the wad.  You are correct in the assumption that if you change the wad you change the volume.  I agree tss is a tool but not necessary.  I've been shooting it for 10 years and learned to hand load a long while before you could buy it as loaded ammo.  Now where I believe we're going to disagree is the 40 yard thing.  I personally don't care if a bird is 15 yards or 60.  If my gun is proven to be lethal at that range I'm taking the bird.  And yes a 250/40 is a clean kill at 60 yards.  Id probably get people at my house with torches and pitchforks if I posted some of the shot distance I've seen over the years from guys who have truly developed loads to kill turkeys at ridiculous ranges. I understand it's fool hardy to post those and I don't neither do I advocate for it but I do accept the reality that it's not a 40 yard game if you don't want it to be.  But that's up to you and there is no wrong answer.

For what it's worth if I were to shoot lead again out of a 20 gauge it would be nickel plated and either #6.5 or #7 in as heavy as payload as possible.

#44

General Forum / Re: If you could hunt 1 day wi...

Last post by Cut N Run - Today at 08:16:58 AM

I'd like to hunt with GobbleNut, but for more than one day. I've been on a few different turkey forums that he's also participated in over the years.  I've learned from his posts and applied some of the wisdom he's shared to my own quiver of knowledge.  I've never hunted outside of North Carolina, though I'd like to try hunting Merriams in New Mexico sometime.  It won't be this year though, I had hip replacement surgery 10 days ago and will be lucky to get to hunt here this season.

Jim

#45

Turkey Hunting Tips ,Strategies & Methods / Re: what vest or bag setup for...

Last post by BrowningGuy88 - Today at 08:08:05 AM

I went to this setup last year and probably will be with it a long time.

Trophyline Platow pack with an academy gamewinner folding seat clipped into the top clips. It holds my calls, binos, thermacell, gloves, mask, extra shells, a snack, and water with no issues. It is quiet to slip off when I get to where I want to setup. It carries like it is not even on my back when I am moving.

If the hunt turns into a game of cat and mouse, then I just leave the pack and seat in the middle of an opening where I can find it and go on hunting with a cane yelper around my neck and my Bobwhite.

Prior to the Platow, I used an Alps satchel/bag that I liked a lot as well. It is lite, doesn't hold too much junk, yet holds just what I needed.

#46

LEARNING TO TURKEY HUNT / Re: Types of Gobbles

Last post by chingson - Today at 08:03:49 AM

Thank y'all for the great advice and tips!

#47

General Forum / Re: Snake boots 2026!

Last post by BrowningGuy88 - Today at 08:03:43 AM

I have the twisted X boots that are bottomland tops and leather bottoms. 4 years on them and many 100 miles at this point. I would buy them again tomorrow if these wore out. I absolutely love them!

#48

General Forum / Re: TSS article Outddoor Life

Last post by Ranman - Today at 08:01:36 AM

I shoot TSS because it makes my 28 gauge a real turkey killer. As long as I can get it to load it, I will. But the old timer in me still has a 12 gauge set up for Longbeards, lol. Z

Same as Z..
I also built a shot trap that catches most of the tss shot when testing loads.

#49

2026 OLD GOBBLER TURKEY HUNTING TEAM CONTEST / Re: Herding up the GOATS

Last post by JeffC - Today at 07:58:22 AM

Where is Cranky? He is not listed on team thread?? Did the Grummpies kick him out???

#50

Turkey Calls / Re: Leather Lanyard with Two L...

Last post by sbbow - Today at 07:49:22 AM

Howdy folks,

This season will be the first I'm carrying a trumpet and tube with me and I'd like to get a leather lanyard with two loops that will hold both at once.

Any recommendations of someone on here or otherwise who could make that for me? Doesn't have to be fancy, just durable, adjustable, and functional.

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I can make you something if you're interested. You can see some of my work o er in the trumpet section or if you do FB you can look at my page
Steve's Custom Lanyards


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