I usually carry a gun with two shells in it and two in my vest. When I'm away from home I load the gun with three. Strange place...you just never know what you may encounter I guess.
The two in the vest are mostly for if I forget to load the gun. (Yes, it's happened) :TooFunny:
When I carry my single shot, I have one in the gun and an extra in my front pocket for quick access in case a follow up is needed.
I've had to shoot a couple of birds a second time, but it's rare. If I see that head up, I always shoot again since I lost one many years ago.
I've never come back from a hunt with no ammo and I don't see the need to carry a bunch of extra ammo and that weight. I did try carrying a third extra round, a heavy pheasant load for snake medicine but since it looks like my turkey shells I got it mixed up once and don't do it any more.
How many shells do you carry when you hunt?
Usually a box of federal tss, which is 3 in gun 2 in box in vest.
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usually 3 in my gun, and 4 extra in my satchel.. 2 of these extra are just regular heavy load's just in case i need to shoot something else, like a coyote etc.
Two in the gun no matter where I am and two or three in my vest. I figure if I need more than that I'll just quit for the day.
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Two. And rotate every hunt. Shoot one, it gets replaced and is next in line. Should clarify that. One extra. Two total.
One in the gun and one in my vest pocket.
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Three in gun. Two turkey and two high brass 6's in vest.
Gun - I carry 2 shells total in the field.
Archery - I carry 2 arrows total in the field.
Always have extra shells and arrows in the vehicle or at the house.
3 in gun with 2 in vest
I carry 3 in my shotgun and have a spare in my vest. An interesting element to this question is how many turkeys you can shoot in a day in your state. 2 birds a day here.
3 in the vest shell loops, 2 are for the gun. A extra 5 pack in another pouch in the vest.
Why so many? Coyotes.
I forgot to mention that I put a box of ammo in the truck and it stays until after turkey season. Regardless of what is in my vest or gun. Not having ammo isn't an option!
3 in gun 2 in vest
2 in the gun and 3 in the vest.
2 birds per day, and usually shoot 1 or 2 coyotes a season.
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It varies but usually three, back ups in the vehicle. However I often forget to reload after killing a bird and was carrying 2 a lot of this season. One area I would have carried five in the gun had it been legal, bears all over that spot!
I usually carry a total of 5 Shells with me.
3 in the gun and two in the vest. Never needed more than two though.
3 3 Inch #6 lead in the gun , 1 2 3/4 lead #6 in vest for thick cover
Carry 3 shells, usually put 2 in gun one in pocket. I shoot a semiauto.
PIA to unload 3.
Three in the gun two in the vest
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Usually carry a minimum of 6. If I were to get injured or lost and have to spend the night in the woods, I like the thought of having a few extra shells on me.
Or if I stumble across a meth lab on public land...
3 in the gun, 2 in the pockets, rest of the box (sometimes it's empty, sometimes there's 5 left) rides in the truck.
3 in gun and 3 in vest in case i forget the 3 for the gun in the truck.
3 in the gun and 1 in the vest
Usually I just stick 3 in the gun when I leave the truck in the morning and that's it. There is a box in the dash or console of the truck all season however, If I blow it and needed more shells. Never needed more than 2 at a time though, and even hooting more than one is extremely rare. (Knocks on wood)
As few as two in the gun and two in my vest and as many as 3 in my gun and 5 in my vest.
3 in the gun and 2-3 on the gun in a butt stock shell carrier
3 in gun, one bird shot in vest for snakes but i try to never shoot one and a Beretta 40 cal. fully loaded under truck seat for the crack heads!
2 in gun, 2 in vest.
I'm a real man, I carry a primer and a brick!
Three shells in the shotgun and I've always got my EDC on me in the woods.
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One in gun 2 in pocket
3 in my gun. 2 in my vest.
Generally about 4 shells total. Just 2 in the gun and couple in vest. And extras at the truck.
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I travel across the state to hunt, so when I leave the house the gear bag always has a single box of 5 shells.
When it's time to hunt, 2 go in the gun. They are then placed in a buttstock shell holder when driving between locations. A 3rd shell resides for the weekend in the day pack.
I can shoot 2 spring birds here, same day is allowed.
Usually 7, 3 in the gun and 4 extra either in my vest or in a buttstock shell holder.
Quote from: Sir-diealot on June 07, 2021, 08:48:57 PM
I'm a real man, I carry a primer and a brick!
I used to just pull my mask off and ugly 'em to death.
But i boogered a couple up too bad so now I just shoot 'em.
27,
2 in the gun and a box of 25 carried on 2 bandoleers criss crossed across my turkey vest
I hunt where there is the possibility of hearing banjo music, would hate to get in a bad way because of a lack of ammo
3 in gun, 4 in vest pocket
3 in gun and 3 in vest.
2 in gun 2 in vest
3 in gun 2 in vest
I carry 3 on me and a box of 5 in the truck.
Why the extra box? Because I have in fact put my shells in a mesh vest pocket and have them fall out at some point in time. Luckily I keep that extra box of shells In the truck.
3 in the woods. First one should be all I need, second one if needed. The third one is mainly for false hopes and dreams... if you've shot at that bird twice and he's still runnin, that 3rd shot is most likely not gonna do a thing.
But I'd rather have them then not.
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Quote from: Tail Feathers on June 07, 2021, 05:22:24 PM
I usually carry a gun with two shells in it and two in my vest. When I'm away from home I load the gun with three. Strange place...you just never know what you may encounter I guess.
The two in the vest are mostly for if I forget to load the gun. (Yes, it's happened) :TooFunny:
When I carry my single shot, I have one in the gun and an extra in my front pocket for quick access in case a follow up is needed.
I've had to shoot a couple of birds a second time, but it's rare. If I see that head up, I always shoot again since I lost one many years ago.
I've never come back from a hunt with no ammo and I don't see the need to carry a bunch of extra ammo and that weight. I did try carrying a third extra round, a heavy pheasant load for snake medicine but since it looks like my turkey shells I got it mixed up once and don't do it any more.
How many shells do you carry when you hunt?
Pretty much same as you OP. With my TC single shot.....1 in gun and 1 or 2 in vest. With a repeater 2 in the gun and usually 1 in the vest.....on a rare occasion 2 in the vest. I always have at least a full box (5 rounds) in the truck in my gun case.....just in case. I carry enough crap in my vest so any weight I can shave off I try to.
3 in gun 2 in vest
Three in the gun and two in my vest.
3 in gun 3 in vest.
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Quote from: Tail Feathers on June 07, 2021, 10:23:54 PM
Quote from: Sir-diealot on June 07, 2021, 08:48:57 PM
I'm a real man, I carry a primer and a brick!
I used to just pull my mask off and ugly 'em to death.
But i boogered a couple up too bad so now I just shoot 'em.
The DEC threatened to take my license if I kept doing that, something about inhumane cruelty to animals and such.
Quote from: crow on June 07, 2021, 10:42:22 PM
27,
2 in the gun and a box of 25 carried on 2 bandoleers criss crossed across my turkey vest
I hunt where there is the possibility of hearing banjo music, would hate to get in a bad way because of a lack of ammo
Squeal like a pig boy, you got a real purdy mouth.
Obviously how many my weapon legally holds , then always 3 or 4 extras in vest . And a couple of low brass for these copperheadedrattlemocacins we have here in the dirty south .
Quote from: crow on June 07, 2021, 10:42:22 PM
27,
2 in the gun and a box of 25 carried on 2 bandoleers criss crossed across my turkey vest
I hunt where there is the possibility of hearing banjo music, would hate to get in a bad way because of a lack of ammo
:TooFunny:
My quiver holds 6 arrows, 4 with broadheads, 2 with judo points for practice mostly but also snakes or small game.
GA changed its laws a couple years ago so I only carry 5 shells....all in my gun.
I carry at least 4 shells in my vest.
5 total. 3 TSS and 2 high brass 6s for pests/varmits/misc critters
I carry 6. I carry 3 for my gun(l only load 2) and I carry 3 extra in the event a buddy says "I forgot my shells in the truck/home"(it has occurred 2x but 1 hasn't been fired yet).
3 in Gun 3 in vest, don't know why I have 3 in vest. Guess it just makes me feel good knowing I have them.lol Have never had to dip in there an get them!
I use over under so I carry 4 total.
One tss to load and one extra
One lead pheasant load and one extra
Sometimes I'll carry one T load for hogs/coyotes
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I typically carry one more than which ever gun I am carrying will hold. My thought process is... If I empty my gun and do not succeed on a turkey, I have one left for myself.
Reading this made me think, if I am having such an off day, maybe I should carry two extras, for insurance.
Just kidding, about some of it. I do carry one more than the gun will hold. If true, I would have been dead awhile back!
If you hunt large, remote tracts of land often you will eventually have an encounter with an apex predator that will remind you you're not at the top of the food chain in those environments. You'll walk away grateful you're still here and you'll be glad you had a gun in the event that you were going to rely on it to save your life. You may have a stain on your boxers after the encounter, as well.
There are also meth labs, tweekers and all sorts of unpleasant people you hear about in the news who live in places far from cell phone service.
I used to carry 2 in my gun and 2 in my vest and I still do that when I'm hunting locally. But when I'm on the road I carry 3 in my gun and 4 in my vest. When you're far from home in remote places, you're putting yourself in a position where you could easily encounter the worst case scenario.
I don't go into the woods concerned about these types of scenarios but I'm aware that they happen. I'm aware apex predators exist in the woods and meth labs do, too. I want to make sure I've given myself a fighting chance to be the one who comes home.
Quote from: Kyle_Ott on June 08, 2021, 09:12:35 PM
If you hunt large, remote tracts of land often you will eventually have an encounter with an apex predator that will remind you you're not at the top of the food chain in those environments. You'll walk away grateful you're still here and you'll be glad you had a gun in the event that you were going to rely on it to save your life. You may have a stain on your boxers after the encounter, as well.
There are also meth labs, tweekers and all sorts of unpleasant people you hear about in the news who live in places far from cell phone service.
I used to carry 2 in my gun and 2 in my vest and I still do that when I'm hunting locally. But when I'm on the road I carry 3 in my gun and 4 in my vest. When you're far from home in remote places, you're putting yourself in a position where you could easily encounter the worst case scenario.
I don't go into the woods concerned about these types of scenarios but I'm aware that they happen. I'm aware apex predators exist in the woods and meth labs do, too. I want to make sure I've given myself a fighting chance to be the one who comes home.
Dang Kyle . What size of TSS do you carry for Sasquatch ? Some lead for methers , tss to expensive for them :toothy12:
I walked up on a fresh cat kill in 2010 in Wyoming that had taken place moments before I arrived and I got charged by a sow in the Appalachian mountains a few weeks ago when I unknowingly walked between her and the cubs. She covered 80 yards in what seemed like 2 seconds and hit the brakes at 25 yards to start "jumping" off her front legs and raising up on to her back legs while huffing and cutting her teeth at me. She was kind enough to allow me to slowly take one step backwards while facing her until I was out of sight and for another 200 yards after that just in case she came again. It all worked out fine but I was fully prepared to run that gun dry if she hadn't stopped at 25 yards or decided to keep coming after she stopped to posture.
I'm not sure how many hundreds of days of turkey hunting that took place in the 11 years between those encounters but it proves that statistically, encountering those types of scenarios is an anomaly. However, the law of probability indicates that if you do something enough, you'll encounter the anomaly and I'd rather be prepared for it.
You can be sure, if I encounter sasquatch and he's unpleasant, I've got enough shells to run that benelli dry and combat reload to run it dry again.
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Quote from: Kyle_Ott on June 08, 2021, 10:01:26 PM
I walked up on a fresh cat kill in 2010 in Wyoming that had taken place moments before I arrived and I got charged by a sow in the Appalachian mountains a few weeks ago when I unknowingly walked between her and the cubs. She covered 80 yards in what seemed like 2 seconds and hit the brakes at 25 yards to start "jumping" off her front legs and raising up on to her back legs while huffing and cutting her teeth at me. She was kind enough to allow me to slowly take one step backwards while facing her until I was out of sight and for another 200 yards after that just in case she came again. It all worked out fine but I was fully prepared to run that gun dry if she hadn't stopped at 25 yards or decided to keep coming after she stopped to posture.
I'm not sure how many hundreds of days of turkey hunting that took place in the 11 years between those encounters but it proves that statistically, encountering those types of scenarios is an anomaly. However, the law of probability indicates that if you do something enough, you'll encounter the anomaly and I'd rather be prepared for it.
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You can be sure, if I encounter sasquatch and he's unpleasant, I've got enough shells to run that benelli dry and combat reload to run it dry again.
Things like that in the back of my mind are why I carry the full three shells when I'm traveling. You just never know on strange ground.
Glad those ended OK for you!
Quote from: Kyle_Ott on June 08, 2021, 09:12:35 PM
If you hunt large, remote tracts of land often you will eventually have an encounter with an apex predator that will remind you you're not at the top of the food chain in those environments. You'll walk away grateful you're still here and you'll be glad you had a gun in the event that you were going to rely on it to save your life. You may have a stain on your boxers after the encounter, as well.
There are also meth labs, tweekers and all sorts of unpleasant people you hear about in the news who live in places far from cell phone service.
I used to carry 2 in my gun and 2 in my vest and I still do that when I'm hunting locally. But when I'm on the road I carry 3 in my gun and 4 in my vest. When you're far from home in remote places, you're putting yourself in a position where you could easily encounter the worst case scenario.
I don't go into the woods concerned about these types of scenarios but I'm aware that they happen. I'm aware apex predators exist in the woods and meth labs do, too. I want to make sure I've given myself a fighting chance to be the one who comes home. Even apex predators respect the sound of a pump shotgun racking one in the chamber
3 in my gun 2 in my vest
3 in the gun (probably because of hunting waterfowl so much) and 2 extras in my satchel or vest.
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Two or three in the gun and sometimes have an extra one or two in my vest. There's always a box of turkey shells in the truck.
Am I the only person here that carries a side arm too? One of my friends and his dad were killed at a boat launch one night just out of meanness. I also know someone who has been robbed while hunting close to where I am so I don't take chances. I also Walked into some backwoods farming one day.... Heck, unloading my shotgun is one of the last things I do after inspecting around my vehicle before approaching.
Loading and unloading from the car is where I'm always vigilant because the apex predator around me are tweakers.
Two in my gun and and a couple in my vest.
3 in the gun and 3-4 more in the vest.
Quote from: jpc1317 on June 09, 2021, 01:07:41 PM
Am I the only person here that carries a side arm too? One of my friends and his dad were killed at a boat launch one night just out of meanness. I also know someone who has been robbed while hunting close to where I am so I don't take chances. I also Walked into some backwoods farming one day.... Heck, unloading my shotgun is one of the last things I do after inspecting around my vehicle before approaching.
Loading and unloading from the car is where I'm always vigilant because the apex predator around me are tweakers.
I have not carried my EDC while hunting, but I think I am going to start doing so.
1 in the gun
2 in my pocket
I carry enough to fully load my gun twice and I always have another 3 stashed in my vest. You never know for sure how many you will need. So I have 11 shells with me usually. The 3 stashed in my vest has saved me some extra steps before when my son forgot to grab his shells in the house so he used my 3 for a youth hunt a couple years ago.
5 or 6 probably, I would rather have 'em and not need 'em than need 'em and not have 'em .
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2-3 extra shells besides whats in the gun.
Depends on how many drones I am encountering. I have already successfully gunned down one of my old neighbors remote controlled planes. A drone would look good on my resume as well. And yes he dared me to try it after I joked about it when he was buzzing my house. Just before anyone gets too worked up.
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My gun is plugged for a three shell limit to be legal in some of the states I hunt. I carry three extra shells. If I would happen to go through those six shells sans bird I deserve to quit for the day!! I would most likely beat the top of my head with the barrel for being an idiot.
I carry a full magazine in the gun and 5 extra, so ten normally. Have had things go sideways years ago in lead days and killed with 4th shot a couple times. Having extras makes me feel better maybe or old habits. Rarely use more than one these days but I still miss one every third year or so. I've watched a fella recently empty his plugged gum and heard a deafening "click" when the Tom stopped and looked back while still in good range. He sure wished he'd had 5 in the gun.
I use to carry four, but now with the woods full of robbers , metheads , wild boars , poachers , snakes , bigfoots, mountain lions and panthers, pot growers . and a possible aggressive nymphomaniac , I'll now carry a dozen , plus my .44 and a .38 Derringer in my combat boots...
Quote from: saltysenior on June 10, 2021, 06:42:31 PM
I use to carry four, but now with the woods full of robbers , metheads , wild boars , poachers , snakes , bigfoots, mountain lions and panthers, pot growers . and a possible aggressive nymphomaniac , I'll now carry a dozen , plus my .44 and a .38 Derringer in my combat boots...
Where was the nymphomaniac reported to be? Asking for a friend.
Quote from: Happy on June 10, 2021, 03:45:35 PM
Depends on how many drones I am encountering. I have already successfully gunned down one of my old neighbors remote controlled planes. A drone would look good on my resume as well. And yes he dared me to try it after I joked about it when he was buzzing my house. Just before anyone gets too worked up.
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I'd dare you to shoot mine too, it's a FAA registered aircraft and you don't own the air above your house. Before you get all worked up, I don't hover over people's dwellings, I simply fly over them from time to time on my way to the destination.
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It was a joke between us. He is a multi- millionaire and kept buzzing our house. I joked that one day I was gonna bring it down and he said "give it your best shot". A few days later he was doing it again. I called him and told him it was about to be game on. He chuckled and said "go ahead and try". At least he laughed about it as hard as I did. He is a good guy and we are friends to this day.
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Three in the gun, semiautomatic, and one in my pants pocket. Why in my pants pocket? Glad you asked.
Many years ago I sat up on the edge of a field in Kansas and was doing some intermittent calling. After maybe an hour, I spotted a gobbler approaching from my right. Eased the gun up, and when he periscoped at what I thought was about 40 yards, I touched her off.
He went down, but I immediately knew he wasn't a dead bird. I jumped up and he looked like he was a football field away! I had totally lost my depth perception sitting on the ground.
I immediately shot again. Yow, I know, should have closed the distance first, but panicked. I took off trotting his way, and when I got maybe 35 yards from the bird which was now attempting to exit the scene, I took careful aim and pulled the trigger. Nothing. Last shell didn't feed.
I start towards the bird again, working the action as I ran. Took aim again. Click! I had inadvertently ejected the shell into the grass. No problem, I had more shells in my vest. The same vest that was lying on the ground where I was set up!
Eventually, after several failed attempts, I managed to get ahold of the wounded bird, but I never forgot the lesson. Always keep a shell in your pants pocket, because it is unlikely you won't have them on while chasing a turkey.
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4 in gun and 4 or 5 in vest. Pigs, coyotes and snakes. Gotta have ammo with you
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I hunt Florida and SC. Few years ago while deer hunting a field nice doe comes out right about sunset I drop her where she stands. At the time I only carried 3 or 4 shells. Buddy text me and I told him I had a doe down and was walking out to find her before it got too dark. Just as I'm walking up to her I'm about 75 or 50 yards from her my buddy shoots a really nice 8 pt. My deer jumps up on her front leg's and starts take off. Man can these things move when wounded. I had I guess spine shot her and crippled her and she laid there until I showed up. So in my haste I fire again not sure if I hit her or not because by now I'm looking directly into a setting sun. Fire 3rd and last shot and she's still headed for the edge of the woods. She was losing energy fast and I was able to catch up to her and had to finish with my 9.
After that I said never again. Thought about it and now carry whatever the gun holds and for Turkeys I carry 10 more usually a mix between Turkey shot and a couple of Bird shot or 6s.
For deer I carry the same 10 extra besides the 5 in the gun carry the other 10 from the box in my backpack. Plus my EDC.
Why so many you ask? Well in Florida we have everything from Hog's to coyotes. SC on the farm we have coyotes and a bad wild dog problem so don't really want to blow all my ammo on them and not be able to shoot my Turkey or deer. Bubba
Quote from: ChiefBubba on June 10, 2021, 10:34:07 PM
I hunt Florida and SC. Few years ago while deer hunting a field nice doe comes out right about sunset I drop her where she stands. At the time I only carried 3 or 4 shells. Buddy text me and I told him I had a doe down and was walking out to find her before it got too dark. Just as I'm walking up to her I'm about 75 or 50 yards from her my buddy shoots a really nice 8 pt. My deer jumps up on her front leg's and starts take off. Man can these things move when wounded. I had I guess spine shot her and crippled her and she laid there until I showed up. So in my haste I fire again not sure if I hit her or not because by now I'm looking directly into a setting sun. Fire 3rd and last shot and she's still headed for the edge of the woods. She was losing energy fast and I was able to catch up to her and had to finish with my 9.
After that I said never again. Thought about it and now carry whatever the gun holds and for Turkeys I carry 10 more usually a mix between Turkey shot and a couple of Bird shot or 6s.
For deer I carry the same 10 extra besides the 5 in the gun carry the other 10 from the box in my backpack. Plus my EDC.
Why so many you ask? Well in Florida we have everything from Hog's to coyotes. SC on the farm we have coyotes and a bad wild dog problem so don't really want to blow all my ammo on them and not be able to shoot my Turkey or deer. Bubba
Sounds like you need to move to an AR10 platform for deer season and a DP12 or KSG for turkey.
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Quote from: ChiefBubba on June 10, 2021, 10:34:07 PM
I hunt Florida and SC. Few years ago while deer hunting a field nice doe comes out right about sunset I drop her where she stands. At the time I only carried 3 or 4 shells. Buddy text me and I told him I had a doe down and was walking out to find her before it got too dark. Just as I'm walking up to her I'm about 75 or 50 yards from her my buddy shoots a really nice 8 pt. My deer jumps up on her front leg's and starts take off. Man can these things move when wounded. I had I guess spine shot her and crippled her and she laid there until I showed up. So in my haste I fire again not sure if I hit her or not because by now I'm looking directly into a setting sun. Fire 3rd and last shot and she's still headed for the edge of the woods. She was losing energy fast and I was able to catch up to her and had to finish with my 9.
After that I said never again. Thought about it and now carry whatever the gun holds and for Turkeys I carry 10 more usually a mix between Turkey shot and a couple of Bird shot or 6s.
For deer I carry the same 10 extra besides the 5 in the gun carry the other 10 from the box in my backpack. Plus my EDC.
Why so many you ask? Well in Florida we have everything from Hog's to coyotes. SC on the farm we have coyotes and a bad wild dog problem so don't really want to blow all my ammo on them and not be able to shoot my Turkey or deer. Bubba
Sounds like you need to move to an AR10 platform for deer season and a DP12 or KSG for turkey.
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I know what you mean lol ???? I really should carry both while Turkey hunt but that's just too much. Bubba
I'm usually lucky to have all 3 in the gun lol. But typically I just have the 3 that my gun holds.