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#51

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

Last post by lacire - March 07, 2026, 04:36:27 PM

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You have so much time on your hands haha

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Ever since the Mesozoic period ended and I'm not having to run away from dinosaurs anymore. I've had a little time to work on my memes and also take care of Raquel. 

#52

Turkey Call Classifieds / Re: Schaffer Anodized Aluminum

Last post by TTG - March 07, 2026, 04:33:47 PM

#53

General Forum / Re: Escort PS youth 20 gauge

Last post by Chickenlips - March 07, 2026, 04:30:24 PM

*Update*. I picked up some 1 oz and some Winchester turkey XX.  It cycled those shells flawlessly.  The blind hog may have found an acorn.  Thanks

[The drawing for this hunt is March 15th.]

#54

General Forum / Re: New Mexico Goulds Hunt Fun...

Last post by Chickenlips - March 07, 2026, 04:27:03 PM

The New Mexico Department of Game and Fish is once again raffling off a Goulds turkey hunt in southwestern NM this spring as a fundraiser for the management of the Goulds subspecies here. The drawing for this hunt is March 15th.  For more information on the hunt and how to obtain tickets, go to the NWTF New Mexico Chapter website.

Thank you for the info.  I picked up a ticket. 

#55

General Forum / Re: Longbeard XR accuracy issu...

Last post by POk3s - March 07, 2026, 04:10:55 PM

Redoing every year is not my gig. I'm a left handed shooter so I go back out to get comfortable with my gun and make sure my point of aim is perfect. I have lived my entire life not being able to aim directly at a turkey's head. I know that's silly but nothing seems to aim true for a left handed shooter. Usually I tinker, add a shim, add a spacer in the pad, etc. trying to find the perfect combo.

With that, the LB was really good but luckily I shot the one out of the new box...and then two and three.

Regardless, your advice rings true. I should've bought 10 boxes last fall, although I currently have two boxes that are worthless hahaha!

#56

Turkey Call Classifieds / Sold

Last post by WVLungbuster - March 07, 2026, 04:10:53 PM

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#57

Trumpets / Wingbones Forum / Buice mouth pieces

Last post by davisd9 - March 07, 2026, 04:09:42 PM

3 is my preference, 4 is good, 2 gets higher pitch, do not use 1 or 5.


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#58

General Forum / Re: Word Association Game

Last post by War Eagle - March 07, 2026, 03:44:20 PM

Reading

#59

Turkey Gun Sights & Optics / Re: Burris Fast Fire Protector...

Last post by Greg Massey - March 07, 2026, 03:43:44 PM

You get them from Warbird Turkey Calls he's on Facebook and he makes them for Burris Fast Fire ... That's who we all get them from ...

#60

General Forum / Re: Longbeard XR accuracy issu...

Last post by Treerooster - March 07, 2026, 03:41:34 PM

These problems of POOR LB performance go back quite a few years.  The very first offerings were GREAT!  Most 12's were putting up Great numbers, 250 to 280's at 40 with the right choke, for the first few years.  Then things went South.  Some said new wads, some said the Shot loc technology had changed but many had problems then.  Today, it seems it is Hit or Miss with many offerings, if you can find them.  Many went the LB route because at the time Hevi 13's were about $5 a piece, compared to a box of 10 LB's were around $20.  Now many are trying to find a suitable replacement for TSS that doesn't break the bank.  Those that have been around when the LB's were popular can elaborate more.

History repeats itself....again.

Going WAY back to when Heavier Than Lead loads first started coming out in more commercially available loads (remember Nitro Ray??) it was Envrionmetal's shell. Commonly known as "The White Shell" it was white with a roll crimp. Best turkey shell available at the time. It used HTL shot that was anything but uniform and many shot pieces clumped together. Still it worked. Broke records at a competition turkey shoot. They sold that very shell the first year. Then the next year the shell, marketed as the same one, was brown and had a folded crimp. It didn't shoot near as well.

Then there was Winchester's Extended Range HTL shell. Another HTL shell that shot pretty darn good. It wasn't long before Win came out with their "Extended Range Elite" shell...which wasn't quite as good but not too bad. Then they discontinued the the Extended Range shells completely.

Lesson here is if you are a dedicated turkey hunter and in it for the long haul, and are happy with what you got. Buy a bunch of the shells that work for you. A bunch! The benefit of that is you have a good supply of shells that work and no more testing needed, just regular sight-in maintenance. PLUS, over time the amount you spent on all those shells will be cheap compared to what you can buy in the distant future. It's a gamble of sorts I guess.

And some guys like to tinker with gun, chokes, and loads. Nothing wrong with that except the dollars. Still it can be fun if that is your gig.