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LEARNING TO TURKEY HUNT / Knowing When NOT To Pull the T...Last post by GobbleNut - Today at 09:39:00 AMAwaiting the upcoming spring season, I tend to watch a few videos to get the blood pumping. On occasion, I will watch one where the hunter shoots a gobbler...or at one...that I say to myself "you should never have pulled the trigger in that situation". Those times are almost always when the shot is taken when it appears, from the camera angle, that there were other turkeys that could have been hit by the shot.
Giving the hunter the benefit of the doubt, I assume that the camera angle and the shot angle were different and the potential for secondary wounded/killed turkeys is not really there. The point of this post, though, is to discourage folks from taking those questionable shots in situations where multiple birds are too close together. There is never a time when the desire to be successful in killing a gobbler overrides making sure the shot taken is an ethical one. Now jumping off soapbox...  #52
General Forum / Re: Name No StatesLast post by POk3s - Today at 09:38:53 AMYes I mean...it was a tough spot for me. Of course I deleted out a bunch of garbage you couldn't hear that well, in the video, but afterwords I really kind of felt bad. I was a bit taken back by knowing I was the one who could've done something horribly by "thinking" she had left. In the back of my mind, I didn't hear a truck leave but I thought maybe she went hunting somewhere else, toward the jakes I mentioned.
Also, like I mentioned, if I would've known it was an older lady, I wouldn't just let her have her chance at popping up and shooting him. I have my suspicions of how that would've played out, but who knows. You can see it was a woman, when I zoom in on the video, but I didn't notice that in real time. When she didn't seem to get the hint, at all, when I started telling her I didn't know where she was, I kind of dropped it. She was an older lady with sole health issues. That's really all I know. She kept her mask up the whole time and moved slow. She also kept saying she had a rough morning and couldn't get out of bed on time. I'm not entirely sure what that meant but think I have it figured out a bit. But anyway, I would've gladly just yielded for an older lady out hunting by herself. That's not how it played out. I don't want to be hard on her in real time, or on the video but I thought it was worth a segment on safety and also just respect to hopefully turn the tide a little bit. #53
General Forum / Re: best tss alternative stoeg...Last post by the Ward - Today at 09:36:27 AMa twelve gauge
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Turkey Gun Sights & Optics / Re: Benelli thread diameter?Last post by the Ward - Today at 09:30:46 AMIt's not a screw in bead, but i have the Champion Easy Hit 3mm fiber optic bead on several shotguns. It comes in two lengths if i remember correctly, a 5" and a 3" I think. I have the shorter ones. The are held on by super strong tape, and are not moving once installed. I'm in the same boat with the old eyes issue!
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General Forum / Re: Word Association GameLast post by Lcmacd 58 - Today at 09:25:07 AMCompanion
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10 Gauge Turkey Guns / Re: Currently available non-TS...Last post by the Ward - Today at 09:21:34 AMFederal has the Grand Slams in 10 gauge. They use the flite control wad I believe. I have been meaning to pick up a box to try out for a while now, just been way too busy to get to it. Sumtoy makes a choke for the heavyweight federals that use this wad, it might be the ticket with the grand slams?
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General Forum / Re: best tss alternative stoeg...Last post by zelmo1 - Today at 09:19:37 AMThe Federal #7 Heavyweights were great 20 gauge ammo. The longbeards are great lead, but if you compare them to TSS you will be very sad. They should give you a 35 yard gun with the right setup. But make no mistake, you can't beat a 12 gauge if you shoot lead. It's just physics, you can't fight science. Z
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10 Gauge Turkey Guns / Re: Finalized Mag-10 SupremeLast post by the Ward - Today at 09:14:55 AMThat's a great looking and great patterning gun. Those mag10's could be had with some really nice furniture back in the day, looks like you hit the jackpot for sure! Congrats!
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