Where are those Turkeys?

Redd, you have to admit, you didnt need a 3.5 twice when I've hunted with you and got birds. Both birds 've seen you take were shot at under 20 feet, and one you didnt even have your shotgun to your shoulder.
Bet you wished you had a 2 3/4 than, cause you were hurting for a while...
Flame on :) ;)
 
DarrylDB said:
Redd, you have to admit, you didnt need a 3.5 twice when I've hunted with you and got birds. Both birds 've seen you take were shot at under 20 feet, and one you didnt even have your shotgun to your shoulder.
Bet you wished you had a 2 3/4 than, cause you were hurting for a while...
Flame on :) ;)
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Correct on all counts... The one at 7 yards was a tough one cuz I was tight on the ground with a very small shooting window. Those birds were trotting past me so close I was looking up at thier heads as they went by. A hen stopped and looked right at me and her boyfriend stopped with his head right in my holosight... he rolled nicely. :eek:
I did also dislocate my shoulder on another close bird that Darryl and Dean tag-team called for me. It came in so fast I was not ready and I pulled the trigger almost laying on my side with the gun 3 inches away from my bicep. Dean carried my gun and Darryl carried the bird out for my that day... and they didn't even razz me that hard. Good friends always wait until you are recovered before they grind you about your mistakes;)

It may seem like we are taking stuff personal on this thread but I can assure you Dean and Darryl and I are the best of friends.
I have always had a soft spot for special-needs kids...:p
 
Redd, those young lads look up to old farts like you, who is old enough to be their grandfather, because of your wisdom and experience. When I am as old as you are, I hope to be as wise!

Doug
 
Chilly Willy said:
Back to 44fordy,

I wouldn't be preaching the effectiveness of any shotgun no matter the size of the chamber out past 45 yards. Even with the new "heavier than lead" shot I would not even consider pulling the trigger on a turkey out past 40 yards! Why...because I take my time and call them in close enough to ensure a clean quick kill and not have gobblers run off just to die and not be recovered. Heck, Redd shot a jake I called into him @ what Redd.....7 yards was it??? Its a long season, with longer hunting hours now....enjoy it by challenging yourself to talk turkey.

I would love to see your 50 yard target from a 30" full choke 2 3/4" 12G. You show me yours @ 50 yards and I'll show you mine @ 40 yards...deal?>
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Fair deal man.

I've taken turkeys traditionally too. I called in a 22 pound tom (from about 2 km away) and then spent about a half hour watching him strut around the filed like king $hit! However, the closest he got to me was about 45 yards, and it was do or die. So I had to take my shot...which turned out to be "do AND die"!
So far, I've taken turkeys traditionally (by calling them), "runnin' and gunnin'" (self explanitory), as well as sneaking up on them! (Don't believe that you can't) I've snuck up within ten yards of a wild turkey. In fact, I was so bold as to follow a female around a field one day for about half an hour. She knew something was there but couldn't see me. Everytime she looked around, I'd just stand still. All the time within about 15-20 yards. She didn't even notice the cigarette I was smoking at one point!! (I $hit you not!):eek:

Now I just have to get one in the air and out of the tree and the circuit will be complete! haha :rolleyes:
 
Chilly Willy said:
Back to 44fordy,

I wouldn't be preaching the effectiveness of any shotgun no matter the size of the chamber out past 45 yards.
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Sorry, I forgot to mention that I didn't mean to preach the effectiveness of the gun persay, but the ammo. I find the Supremes are the way to go and they haven't failed me yet at distance shots.

As far as the "heavier than lead" stuff, I have no idea what it is...I only ever use lead.

Lead = Dead
 
Doug you need some coffee fast...your obviously still dreaming if Redd is looked up to and full of wisdom......hell its more like we feel so bad for the Jerry Kid that we include him when we can....and for being full of something...well ya you got that right ...but wisdom sure smells extremely simular to sh*t!!!!

In 2006 my goal is to dress Redd up like a great big ugly hen (shouldn't be difficult) and call a tom in to sit on his lap....last year was close!
 
44fordy,

Wow, thats about all I can say! I certainly hope you are hunting private land when stalking turkeys and wearing some kind of hunter orange. Safety should always be our number one concern no matter how desperate we are to kill a bird. As for shooting them in the air and off the roost well...I guess personal ethics come into play here as its not illegal but not something I would do!
 
Chilly Willy said:
44fordy,

Wow, thats about all I can say! I certainly hope you are hunting private land when stalking turkeys and wearing some kind of hunter orange. Safety should always be our number one concern no matter how desperate we are to kill a bird. As for shooting them in the air and off the roost well...I guess personal ethics come into play here as its not illegal but not something I would do!
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OH ya.....definately on private land! (I've got a beauty spot and it's exclusive to me, I really lucked out there.) I wouldn't pull that if I thought there could be other hunters around...

I was kidding about shooting them in the roost/air;)
 
I know that in the states they bust the birds by running at them (especially for fall hunting) and then settle down and wait for them to return.
This is not exactly the same as stalking turkeys.... which I would discourage in most circumstances.
I have moved away from reluctant Toms while calling them in an effort to pull them closer. I sometimes leave a hunter behind to intercept the birds or run back closer myself after getting them moving to set up an ambush. But..... I always wear orange when doing this... moving while calling is as dangerous as stalking without orange.
You can never be 100% certain that no one else is in the area regardless of where you are. JBRO.
 
i know what i was taught at the turkey course...but i want to hear how all gun nutz dress for the turkey hunt...do you,s go in or out with full cammo? or the orange? for the hunt
 
Turkeys have the best eyes in the bush... good camo is a must... and it should match the spring foilage. I use blinds a lot because these birds see movement like no other game.
Most Turkey vests have blaze orange pull outs at the back and front, for a reason.
Always make sure you wear some blaze orange when you are moving, especially in cover.
 
I sold out of the 12 and am now using a 20 gauge. I just brought back some new shells that hit the market in the last couple weeks. Hevi 13 they say these shells are something in producing the tight patterns that most have been looking for. I can't wait to try them , but I have 3 feet of snow on the range and I'm not wading in it to see, I'll wait till I get to Florida next week.

2 3/4 will do what needs to be done for turkey hunting. Just make sure you use good shells and I would look into #5-#6 for a load...BT
 
fogducker said:
i know what i was taught at the turkey course...but i want to hear how all gun nutz dress for the turkey hunt...do you,s go in or out with full cammo? or the orange? for the hunt
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Camo...nothing but. They'd see you 3 miles away with orange on. They're weiry, cautious, perceptive and have very keen eyesight. (I swear they've seen the whites of my eyes before!)

Get some matching camo for spring. OR, here's what I did.

I went to the ArmSurplus and picked up some old german combat pants for 30 clams, then I picked up some leafy camo material and made myself some ghillie pants. (I still have to do the top.)
I find ghillie is really the way to go....the more you look like a giant bush, the better. For the most part you're still hunting, so the ghillie concept suits this type of hunt perfectly!
Make sure your face is convered...no bright colors anywhere. I'm old fashioned and use face paint. It is non-reflective and works like a charm. (It can be annoying to take it off sometimes.)
BUT, after you bag your 20 pound gobbler, you take a drive around and freak the green-eatin, peace-lovin Liberals out when you get out of your car looking like you do!!!:eek:
One of the turkey hunt perks!!;)
 
Can anyone give me a "heads up" on a good calling DVD? I'm heading to the Toronto Sportsman show in March and want to p/u a new calling program. I have the old Quaker Boy cassette, so I think its time to upgrade.
 
The best diaphrame calls I've found to date...and anyone who hunts with me knows how many I go through a season....are the HS strut Bad Boy and Bad Boy II. Both are true double frame calls which offer an extremely wide range of calls and are very easy to get low and higher frequencies from. Unfortunately they are not the easiest of the calls to control and do require a lot of time for correct placement in your mouth and tongue presure. I've found the best diaphrame calls are comfortable to cluck with and can be controled in your mouth placement to generate multiple different sounds. But if your looking for that one diaphrame call to fit all situations...keep on lookin' I only carry 23 as of last season.
 
If ya want to learn a bunch about turkey calling...try and sit down and watch Matt Morett from Hunter Specialties do some talkin' to those gobblers. He has a wicked little call that I've lifted and used in the feild to seal the deal on hung up toms...I call it the "###y Hen" call! When I spit that call out you should see 'em come a runnin' with burnin love in their eyes.
 
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