I agree horkn, I got too many, I would not give them up. in the 1950,s NRA, gave you an M1, for signing up, mom's dad was a gunsmith and all his kids signed up. he built stocks to fit them I got my mothers. sweet gun. heck she was NRA sharphooter.. when his oldest son went to nam, gramps made him a 12 gauge semi and auto switch.. semi shot 3 rounds on 1 pull and auto emptied 24 round clip. sweet gun I do not have because it's an automatic and illegal but cousin That does has a FFL... Uncle told many stories how that gun saved him .. apparently bamboo sharpened points don't hold up well to double ought rounds. IMHO we do not need more laws about guns, or most other things. But can we stop the growth of idiocy?
I agree with what you're saying. It's just amazing to me how many people there are out there who are clueless about guns. They only believe what they see on TV, which is largely controlled by the anti-gun crowd.
Isn't that something? We are supposed to be very still, yet we are looking up at the crown of trees, to see if they are leafing out, and to see which way they are leaning.I think we both got lucky that the turkeys did not see us planning our future hoarding!!!!
Beard length and spur length are the indicators of trophy, with turkeys. Like antler points are an indicator of trophy for deer. You can't eat antler points, or beards and spurs, though. If you eat the animals, it really doesn't matter.
We usually have turkeys in our yard about every morning, but none so far this year. Preditors are way too thick. They have eaten about everything that walks or hops. I really don't miss their mess.
Actually, Turkeys love to eat ticks, up to 200/bird/day according to one source. Chickens are even more voracious for ticks and any other small insects. I've never seen a tick on any turkey I've shot.
Spring gobbler season starts Saturday, May 2nd, here in PA. I've been out pattern a new gun/choke/shells. I think I'm dialed in... Wish me luck.
WOW!!! Is that 40 yards Mike? Wish you luck that you get between a king gobbler, and where he want's to go. Looks like you got the shotgun patterened to perfection!!!
While hunting the past few weeks, I had a coyote and a bobcat within 15 yards on different days. They were both hunting the calls I was making and not hunting from downwind. As for the turkeys not showing up this year, probably someone is feeding them somewhere.
Oh, a really nice bird Wisconsin Woody. I now have deep respect for what it takes to accomplish that. Good job!
My bird last year. I was holding up the gun (my friend's 11-87) for at least 20 minutes while this gobbler came in over a ridge and hung up at 50-60 yards. I don't think my arms have ever had that much lactic acid build up in them ever in my life. It hurt so bad waiting, frozen, for him to step into range. He made a mistake, and I made a very lucky (blessed) shot at 53 yds. Dropped dead on the spot. My friend's gun/choke/shells are patterned to shoot very tight at long distances and I have practiced with this setup before. Talk about a sweet release... I literally fell to the ground in complete mental and physical exhaustion. Super cool hunt with my good friends.
WOW! Really nice bird. I don't think I could hold the gun for 20 minutes. I salute you for your patience, and stamina. 5 minutes is the longest I had to hold mine up. Very nice looking bird Mike!
Found out on #4 that I was able to move a bit (don't recommend it though). When I looked through my red dot sight, all I could see was a piece of leaf inside the sunshade. I had to lower the shotgun, and fish out the leaf. The gobbler knew something was wrong and moved, but came back after I was really ready. I was very blessed, and very lucky.
