Turkey hunting and BS welcome!

Lol 25* and 20+ mph winds I’m going back to bed

 

Last day here, should have went. Oh well.

 

i shoulda went anyway lol mom just sent me this pic from up at her place:
This guy is there every day, doesn’t gobble or seem to respond to calls lol. We have 1 week left in the season and I might have to straight bushwhack him with the 243

 

Sniper style baby!!!

I have a .17 HMR that I have contemplated taking. Super small round, but can easily take out groundhogs at 100 consistently. It is the most accurate gun I have.

 

I didn’t bother getting out of bed until 7 Heavy dusting ,windy and 21* . Warming up a little now but windy . Still have the rest of the month here ! Going to pick up some different shells later today !
Possibly a new choke tube also .

 

If you look back some pages, myself and another member on here talked about those. That is what I use and absolutely love them.

Edit: Look at page 38 of this thread. We mentioned them. Great loads.

 

Ordered this last night from Amazon . The sport shop I called yesterday about shells might have some chokes also . Guy said just bang on the door after 12 . Guess they are not (essential) and aren’t supposed to be open

 

If you're looking for new choke/ammo combos it's worth a visit to GobblerNation Forum. Large selection of gun/pattern/ammo results that helps take some of the guess work out of it.

 

Great ,thanks . I was looking for that exact info

 

Sport shop had the Long beard XRs . Got a box of #4s and a box of #6s .Thats all they had . No #5s . $23 a box of 10

 

Might want to check your Walmart, ours usually has my 3.5” 2oz # 5’s for 14.99

 

I mean it ain’t near as intense or “sporting” as bringing em in close but my 22 mag and 243 have killed some birds. I usually only rifle hunt on private land where I know who’s around
That 17 will be a dandy turkey getter lol just gotta wait til they hold still enough for a neck shot

 

You got that right!!!

 

I couldn’t stand it after mom sent me the gobbler pic so I bundled up, headed over there, and sat on the ridge from the previous pic for about an hour over some decoys. No action but he could’ve been close. I’ve seen this bird several times but he very rarely gobbles to let u know he’s around

imposters

the view from up top

 

Crazy weather . It was just snowing sideways (white out ). Now the sun is out

 

That’s what I figured but I’ve never seen them at Walmart here. I didn’t mind paying at the Mom and Pop sports shop . I would rather give them my money than Walmart

 

Sleeping in tomorrow also . Making the wife breakfast then shoot a couple of those new shells Going to be 33 and breezy tomorrow at 6am . I’m lucky I have every day to hunt if I want !!!

 

Hiked 10+ miles with probably 2000' elevation total. Only fucking turkeys I saw was this fat tom with 5 hens happy as a clam on private property. Damn turks

 

Dang ,I thought I walked a lot ! Nice pics

 

Just shot the 2 different Long beard XR shells . 30 yards #4 shot terrible. Not one pellet in the head .Shot another round at same target . Aimed a little lower this time , 2 pellets in the head . All others high . #6 shot is better around 12 pellets in the head and that’s the lower part of pattern . Everything else was high . Sitting on my turkey seat with no back rest , not sure if that added to the high shot . I’m sticking with my Super X Turkey load #5 (20 pellets in the head also no back rest )until I get the Carlson choke I ordered which is specifically for the Long Beard XRs . Sorry for the shitty pics .