Turkey hunting---kind of?

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   Weather has been beautiful, until yesterday.

Cool, rain, cloudy..ugh.

So I took a friendly pilot to the range for a day of 

shooting rimfires.  A fun day of shooting.

During our 100 yard event, a turkey or two walked out 

onto the range at about 150 yards...girls, no tom's.

Got my call from the car and called in a gobler from 

200 yards away.  Got him with in a few yards of the 

benches.  Use my mouth version of a hot hen and got 

many full displays.  About a 9" beard.

Season is in now but no rifles allowed- and it 

wouldn't have seemed sporting to ace him with a range 

rifle.

Didn't know it but one of my brothers was turkey 

hunting about 400 yards away.  talked to him last 

night, he saw nothing!

nice day at the range.

Anyone hunting these dumb birds???

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BEAR Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Administrator Joined: 07 September 2013 Location: Appalachian Mtn Status: Offline Points: 14390	Post Options Post Reply Quote BEAR Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Turkey hunting---kind of? Posted: 12 May 2017 at 06:59
	Weather has been beautiful, until yesterday. Cool, rain, cloudy..ugh. So I took a friendly pilot to the range for a day of shooting rimfires. A fun day of shooting. During our 100 yard event, a turkey or two walked out onto the range at about 150 yards...girls, no tom's. Got my call from the car and called in a gobler from 200 yards away. Got him with in a few yards of the benches. Use my mouth version of a hot hen and got many full displays. About a 9" beard. Season is in now but no rifles allowed- and it wouldn't have seemed sporting to ace him with a range rifle. Didn't know it but one of my brothers was turkey hunting about 400 yards away. talked to him last night, he saw nothing! nice day at the range. Anyone hunting these dumb birds???

jsgbearpaws1 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List .416 Rigby Joined: 02 March 2013 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 3606	Post Options Post Reply Quote jsgbearpaws1 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 12 May 2017 at 09:57
	Damned things are everywhere here. Yard, roads, parking lots.....just so long as they stay out of my grill. Hear they taste like chicken though and it's only .29 cents a pound, so I save my ammo.
	...oh yeah! thats gonna hurt!

deaddog Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Administrator AKA The Flying Gun Joined: 23 April 2004 Location: Svalbard Status: Offline Points: 991201	Post Options Post Reply Quote deaddog Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 12 May 2017 at 11:13
	I took a video of it. This is a screen shot. He gobbled quite a few times and was strutting and dragging his wings. All this with shooting going on all around. Thanks for the fun day Bear. DD Edited by deaddog
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