A great season continues!!

Everyone knows I got a fall turkey...and I filled both my doe tags and thumped the 13pt'er...all with handguns!! It's been a GREAT year!!

Well...as law dictates in PA...spring goobler season is shotgun or archery only...so I carry the long dreadful beast of a shotgun!! I only really hunt this season because my grandfather really enjoys it.

Day one had him miss a jake at 15 yards, day two and three were uneventful. Each time we set up for him to shoot...and if I have a shot and pass he growls at me. Well today this fella brings his hens my way and I fulfilled Pap's command and dropped the firing pin to harvest this very nice bird. Weight is 20#, 9" beard and 5/8" spurs. Hammered him at 52 yards w/ a 835 Ulti-Mag, 3.5" Federal #6 Flite Control Wad load, TruGlo .695" ported choke and topped with a 3-9X Tasco scope...set on 3X.

The Federal load is SWEET! They pattern VERY well and hit like thunder. At 25 yards the wad will go sideways through three sheets of cardboard. At 50 yards the wad will hit the target!!! The wad was laying at the point of impact for this turkey.

After the shot I ran up to step on him...NEVER grab the feet of a flopping bird...had a friend get sliced from the spurs once! Just as I stepped on him he flopped, ended up stepping on his tail...he flopped again and tore all but three feathers from his tail!! I had no plans for a mount...but did want a few nice pics!! Aarrggh!! That ruined the nice pics...but here's one for you fellas.

Later......

COOL!! Nice bird.

You can't eat the feathers anyway.

Now Dan there must be something going around with stepping on turkeys and pulling the feathers. I did the same thing this past tuesday here in Indiana. Smacked this one at 35yds. Went to step on the neck and he turned right around before I could react. I didn't have any plans on a mount but it's still a shame to ruin the bird for the pictures.

This bird came off of public land, he weighed 24# had spurs just under an inch and had a 11-1/2" beard.



hangunnr

Great shooting Dan. Nice bird. It is shotgun or archery here in Oklahoma and KS so I use a longbow. Here is one I took last week with my longbow. 23lbs, 9.5" beard and 1" spurs. Shot at 8 yds out of ground blind.
Mike

Nice birds fellas!
This is my 3rd season hunting them since they have never really been thick in VT.
Had 3 come to my mouth call a the other morning but hung up on some dead falls form a past ice storm.
Got a trip planned to our southern part of the state where they are thick..

No handgun for turks in VT so I too will be sporting a shot gun but also my recurve..
Wish me luck!

Congrats to those who have had success thus far!

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Got a trip planned to our southern part of the state where they are thick..

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I too will be heading out this weekend right across the boarder from ya!! Going to my bow hunting spot in Pittstown, NY. This will be my first trip for gobblers. My wife says it just another excuse to spend time in the woods….. She’s right but don’t tell her that!!!