turkey gun for opening day

[Mark Garrett]

Originally Posted by Dean Romig

I can understand that recommendation for body shots but for head and neck shots I prefer the denser patterns provided by #6 shot..

+1 for Turkey Loads only use number 6s............ and arrows .

Good luck Charlie , hope you get em with what ever loads you decide on.

[charlie cleveland]

geoge i m going to be walking some if i hear one gobble so i chose a lighter gun than the 8 ga but it will see action soon...the wife just got in with my groceries looks like im gona eat good if nothing else...beanie winnies- vieanas-some dr peppers and water plus deserts...good luck to you other fellas out there...charlie

[wayne goerres]

Just patterned the old 8ga belgium double yesterday. Probable not a turkey alive that could survive a round at 45yds. 43 grs blue dot and 1 3/4oz no4s.

[charlie cleveland]

thats a good load for the old 8 ga s....charlie

[charlie cleveland]

got up at 5.0 amthis morning was in the woods by 6.15 i listened for a while but no gobbler was heard...so i went on to my big field about 10 acres we had planted for the deer and turkeys...at 9.30 am a lone hen come by my decoys she stayed a few minutes and went on her way...about 10.00 am 3 big turkeys came into the field got out my binoculars and found out they were big big hens...had me a can of vienas and crackers before i was done with them from some where out in front of my decoys was 5 large jakes the longest beard was 3 inches at most...they soon lost interest in my decoys and met up with those big hens i sure got a laugh out of them a fuzzinf up and chaseing those poor old hens....about 10.. am there was a lone jake came by with a 1inch beard at most he too met up with the now small herd there was a total of 11 in the band now...they left the field at 12.20 so i took lunch break..gosh it was getting hot the temp was suppose to reach 85 but it felt like a hundred....finally at 3.00pm the turkeys returned to the field there was now 12 turkeys in the band then i turned and checked my back side there was 3 more turkeys grazing away on that green grass and maybe a few bugs... at 5.00 i was ready to leave i had about laughed my self out at those 4 biggest jakes they were puffed up and walking around those ladies for ever thing they had...i did not get to go at 5.00 those turkeys stayed in the field till 7.00 pm and left i was wore out waiting for them to leave where i could leave...i never saw a good bird to shoot but i sure had my share of turkeys seen and laughs for sure...will be back on the turkeys trail saturday ive got to work thru friday....charlie

[Angel Cruz Ortiz]

Spring season starts on Saturday. I'm thinking on my Super Fox with 1-1/8 of #6 and #4 shot.

[charlie cleveland]

that super fox ought to have good chokes in her...hope you good luck angel...charlie

[Angel Cruz Ortiz]

thanks Charlie, I'm even using super x shells. she got three inch chambers but the shells are 2-3/4.

[charlie cleveland]

love those long chambered guns....i ve got a ithaca i got from russ jackson with 2 7/8 chamber in 12 ga i killed a turkey with it last year shooting 3 inch shells out of it...those 2 3/4 will do fine on a turkey...charlie

[charlie cleveland]

i m hunting tommorrow suppose to rain but i got the 4 wheeler loaded and got my rainsuit layed out to wear..suppuose to be cool in the morning gona be tough to get a gobble out of anything in the morning...i was gona carry the eight but since its gona be raining i pulled my dad s old smith and wesson 12 ga out of the corner...ive never killed a turkey with this gun either but my dad has killed several with it...my dads first turkey was killed with a lefever e grade 10 ga ive hunted with it and got turkeys with it but it mostly gets cleaned every once in a while..hope some of you get to get out tommorrow and hunt them old gobblers...charlie