Gearing Up for Tom!

[Todd Schrock]

Well, Spring turkey season is almost upon us. Time to gather all of the gear and tune-up the calls.

It should be a great season here in Texas as we have had three wet winters followed by wet springs in a row. It definitely will be a hot one. Since January 1st we have had 20+ days in the 80's!

This season, I will be using a straight grip 1923 PH, 12 ga. with 30" Parker Steel barrels. RST 2 1/2" lite roll crimped 1 1/16 oz #5's should do the trick.

Good luck to all you turkey hunters!

[Daniel G Rainey]

Thanks. with our turkey population is way down and my hearing is getting worst all the time I will take all the luck I can get. Will be trying 1906 GH 10 Ga. with RST 1 1/4 of 4's for the first time. May need a gun bearer that can hear.

[charlie cleveland]

i too am ready for turkey season this is my favorite bird to hunt...it should be a good season for my area north miss..i will probably hunt with my old ph grade 10 ga with 1 5/8 ounce of shot and my light 8 ga with 2 1/2 ounce of shot....really fired up i am like a big gobbler...charlie

[Tad Tadlock]

I'm looking forward to going up on the Clearwater in North Central Idaho and going after some Merriam's on opening weekend.

Me and a fellow that I work with are going up there and hunt with his boys. Both of his sons live and work up there in Priest, ID.

I haven't decided if I'm using my NH 10 with 32" barrels or my DH 12 with 30" barrels. Since I have 2 tags, I might take them both and try to get one with each.

I do want to get at least one with a Parker. I haven't ever done that before.

[tom tutwiler]

I've been using the Abby Gun for a few years which is a heavily tweaked 12 Gauge Sterly with RST number 6's.

http://i1191.photobucket.com/albums/z470/vaturkey2/IMG_1064_1.jpg

[Mike Franzen]

I'll be using the 10 gauge with brass shells and black powder loads.

[Daniel G Rainey]

Outstanding hammer gun ! Best of luck for a safe and fun season.

[Mills Morrison]

I have several new guns I want to try out. I hope at least one of them gets a gobbler.

[tom tutwiler]

Just to wet the appetite a bit:

http://i1191.photobucket.com/albums/z470/vaturkey2/turkeysmarch2017.jpg

[charlie cleveland]

that one on the right beard drags the ground hope i see one with with a good beard like this one...charlie

[tom tutwiler]

that one on the right beard drags the ground hope i see one with with a good beard like this one...charlie

Charlie they haven't broken up yet. There are three long beards running together with nary a hen in sight. I think we are still a couple of weeks away from things starting to really happen. Going to get real cold again this weekend and that has slowed mother nature down.

[Dean Romig]

On my way to a local gun show Saturday morning in a roadside meadow were 10 hens and a good longbeard in full strut.






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[Angel Cruz]

This is what I'll be after come next Saturday

[tom tutwiler]

On my way to a local gun show Saturday morning in a roadside meadow were 10 hens and a good longbeard in full strut.






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Dean, that's a bad ratio for calling that Gobbler off of all those hens, unless those 10 hens look like the girl I used to date (but didn't marry) a long long time ago.

[Dean Romig]

My first ever long beard was with a harem of 16 hens. Read about it in Parker Pages, Autumn 2004.





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[Shawn Wayment]

http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj14/birddogdoc/image_43.jpeg

I'm gonna use my NID Ithaca 16 again this year. Been seeing lots of birds this year. Can't hardly wait!

[Todd Schrock]

Shawn, what loads will you be using in the NID 16?

[Shawn Wayment]

Todd...I use Fiocchi copperplated Golden Pheasant loads 2&3/4 with 6 shot

[tom tutwiler]

Todd...I use Fiocchi copperplated Golden Pheasant loads 2&3/4 with 6 shot

That should roll him. Those are good loads. Those NID were tank like and can shoot just about anything. I'm guessing its choked full/mod which seems like the norm.