Not your usual Parker turkey gun

[George M. Purtill]

I was making my usual early morning drive through the farm today to check on greenhouses, etc when I came upon a group of 3 toms and 7 jakes.
I have never shot a turkey- ever. I continued to the barns and was about to head to my other job, when I said to myself -"S__T, I 'm going home and getting a gun".
So I headed north to my house- 9 miles away- and after 1/2 mile I remembered I had my Parker DHE Double trap gun (BTFE, Miller single, vent rib) in the back with all my usual ammo.
So I turned around, pulled in the access road to the farm, grabbed the trap gun, drove down the road by our compost area. After spotting the birds in the road, I did the unconventional and shot this Tom with a load of #6s from a Parker Trap gun.
Tomorrow I will try my 10 gauge top lever Twist with some of Morris's best shells.
I have the fever now.

[william faulk]

Nice big bird and will roast up great..gun gotta done..looks like a head shot too...
Congrats..tell us if they are back in the morning...Bill

[charlie cleveland]

nice bird...the fever never dies down for these fine old birds...yours was a great first.... charlie

[Richard Flanders]

Go George! What better gun than a nice long-bbled full-choked Parker of any kind?? Fill the freezer! We need turkeys in Alaska.

[Dean Romig]

Nice job George! You obviously used the right gun for the job.

[Dave Fuller]

Well good job George, sounds like a fun hunt. I flew to Missouri, spent $175 for a tag, hunted hard for 3 days, got soaked and covered with mud, missed a jake, got my buddys four-wheeler stuck and came back to Oregon tired, broke, and hung over. I will be going back next year nonetheless.

[charlie cleveland]

ROD enjoyed the storey...have nt all of us made those hunting trips with no success andhunted and done our very best only to go home empty handed....AND like you hope to return next year....thanks for making us remember.... charlie

[George M. Purtill]

Nice job George! You obviously used the right gun for the job.

OK Dean
got my second today.
22 pounds
Parker Plain Twist top lever 10 gauge #53145 32"
RST shell
30 yards
one shot

Had the gun on approval, will have to buy it. I'm in a damn poor bargaining position though.

will post photos taken by jealous buddy Monday

[Brian Stucker]

George, sounds like a good hunt with your 'new' gun (to be). How big do the birds get out your way?....22 #'s has to be way up there.

Dave, I had a similar hunt this last season and drove off the path into the pond (in reverse)....engine still running. Saved the Parker, not the $75 box of RST's. Might have a look this summer....probably shouldn't shoot them.

[George M. Purtill]

Here is the promised photo of Turkey, 10 Gauge hammer with fish tail and me.
Next goal is a Tom with an 8 bore.

[Brian Stucker]

Nice.

[Destry L. Hoffard]

My guess is you could have quite a shoot on whatever kind of bird it is that's spotting up your floor. Starlings?