[QUOTE=Jerry Harlow;137360]

the right barrel full of number fours was headed to a maple tree ten yards away.
maybe 2's next time??:) Can't wait for our season to open on the 3rd:corn:

[QUOTE=scott kittredge;137425]Yep. Had I shot the left barrel, he would be in the freezer now. Had spent about $45 with shipping getting a 10 pound bag of nickel plated number 4s to my house from Precision Reloading. Loaded an ounce and a half in the 10 gauge hull and the pattern was perfect at 40 yards. Wanted to try them out so I did, and they sure can kill a tree.:cuss:

Good luck. There are more turkeys here than for many seasons. Theory is even though we had a wet spring last year which is supposed to kill a lot of them, there were so many high-protein cicadas around, they thrived. But with so many hens it is tough to get them to come to you.

send some of them over populated turkeys my way..we usally have several turkeys in my area but for some reasoni have not seen to many this year..i have not tried you load out yet but i will it looks like i might have to start tree hunting before long...charlie

I got lucky and took a nice bird Wednesday morning. Unfortunately the 8 gauge was just to heavy to hump into the woods were we located him and used a auto. We put a bird to bed at dark the night before using a hoot owl call. Back before sun up but when my brother blew the owl call to locate him he was already on the ground less than 80 yards and busted us. We drove down the road and blew the call again and had 2 birds gobble about 1/2 mile up the canyon. We bailed out and at that point made a decision not to take the 8 gauge. (In retrospect wish I would have taken it. ) Ended up having 5 to 6 toms fired up. George set up below the first birds and I moved up the canyon a little further. I found a small dirt tank about 20 yards across. Placed a decoy and made a few yelps. Gobblers sounded off, but would start to come in and then hold off about 100 yards out. Finally started to try calling the hens when they yelped I called back. When the gobbler called I cut him off with a cackle. Still no good they closed the distance to about 80 yards but still would not come in. The sun came up and about an hour later some light shined on my decoy, I spoted a few hens moving through the trees so I just started purring softly with a few puts. I watched a hen look right a my decoy and started coming in very quickly with 4 other hens in tow. Suddenly there was a race as I watched one tom just tearing it up to catch up with the hens, suddenly 2 more toms joined the race with their beards just a swinging. It has been years since I had the shakes this bad. At 35 yards I sent a load of #5's his way, he went down flopping down the bank into the edge of the water and turkey's scattered every where. I did not have a scale but he is a nice mature bird with a beard just over 9" long. George is still up in the hills hunting, and has had a few chances but no luck yet. I hope to get out before the season ends and this time just take the Parker 8 gauge.

Enjoying the stories. any pics to share? Cheers, Jack

Good to know one of us finally got one

George will have phone reception tomorrow when he returns and will send me the pictures. I will be sure to post them.

About twenty minutes into the season and ten before sunrise this morning, my friend, Dale, and I scored on a couple of young gobblers on my place. We set up and placed the deeks about five thirty and listened to a couple or three gobbling back and forth from the roost. About 6:20 down comes one and moves to the deeks. He was followed by one, two and three more. Dale got his and, a couple of seconds later, my Trojan got one for me at about 40 yards.

Another nice one!

you boys have got some nice birds there.. phil i hope you get another chance to use the 8 ga on a bird...i m still looking for my bird..and remember jerry s bird make sure ain t no tree in the way when you pull the trigger on them parker s .... charlie