Hey fellow spudders! This morning I went turkey hunting and come around 7:45, I see a tom, 3 jakes, and six hens coming out of the woods across the field i was hunting on. As they gradually worked there way towards me (after 20 minutes) another pack came out of the woods. This one had 4 toms, 1 jake, and no hens. They quickly huddled by the hens and became one big flock. about 5 minutes later, 2 jakes finally got within shooting range (approx. 40-50 yards). One of the jakes saw something he didn't like and casually turned around and began wondering in the opposite direction. The rest of the pack was also, so I had my eye on the last jake that was still within considerable shooting distance (now 50-55 yards). It turned around and started walking in the opposite direction like the others, so i decided now or never. raised my gun, and BOOM!
Bagged it!
I was using a 20-gauge Remington 280 express magnum shotgun with a turkey choke tube, specially made for heavy shot (which i was using, hehehe...).
So i could have (with my choke tube and heavy shot shells) shot accurately at a range of 60-65 yards... If i would have known that, I could have gotten one of the Toms in the back. those boys were BIG. And were fanning too so they looked about 25-28 lbs.
SPECS:
2" beard
18 lbs
Here's some pics of me and the monster lol. Tell me what you think and any of your hunting stories... I have plenty more but only have time to tell today's.
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ANYONE WHO THINKS I AM BREAKING THE RULES, PLEASE READ:
I sent PCGUY a pm asking him if it would be ok to post this topic and he said...
So any mods who question whether this topic is breaking the rules or not, now you know... no need to lock this one up lol.PCGUY wrote:Yes using real guns for real hunting is fine, it's just when you build a spudgun to hunt that it becomes a no-no.
They sure are ugly, aren't they.
