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Joe - Do you shoot many turkeys on the wing? I don't think I've ever met a turkey hunter who did. More power to you if you do.
Reminds me of a hunt for smaller birds with my Brit Ricky about 15 years ago. We're deep in the woods, he's out of range, which is a big no-no with all my dogs. Suddenly I hear him and a huge FLUSH. It must have been at least a dozen turkeys flushed and flying towards me. Some at 6 feet up,others in between that and 20. All of 'em BIG and flying at me like something from the stone age! They looked like B-17's!
Wild stuff. I like the looks of your gun and Buster a lot. Do you ever worry about turkey attacking/defending with its talons against your dog? Just that I've heard a story or 2 like that over the years.
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Joe - Do you shoot many turkeys on the wing? I don't think I've ever met a turkey hunter who did. More power to you if you do. I won't speak for Joe, but I suspect Joe would answer the same way that I do. I try not to shoot at flying birds. The last thing an ethical turkey hunter wants to do is to wound and not recover a turkey especially a 20 lb. spring gobbler. A wounded turkey can out fly a quail and outrun a horse over short distances. Based on my experience and others I know, unrecovered birds (probably hit) are often shot on the flush as they fly away. The south end of a turkey flying north can absorb a lot of shot and still vanish. I'll admit it's hard not to pull the trigger when one flys. I can think of several times I wished I hadn't. It is not unsporting to shoot one which is standing flat-footed and unaware within 35-40 yards or less. How can one ever miss one under those circumstances you might ask? Hunt them religiously for over 30 years and the answer will become apparent. Anyone who claims to have killed and recovered every turkey shot at has not shot at many. I have not hunted fall birds with a dog, but that might be the exception to shooting at birds flushing, especially smaller birds of the year, as the dog can often track the bird.
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Joe - Do you shoot many turkeys on the wing? I don't think I've ever met a turkey hunter who did. More power to you if you do.
This is not spring turkey hunting...this is the true sport of turkey hunting. I've never shot a turkey on the wing that I didn't recover...I usually get a few each fall on the wing and there is nothing grander.
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I've never shot a turkey on the wing that I didn't recover
The "kiss of death". 
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Dear Sirs ,
I tranfer my photos to topic " Member Pics...Who's Who on this Forum..." as more siutable for it . Sorry.
best regards
Gregoriy
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Thanks to Mr. Weber I could joint to your forum . Some photos of my drahthaar and ss-IZ26 and o/u Merkel 201 Just I worry will not overload you of my pictures .Place of photos is Russia St. Petersburg As I assume it is my first experience here with participation. Just a problem with pictures .I add it as links .I will try to edit it . Best regards Gregoriy drat-Urs 1 2 3 4 Great Pictures Gregoriy....WELCOME.....!..... I like your pictures...please post more, thank you........
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Joe - Do you shoot many turkeys on the wing? I don't think I've ever met a turkey hunter who did. More power to you if you do. I won't speak for Joe, but I suspect Joe would answer the same way that I do. I try not to shoot at flying birds. The last thing an ethical turkey hunter wants to do is to wound and not recover a turkey especially a 20 lb. spring gobbler. A wounded turkey can out fly a quail and outrun a horse over short distances. Based on my experience and others I know, unrecovered birds (probably hit) are often shot on the flush as they fly away. The south end of a turkey flying north can absorb a lot of shot and still vanish. I'll admit it's hard not to pull the trigger when one flys. I can think of several times I wished I hadn't. It is not unsporting to shoot one which is standing flat-footed and unaware within 35-40 yards or less. How can one ever miss one under those circumstances you might ask? Hunt them religiously for over 30 years and the answer will become apparent. Anyone who claims to have killed and recovered every turkey shot at has not shot at many. I have not hunted fall birds with a dog, but that might be the exception to shooting at birds flushing, especially smaller birds of the year, as the dog can often track the bird. Been hunting turkey for about 15 years now. Shot at one in the air. Flying at me, rising and passed directly overhead quite low still (10 yards?), going to some woods from a field. Got it. If you don't have a clear shot at the head no matter if they are on the ground or in the air, don't waste your time, shot, energy.
The world cries out for such: he is needed & needed badly- the man who can carry a message to Garcia
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Sorry I do not know how to add photo as it will be showen directy at my post . 1 4 5 6 7 PM sent Gregoriy....
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Canvasback, my sentiments exactly.
Head/neck shots are always the most desirable. Not only are they the most lethal, but the chance of shot in the body is reduced considerably. Without regard to gut shot contaminents, the flesh of body shot turkeys is hardly what I consider table grade with bloodlines and feather pulls throughout the breast. One of my old turkey buddies thought it was an easy game shooting spring gobblers having had a run of easy birds. He called one up, had the bird lined-up with his barrel and got cocky before he pulled the trigger. "You're dead" he said to the turkey. The turkey didn't think so and left full strut to full vertical climbing airborne in an eyeblink. Burk folded the bird on the third shot with his Ithaca Mag 10 as the tom topped a longleaf pine. He vowed never to act that dumb again (on purpose) with a bird out front in range.
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