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Franc I wish it had hammers.
I'd say it's a mid grade Scott, 9 pin side lock, original 2 & 3/4" chambered 30" barrels with pristine bores choked .035 in both, side clips, square bolt third bite. I've had the gun for several months but haven't really taken any pictures of it.
TC I'm lucky to hunt in places with very liberal limits. Where I killed these the limit is two a day with no season bag limit.
Mike In the fall turkeys gather in flocks.....the scatter method works best in woods. As I told Lastdollar I'm not sure the method would work in wide open spaces like Kansas.
My dog is a Boykin/Wachtelhund cross he's trained to seek and flush the flock barking madly on the flush (most of this just comes natural).
In big woods he ranges about about 100 yards in my direction of travel...running silent until the flush then he barks like a mad man.
After the flush he's trained to sit/lay right beside me as I call them back in for the kill without the use of a blind or sack as some breeds require.
A few years back I had 5 longbeards coming straight at us to about 15 yards before I shot...It's amazing to watch him sit unnervingly as he watches the quarry he hates so bad come in for the kill.
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That is one neat dog.My labs will run and flush the flocks of turkeys but there is no way I could get them to sit next to me as they came in.
Great looking Scott too!
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Joe
Looks like a hat trick to me. Nice looking dog,gun and turkeys. I just got a W.& C. Scott 16ga hammergun. It is a lot lighter that my 12ga Scotts and sure is fun to shoot.
Regards, Gordon
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Joe that is a great photo! Thanks.
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What all this I hear about wild turkeys being a wily bird, these photos are taken in my daughters yard above Mariposa CA, they are regular visitors to the dog and cat feeders.  
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jOe, what load did you use to take those? Looks like you had a good day!
thanks
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James those you pictured are Californ'e democrat turkeys not the same species as the Eastern wild Turkeys....
Blinko I shot a 2 % 3/4" Federal 1 & 1/4oz #4.
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Thanks jOe. Sort of reminds me of hunting Blue Quail in New Mexico except I go hoarse from shouting "Whoa! Whoa! Beau Whoa! Dammit! There they go again!"
Best,
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Anybody actually know if wild turkeys are native to California? I've asked Fish and Game and got "no" and "yes"! They seem to have moved in, native or not.
My experience with wild turkeys is like other wild animals--if you let them be "tame", they will be. If you start shooting at them, they catch on REAL fast....
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