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Any of the so-called " varmint" rifles in .17, .204, or .224 calibers. Shoot them in the head, no meat loss and they have a head the size of a tennis ball for God's sake. Its not rocket surgery.


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No one here wants hunt Turkeys, we are covered up with them, Rio7

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Hell, I’ll come home to Texas to kill some, anytime. LOL

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No one here wants hunt Turkeys, we are covered up with them, Rio7

What a problem to have!


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Bet them fuggers taste the same whether shot with a shotgun or rifle!!


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These Rio Grande Turkey's are like chewing on a mouth full of rubber bands, they sure as hell ain't a Butter Ball Turkey. Rio7

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You got that right. Never tasted a Butterball worth a schitt.


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Going to try my 32 cal flintlock this year in PA since the game commission made my favorite turkey rifle obsolete, kimber oregon in 223 with reduced loads.

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My first year hunting was 1947 in the NC region of Pa.
Back in that era if you hunted for a week which we did, you wouldnt even see a turkey track or any signs of them.
Today there are turkey in every county of the state, and in some counties they are plentifull.
I can ride the back dirt roads and see them every day if i put enough time in.
At 86 i can no longer walk around much, especially on uneven terrain.
But with a rifle i can occaissionaly pop one on my own 17 acres in Cameron Co.
Ok for the ( AHEM ) elk hunters to pop one from the road on my land, but no turkey for me?
Wayne Hunt the Cameron Co warden, told me while investigating one of the 3 elk kills on my property, all shot from the road or my driveway, that the elk ( HUNT ) wouldnt be possible without landowner cooperation.
But an old property owner isnt permitted to shoot a turkey on his own land with a rifle?

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Originally Posted by yobuck
My first year hunting was 1947 in the NC region of Pa.
Back in that era if you hunted for a week which we did, you wouldnt even see a turkey track or any signs of them.
Today there are turkey in every county of the state, and in some counties they are plentifull.
I can ride the back dirt roads and see them every day if i put enough time in.
At 86 i can no longer walk around much, especially on uneven terrain.
But with a rifle i can occaissionaly pop one on my own 17 acres in Cameron Co.
Ok for the ( AHEM ) elk hunters to pop one from the road on my land, but no turkey for me?
Wayne Hunt the Cameron Co warden, told me while investigating one of the 3 elk kills on my property, all shot from the road or my driveway, that the elk ( HUNT ) wouldnt be possible without landowner cooperation.
But an old property owner isnt permitted to shoot a turkey on his own land with a rifle?


Sure you are. Keep your lips sealed and hope nobody sees you.


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I like rifle hunting them. Sadly due to low numbers we lost our rifle season this year, I bet we never get it back even if they rebound.

I always tried to head shoot them and in that case even 22 LR works fine in an accurate rifle. My best trick was when I Indianed up on a big gobbler and shot him in the neck with my S&W 32 Mag, fun hunt that took me years to pull off. I had planned on someday building a Martini in 32 Mag with a peep for the ultimate turkey rifle but I probably won’t now since we have few turkeys and no rifle season. [Linked Image from i.postimg.cc]

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Turkey hunting in the fall with rifles is another opportunity to use a rifle and if you like rifles (which I do) it’s my preferred method. I also like hunting them in the spring with shotguns . That said I’ve hunted them in PA with a rifle since I was 12 in 1975 and have used .218, 221, 222, 223, 224 Weatherby, .225, 6x45, 240 Weatherby, .25-20, .256 Win. Mag., 25-35, 250 Savage, 260 Remington, .270 Win., 7.62X39, .32-20 and 32H&R. I’m pretty pissed that they took that season away but hey I can still carry these rifles for squirrels😉

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I kill them with my bow. We have so many on that place I hunt, it’s not hard to get one.

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Originally Posted by TheKid
I like rifle hunting them. Sadly due to low numbers we lost our rifle season this year, I bet we never get it back even if they rebound.

I always tried to head shoot them and in that case even 22 LR works fine in an accurate rifle. My best trick was when I Indianed up on a big gobbler and shot him in the neck with my S&W 32 Mag, fun hunt that took me years to pull off. I had planned on someday building a Martini in 32 Mag with a peep for the ultimate turkey rifle but I probably won’t now since we have few turkeys and no rifle season. [Linked Image from i.postimg.cc]


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Originally Posted by TheKid
I like rifle hunting them. Sadly due to low numbers we lost our rifle season this year, I bet we never get it back even if they rebound.

I always tried to head shoot them and in that case even 22 LR works fine in an accurate rifle. My best trick was when I Indianed up on a big gobbler and shot him in the neck with my S&W 32 Mag, fun hunt that took me years to pull off. I had planned on someday building a Martini in 32 Mag with a peep for the ultimate turkey rifle but I probably won’t now since we have few turkeys and no rifle season. [Linked Image from i.postimg.cc]



Good shooting Kid! And nice S&W Model 16 in 32 Mag.
Those bring big money nowadays from S&W collectors.
I’ve killed quit a few with a handgun and several with a Rifle.
Never like hunting them with shotguns, like most do during Spring Season. Here in TX, you can shoot them with anything.
I don’t shoot them anymore, unless a friend asks for one to deep fry Cajun Style, as I don’t like to eat them anymore.
They eat a lot of grasshoppers here, and taste nasty, IMO.
The only turkey I eat anymore, are the Butterball store bought ones at Thanksgiving. Or Swanson Hungry Man TV Dinners. 😬


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Originally Posted by ingwe
Any of the so-called " varmint" rifles in .17, .204, or .224 calibers. Shoot them in the head, no meat loss and they have a head the size of a tennis ball for God's sake. Its not rocket surgery.


I let one of my nephews shoot his first one at the Ranch with my T/C Contender with a Custom Shop barrel in .204 Ruger.
He was 8 or 9, and I drove up on a flock in the Ranger and he rested the rifle across the dash. About 80 yards so I figured it would be an easy shot for him. Told him to shoot it in the head of course. He did, and when I picked it up, the neck bone was the only thing sticking out of the body. The nephew asked me where the head went. I laughed and told him it “just disappeared”. He thought that was the coolest thing ever. 🤠


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Originally Posted by RIO7


These Rio Grande Turkey's are like chewing on a mouth full of rubber bands, they sure as hell ain't a Butter Ball Turkey. Rio7


Agreed. I’ll take the store bought Butterball any day over a wild turkey.

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Originally Posted by chlinstructor
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These Rio Grande Turkey's are like chewing on a mouth full of rubber bands, they sure as hell ain't a Butter Ball Turkey. Rio7


Agreed. I’ll take the store bought Butterball any day over a wild turkey.

If I had to eat a Butterball I would give up eating turkey. Haven't taken a bit of one of those nasty bastards in 15 years.

Chunk that wild turkey breast up into bite sized pieces. Soak in buttermilk and fry in flour or fish fry.

No better way to eat turkey!!


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