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Got it, thanks.

Browning and Remington don't load it into a 2 3/4" shell either.

BTW, if you need TSS for next spring, I am seeing a metric shytload of TSS loads on the shelves right now. Particularly Browning brand. It's everywhere around here.

Never shoot anything longer than 2 3/4" shotgun ammo.
I'm a recoil weenie.
Also, whether 12 gauge or 16 gauge, I shoot #8's. Number 9's if i can find them in "Hi Velocity".
It only takes one pellet to the brain or CNS to anchor a bird.
I want to put as much lead as possible down range!

YMMV!

The Nitro Company offers 2 3/4" 12 gauge shells in both TSS and Hevi Shot. Just be prepared for the Nitro sticker shock..........

If you can find what works in your gun, now is the time to buy. I see it every years, guys wait too late to buy their ammo and can't find it.

Yep.

Beyond the day-to-day ammo shortage.........the specialized loads (like turkey loads) are "seasonal runs". Generally one batch manufactured per year and that's that.

Filled my fall tag this afternoon with one of those Federal heavy field loads. One shot and all done but for the floppin. 35 yards give or take.

Atta boy !!!!!!!!!!

Thanks Yoder. That's about my 15th fall bird off that same oak ridge. Now I've got 7 deer tags to fill over the next few weeks and with the price of meat I intend to fill them all. Killed six last season and we're down to just a few packages left so just in time.

I listened to a flock of 10-12 from the roost through flydown and work 3 hours up the ridge this morning. Our season comes in Saturday. But I'll be hunting deer if I'm out. I absolutely LOVE to listen to 3 hours of turkeys just going about turkey life. Don't matter HOW LONG you've been hunting these things...........there's ALWAYS a learning opportunity.

You ever can any of your venison ??? It's my favorite way to eat it.

Nope, never tried canning it but my wife says she wants to try and asked me to get her a pressure cooker for Christmas.

Canned deer meat is some nasty tasting chit...

Bag on some for not posting pics.
Bag on others for the pics they post.

The hall monitor gig really has you chubbed up. Seems like you got something eating on you,though.

I've got a Presto 23 quart.............which, ironically, only does 7 quart jars at a time. But that's pretty standard.

The entire process is about as easy as it gets. Takes about 20 minutes to get 7 jars of meat ready to go in and 90 minutes at heat & pressure. If you want my method, hit me up.

Never ate canned venison but my sister in law jars wild turkey meat. I guess its the same principal. If you don't break the seal after jarring, it will last fpr a couple of year unrefrigerated. There's not a big taste difference between jarred and fresh. She'll occassionally make a pot pie and it's always pretty good.

It's a known fact that Yankees have screwed up taste buds....never heard of anyone from the South canning
deer meat or any other kind of meat and we canned most everything.

I've tasted canned venison this Yankee brought a jar hunting with him it was some nasty tasting chit.

Blackheart, congrats on your fall bird

I'm not going to intentionally get into this argument, but I went to see some Mennonite neighbors years ago, and they happened to be eating supper. They were all sitting around the table, and there was a pail of fresh cows milk, a plate of bread, a huge bowl of mac and cheese, and the worst smelling meat I've ever smelled. They offered to set a place at the table for me, but the smell was so bad that I had to go outside and wait for them to finish eating

The meat was canned deer meat. I do not know if it all smells that way, and it could have been just that particular jar, but the smell has awful. I've eaten a lot of canned pork, and love it, so I'm certainly don't find canned meat objectionable.

Not sure how they canned it. But I've never had anyone not ask for seconds......

Mrs takes the canned venison and makes a gravy with it. Put it over rice or noodles. FANTASTIC !!

Thanks for the offer. I may need some advice on this after Christmas. For now I have a couple questions. First, can we can meat that's already been frozen ? And second, can you add flavoring/seasoning of any kind when you can it ?

Yankees like the smell of chit....