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Its not. I swear on the bible

Be careful, son. The bible thumpers here descend in droves.

And, 75 yards turkey kills with shotguns are a whole helluva lot more like the 500+ deer kills with .270s being "held at the top of the back", and 400+ inch elk taken on public land every year...................

BS.

Killed more birds, and been in on the kills of more birds, as well as associated with them that regularly take their fill (and then some..... some years), than you can fathom given the flocks down here. 75 yards, simply ain't done by shotguns on anything approaching a regular basis.

Esp. when you're gonna tell me it's with a factory choke tube and standard production shells, right?

What's the ammo he shoots? Choke make and constriction? Shotgun? Scope or irons?

GOD I hope you're not learning to hunt turkeys from your uncle.

Lol im not but anyway... He was shooting some hevi-shot this year and got a turkey at about 75yards. He shoots an 835 mossberg 12ga. 3 1/2in. with a.....

.... whats the barrels with the holes in the end?

Yeah, thanks for proving my point.

I shot mine with Hevi-Shot too. #5 in a 20ga. At 30 steps. A good call and some patients will get you a lot farther than a magic pellet and a 3 1/2" 12ga w/ Hevi-shot at 75 will. You can only get lucky so many times.

I shot one last year at 7 steps...could have killed it with a sling shot.

Long shots sound cool to your buddies, but calling 'em in close is where the fun is at...for me anyway.

Come back and tell me how close you got him to you, not how far away shot him.

Tom

I shot my only turkey at 15 yards. That was fun! He was pecking at my decoy. does anyone know why they peck at decoys sometimes?

PS.. He uses a red dot and a full choke.

That is a good start. Fun at that range aren't they?

I use a Primos Jelly Head choke and a double bead on the barrel. I toyed with the red dot idea, but I now keep my equipment as light as possible. It is much eaiser to move around and hunt that way. I don't carry a vest anymore either. Just a slate call, a diaphram call, a cousion for my butt, and a shotgun.

I bought my first call last season..... a slate. I called a jake in to about 20 yards but didn't take the shot. I got greedy for the toms. Since my first one was big I wanted another one.

Jakes taste better.

lol.i didn't get any meat from my tom anyway. shot it twice in the legs and the breast

Save your money and buy your uncle a range finder. 75 yds. may become 50 yds. in an instant.

Amazing how that tends to happen, when they get a clue.

He has one... and a gps so we figured it out pretty fast.

Mr. Sniper - If You and Your Uncle are trying to kill turkey's @ 75 yds. with a shot gun, then I srongly suggest that either both of You learn more about the sportsmanship of humanely killing the animal or take up another sport.
Listen to the advise of others very experianced in the sport, aknowledge and practice their advise.
75 yds. is way too far in the Turkey Woods,Period. I don't care if You have the latest 3-1/2" ultimagsuperfullforceingconedheavyshotedtriplexloadedscopedfastestmeanestbestpattering10ga. in the woods.

nicely stated. i agree. but my uncle doesnt

What does one gain by overextending proven and acceptable methods? I've seen turkeys killed @ 75 yds. with a shotgun, but it is not a killing shot and you will wound more than kill. If one chooses to make this a practice, then I would not be hunting around this person. Not only is it bad practice, it is also dangerous to other hunters, let alone, giving a bad name to the sport. Some hunters can be their own worst enemy, giving a negative image to the sport and ammo for the antis.
You, Yourself even admitted that one turkey you killed was not edible because it was hit in the legs & breast. Mistakes happen, but the killing shot is in the head/neck and you will not get this pattern @ 75yds.

its not me with the 75yard shots...

Oh yeah?

but have I yet to shoot at 75? Stick that in your pipe and smoke it...!(sarc.)