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WOW .410?

Did you choot him at 3 yards while he was busy pukin over the wood pile there?

Is that a nice Western knife?

Give us some details of the hunt brother, and maybe a pic of the gun.

Nice job! Another scaly spawn of Satan sleeps wit da fishes.

Can I get an AMEN?

beard length,weight of bird

I hope to shoot my first gobbler this year with the same old Ithaca double that I shot my first one with 40 years ago. My father gave it to me a couple of years ago. Then, if I have time and all goes well, I have a .410 Mossberg pump I plan to use to fill my second tag. 20 yards out to do it.

Steve.

Nice! Good job!

A .410 will do the job. I have a single shot .410 that patterns 71/2 3" federals pretty well. I'm not going to pop a turkey with it, but I could. .

Congrats. Details on the bird?

Dang...a 410! Hadn't heard of popping a turkey with one before but would imagine it's been done a bunch. I guess if you know how many pellets the gun will put in the kill zone (ideally 8-10) at X distance and stay within that range, you'd be good. Nice bird!

We need details man!

Well I did not intend to use a single shot 410. I was out at a friends ranch near Lampasas , TX by myself. Just a little get away and a place to shoot.

I had gone up on sat and spent the night. I shot a lot but had put all my guns and equipment in my truck as I was getting to head back home. I'd been inside for probably about an hour - took a shower, made breakfast , etc.

Barely opened the front door and there's the bird 20 yds from the house. The bird ran 35-40 yds to some brush/mesquite trees after I scared it. (Remember I had already put up all my guns). I look over at the wall of my friends cabin and there's his single shot 410 given to him as a kid. It was hanging on one of those wooden wall mounted gun racks with a small drawer on the bottom. I peek in the drawer and lo and behold, a box of 410.

So I think to myself... Might as well grab it just in case. (Didn't really think I'd hit anything with it). I sneak outside as quietly as possible. I spot the bird still in the mesquite cluster walking around pecking for whatever he can find. I'm hiding behind a tree about 25-30 yds from the bird. Well, I decide to go for it.

Bang! The bird flew/jumped up about 6-8 feet and flopped down. I couldn't believe that I hit it. Turned out to be a hen - which I kinda felt bad about but it was legal. She was still breathing when I came up to her so I gave her a mercy shot to the head/neck.

I hunt deer a lot but hadn't hunted large birds in over 10 yrs. my plucking and cleaning left some skill to be desired but I got 'er done. It was a blast!

Thank you Lord for a sweet gift!

HA!!

Terrific story, way to improvise. Too bad we dont got a pic of the gun. Gun porn is always good.

Way to slay the sneaky bastid. Grab anything to chase them: large fork and spoon, torch, slingshot, mace, hurl insults, make fun of their rainbow pecker head.

Whatever works to demoralize em.

"Dinosaurs had their shot, and nature selected them for extinction".

Were just cleaning up the arrogant hangers-on...

"Dinosaurs should know when they're conquered..."