How many would a 308 round wound that a 338 mighta got? Thats the same thing bud. Let me ask this? Is a good effective range, accurate shot, at an animal, using the correct bullet better than a 308 not so good one? Bullet and shot placement matters more than the caliber within reason. Don’t...
It was a pre season fun type conversation starter. Believe me bud, by the 2000s I’d mentored over 50 birds for kids, vets, old folks and women. I don’t overthink anything. I’ve also called birds in w no call using a hat or wing fly down or scratching leaves but this isn’t technique thread per se...
I’d heard that. A buddy on mine went out and said he’d have 1-200 birds roosted in same few trees when ge found em but the roosts weren’t everywhere. He also said it’d be funner if the didn’t run in so quick. I’ve heard that from lots guys that they come in easy. Kinda one reason I haven’t gone...
I see lots of western guys here. I’ve never hunted turkey out west. I believe a longbox might be a standard call. It always is anymore anyway but for 30 plus years I’d used mainly a mouth call. Since 2000s I’ve used some pots, last 10-15 scratchers are a perhaps most commonly used call.
Anyone...
Bullets have more to do with the performance than the caliber commonly will. Look at what karajomo Bell used to kill elephants way back when. He was limited to heads manufactured back than.
I noticed some here are saying so simply by guessing, having seen no one try and with certainly no...
Couple of things for consideration. Beagles are def not suited as swim dogs. Yes they’ll do it watch em chase cane cutters through the water. Just not their speciality. Regarding beagles flushing birds out of range. Prob hare dog type wind splitters. Get some line control beagles and you’ll...
I’ve got lots of pics but here’s a few. Last pic is of a girl had previously missed 3 shots in 3 hunts so it was cool she made it happen. The group of 4 birds was only 4 guys on the farm. One triple beard. One of the green slate pics is a double beard.
I’ll be starting in my home state than NY. First full week of May headed to New England starting in one state with the possibility of bouncing up others.
A man of my own heart. I’ll def kill some birds but mentoring especially kids is near and dear to me. Nothing better. I’ve been filming the hunts for years now. I’m no expert on professional type video but I’ve got a few cameras w WiFi and often can get a rough copy into their phone as we’re...
I’ve got 9 turkey guns now. I just purchased 2 more. Both Henry single shots, one the turkey model, one in 410. Even though I’ve got so many my primary gun since the late 80s has been an ulti mag. Before that a 10 ga. Thinking my main gun this year might be the Henry 12. We will see
Consider what I’m gonna tell you. You can stress train slightly and anything is better than nothing.
Once you can shoot good, make a tic tac toe board on a ceiling tile, cardboard or something. Put that on a target. Shoot against a buddy. Whoever wins best out of three has a hotter wife...
So one more, showing the crazy recurve luck. I typically use longbows.
Unfortunately another doe but another interesting story. I wanted a pretty short bow as I had a spot where the shot would come kinda straight down. Had an older guy with a bear KMag too heavy for him so I bought it on a...
So another story. My uncle taught me lots growing up. How to rope, ride, reload, etc. we were close. 2 years ago I was laid off. My uncle had just passed and my cousin wanted to pay me for some work I’d done on his house. I refused.
He asked me to wait a sec and came back with an old Kodiak...
Brother I understand the excitement but don’t worry personally about the long shots. Too much can often go wrong dependent on the animal
I’ve shot I’m sure hundreds of deer with a bow. Avg shot is prob 12 yards. I hunt thicker cover. Shot 3 bucks one year alone through the back, between the...
Little clip of 3 my dogs for speed/control type comparison. Another guy came later w a decent dog and one knucklehead ran in for a minute. You’ll see the type dogs though.
I’m not as fast as some but they’re dogs you can shoot over