338 win mag
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We've hunted pretty hard this year in NC trying to get my 9 year old a Turkey this year. Walked 4-5 miles every Saturday and he stuck right with me on some pretty rough hikes. He has killed 2 birds on the last 2 opening days. Yesterday was a last ditch effort to get it done, as the season came to an end. About 4:30 yesterday afternoon we finally had success. We had setup on a field for the afternoon and I would call softly every 15 minutes or so. After a while, leaned back against a pine tree, I began to dose off. About that time he says "daddy, a turkey." He had slipped in on us silently. He closed the distance to 40 yards. I told my son he better shoot before the tom lost interest and left. After all that he couldnt get the safety off on his Mossberg! The turkey put his head down and I quicky took his gun and flipped the safety off then handed it back to him. At 42 yards he dropped the hammer and the rest is history! Not sure which one of us was more excited.
