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#3088806 - 12/20/12 03:49 PM

What's the closest you've killed a turkey?

ROVERBOY
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I know everybody talks about how far they've killed a turkey. Ok, how close have you killed one? The closest I've ever killed one was 20 yards.

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#3088876 - 12/20/12 04:48 PM

Re: What's the closest you've killed a turkey? [Re: ROVERBOY]

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back in the day when you could shoot pellets larger than #4, I took the head completely off with a load of nickle 3's at 11 yards

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#3088932 - 12/20/12 05:13 PM

Re: What's the closest you've killed a turkey? [Re: ROVERBOY]

Swamphunter
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Why isn't this more impressive anyway? Isn't this what it's all about? Getting close?

20 yards for me but it was a jake. I did call a longbeard up to 20 for my son.

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#3088960 - 12/20/12 05:23 PM

Re: What's the closest you've killed a turkey? [Re: Swamphunter]

ROVERBOY
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Originally Posted By: Swamphunter

Why isn't this more impressive anyway? Isn't this what it's all about? Getting close?

20 yards for me but it was a jake. I did call a longbeard up to 20 for my son.

I love gettin' em in close.

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#3089031 - 12/20/12 05:55 PM

Re: What's the closest you've killed a turkey? [Re: ROVERBOY]

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I have had a bearded hen walk by me where I could have touched her with the gun barrel....

Killed my closest at 16 steps.

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#3089039 - 12/20/12 06:02 PM

Re: What's the closest you've killed a turkey? [Re: Grizzly Johnson]

primos32
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12 yards. It was my very first one as well. Talk about getting hooked!

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#3089069 - 12/20/12 06:22 PM

Re: What's the closest you've killed a turkey? [Re: primos32]

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I was set up under an ledge and had a gobbler come all the way down a mountain and I killed him on that ledge at 5 yards # 6 shot modified choke.. That was my first turkey. That day I learned you need to set up where a gobbler cant see your setup. I would hate to try a shot at that range with my mossberg 835 extra full choke and hevi shot magnublends!

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#3089076 - 12/20/12 06:26 PM

Re: What's the closest you've killed a turkey? [Re: timberjack86]

pressfit
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My very first bird...about 8 yards if the winchester turkey shell would have not been a dud... instead it was about 20 yards by the time I smacked my O/U to set the second trigger so i could get off a shot..

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