Best Choice for Turkeys?
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I have to ask ,why would you want to hunt turkeys with a rifle . To me there wouldn' t be any sport in this kind of hunting at all . There are a lot of crippled birds that get away from shotguns and I could only think it would be worse for a small rifle .
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If a .17 can kill a fox, it can kill a turkey with proper shot placement. Same with .22 mag. People also use .223 but I hate to use that much on Turkeys. I am just tired of seeing turkeys out in a field but not being able to get them to come to me. I have killed a couple but could do much better with a rifle.
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You don' t think it is sporting but do you deer hunt? How sporting is hunting deer with a 30-.06 or .300 win mag or whatever from a tree stand or blind or whatever? Some people shoot them across a huge field at 300 yards while hidden in a elevated camo blind. If that stuff is sporting for deer, why not turkeys? Should we only hunt deer with shotgun slugs from unrifled barrels? It would make it more sporting.
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Hey clearanceman I agree with you I would certainly want to know the difference between shooting a turkey with a rifle or shooting a deer with the rifle. They say it doesnt seem sporting I would like to know why or why not? As long as it is legal go for it. Hey Halcon I would like to know why you think there would be more wounded turkeys with a rifle. Shot placement is critical for any North American Game species. I think a 22mg or 17cal would definetly do the job if proper shot placement is introduced.
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Thanks! I never understood inconsistant artificial restrictions on hunting game. I understand if someone says they only bow hunt deer or turkeys or whatever, but don' t understand an attitude of anything goes for deer but not turkeys. It is easier to sneak up on deer than turkeys and they are a much bigger target and they move around less. I would say hunting deer with a rifle is less sporting than hunting turkeys with a rifle..
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clearenceman you miss understood me.for me any way,turkey hunting is about working them in close with a call.when i hear of someome rifle hunting them,i invision a guy sitting on a ridge top glassing the ground around him.when one is spotted he takes the shot.that to me is not turkey hunting,even though its legal in some areas. i guess a bow hunter could say the same thing about rifle hunting deer.a shotgun predator hunter could also say the same thing,but that for some reason is different to me.if i offended you i appologize ,but its just the meaning of turkey hunting to me