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I am not sure of the proper gun to shoot turkeys in California
School yards but in Texas you can take Lawyers with a twenty eight gage. Not sure if your allowed to bait them in or use an ambulance siren to call them up. Great job on the turkeys
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Joe, Here are some victims in my back yard. [img:left]  [/img]
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A friend's son (40 ish) shot a 25 or so lb turkey with his 410 on a 10 yard passing shot on the wing. This was up in Weiser Idaho a few weeks ago. He used a 3" shell with 3/4 oz of #6 shot. Headshot. DOA.
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I've flushed a few turkeys off-season. Compared to pheasant and quail it's like watching a B-52 take off. Even if I'd had a .22 I could've shot them, they were that big and slow.
Steve
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Sidelock
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Even if I'd had a .22 I could've shot them, they were that big and slow.Steve You know Steve, a Canada Goose gives that same impression, but in fact the size makes them both look a lot slower than they really are. They'll both carry a lot of lead Uh, steel too, so unless you make the neck/head shot you're probably not going to harvest the bird...Geo
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It is legal to hunt turkey with an air rifle in Cali so the proper answer is an airgun.
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It is legal to hunt turkey with an air rifle in Cali so the proper answer is an airgun. Until the local soccer moms saw you hanging around the school yard and began screaming "OMG, THERE'S A MAN WITH AN ASSAULT RIFLE STALKING OUR KIDS!!!!!" Steve
Approach life like you do a yellow light - RUN IT! (Gail T.)
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I'm wondering what the proper weapon is in aSoCal neighborhood is for these guys?   I hear they taste like chicken.
Last edited by Chuck H; 11/14/12 05:13 PM.
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They are a member of the pheasant family and they were a featured dish at banquets in Ancient Rome, so....
Seriously, if you get one, I'll take some of the cinnamon-colored wing feathers. The biots make superb March Brown bodies. The brown and white speckled/patterned primaries make a usable substitute for bustard or Amherst pheasant, for the salmon tyers out there.
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I would like one or two of the blue feathers for the hat band of my gray Stetson.
Practice safe eating. Always use a condiment.
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