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Nice bird coosa, but "still turkey hunting"??? Today was our opener.


This one was 25 lbs even and had 1.5" spurs. I didn't call him in, I spotted and stalked him from almost a half mile. It was one of the most exciting turkey hunts I've had.

Grandpa's 97 may not be a double but it is the best Winchester shotgun of all time.




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Big bird! Great pics.

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Brent, I'll bet that '97 has taken a box car full of game in it's time! Nice bird...Geo

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Originally Posted By: Geo. Newbern
Brent, I'll bet that '97 has taken a box car full of game in it's time! Nice bird...Geo


I've shot half a boxcar load with it. I got it from my grandfather when I was in grad school in Kansas. I killed ducks, geese, bobwhites, and pheasants with it. Later I hunted it in Georgia and Arizona, where I added Gamble's quail to the list.

Before I got it, Grandpa and his two brothers shot pigeons and prairie chickens just 20 miles from where I live now. Later, the brothers moved to Montana, and in 1917 until the mid 1920s, one of them put his MT hunting licenses in the through-bolt hole under the buttplate.

So, it is well traveled and it's put a lot of meat on the table. But, it is not done yet.


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Nice continuation of a hunting tradition with a family heirloom. Gil

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Not everyone wants or needs a big bore (or #4 or #5 lead shot) to kill limbhangers. Buddy's bird today with Yildiz .410 and #10 TSS.




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Originally Posted By: coosa
Congrats to Wingshooter, those come from Texas?

I finished my AL limit today. This one was close and got a load of TSS #10. Good luck to all those still turkey hunting.



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Mike, you had quite a season with your Ideal. Did you eventually wear a beret? wink Gil

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I did note the Irish version hanging in the closet the other day, remembering how good I made it look while in Ireland....



Back to the Ideal- yes, quite a season, and looking forward to your report on the featherweight headed your way...



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Success from the Packard blind!

First pic from last year 2017
Second pic this past Saturday. Both taken with my Ithaca 37 that I bought new when I was 16. Was my only gun for a while now I put one round a year through it.

Quite a difference in how far spring has advanced between the two years.

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