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waksupi
12-13-2011, 04:12 PM
I knew if I waited long enough, the turkeys would wander back on the property. I spotted movement on the neighbors place, and watched long enough to see several feeding there. So, I got out my fowler, and moved to cover near the property line. I was watching the flock following the fence line on the other side, move down the hill. Then I caught movement out of the corner of my eye only about 10 yards away. There were three that had fed up behind some small fir trees. I picked out the biggest, and let fly. Only two pellets in the breast, all the rest mangled the head and neck.
45nut
12-13-2011, 04:14 PM
nicely done.
excess650
12-13-2011, 04:26 PM
Awesome! Another flinter speaks.

Have you had any luck with the 4 legged critters?
gon2shoot
12-13-2011, 06:15 PM
Way to go, ought to have the bottom of the freezer covered by now.
LIMPINGJ
12-13-2011, 09:17 PM
Christmass dinner?
white eagle
12-13-2011, 09:24 PM
looks good
waksupi
12-13-2011, 09:43 PM
Awesome! Another flinter speaks.

Have you had any luck with the 4 legged critters?


http://castboolits.gunloads.com/showthread.php?t=134001
Crawdaddy
12-13-2011, 11:06 PM
Awesome! What timeis dinner?
waksupi
12-14-2011, 12:16 AM
I still have left over turkey from Thanksgiving in the freezer!
ammohead
12-14-2011, 01:29 AM
Well done Ric! A trip to the flathead someday is still on the bucket list.

ammohead
waksupi
12-14-2011, 03:39 AM
Well done Ric! A trip to the flathead someday is still on the bucket list.

ammohead

I don't know if there will be anything left to hunt, but we can still go fishing!
sav300
12-14-2011, 08:07 AM
Hmm 10 yards minus 4ft of barrel.:kidding:
Must try BP one day.
Murphy
12-14-2011, 10:49 AM
Nice going Ric,

I've yet to shoot a 'flinter' but hope to one day soon. Turkey's ain't that easy to take, they're a sharp bird and to do it with a flinter? Excellent.

Murphy
JayinAZ
12-14-2011, 11:30 AM
Is that a 14 gauge?
JJC
12-14-2011, 11:32 AM
Hmm 10 yards minus 4ft of barrel.:kidding:
Must try BP one day.

That was the same thing I was thinking when I saw the picture. And people fret over two or four extra inches of barrel length [smilie=l: Nice shootin
waksupi
12-14-2011, 12:47 PM
Is that a 14 gauge?

It's a 20 bore. Here are some pics of the gun.

http://castboolits.gunloads.com/showthread.php?t=47725
starmac
12-14-2011, 05:27 PM
Extremely nice. I wish I had the patience and skill to even remotely do something like that.
selmerfan
12-14-2011, 05:31 PM
waksupi, I finally paid attention to your location. We honeymooned on Flathead, ten years ago in July. We'll be going back again someday for our anniversary - this time I'm paying a guide to help me catch a laker!
RugerFan
12-14-2011, 05:56 PM
Excellent! A mighty fine looking flinter too.
JayinAZ
12-14-2011, 09:45 PM
Very nice work!
TCLouis
12-14-2011, 10:28 PM
With a rocklock noless.

Good shootin

Better eatin
waksupi
12-14-2011, 11:11 PM
waksupi, I finally paid attention to your location. We honeymooned on Flathead, ten years ago in July. We'll be going back again someday for our anniversary - this time I'm paying a guide to help me catch a laker!

Where did you stay? Let me know when you come back, I may be able to hook you up with a good outfitter.

Add on here;
If you don't wait until he quits fishing for pay, I have a friend that I worked for, who was the owner of Serengeti Rifles, and designed the Montana 1999 rifle action. Rod was a competitive fisherman on the Great Lakes, and makes an absolute science of it. He has every bit of equipment on his boat to locate the fish, plus GPS locations of EVERY fish he has caught in there. Looking at the map on the boat is amazing, and shows the productive areas of the lake in detail. Fish and Game call him for advise on how to manage the fishery. This guy knows where to find and catch fish. As to if the fish will co-operate on a given day, is another question!
smoked turkey
12-21-2011, 11:12 PM
I can almost taste that gobbler. Very nicely done. I also admire you for taking the bird from your property and not the other side of the fence. Your taste in smokepoles is also very good, and a 20 bore to boot!!
waksupi
12-22-2011, 02:28 AM
Well, I can hunt on the other side of the fence. I just didn't have enough cover to get close to them there!
BOOM BOOM
12-22-2011, 02:00 PM
HI,
AND YOU DID IT THE HARD WAY.:Fire::Fire:
T-Bird
12-22-2011, 08:55 PM
That's hunt'in! congratulations! T-Bird
samcolt87
12-23-2011, 02:51 PM
congrats, that is a nice lookin bird.
TXGunNut
12-24-2011, 11:06 AM
Nicely done, Ric. Turkey should feel honored to be taken with such a fine flinter.