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 Re: Using a rifle in the spring?
[Re: paul_tx]
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03/01/10 05:01 AM
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Can you use a handgun? I think it would be awesome to try to get a headshot on a turkey with my .357 this spring.
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Re: Using a rifle in the spring?
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03/01/10 11:34 PM
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where do people come up these ideas  why would you want to try and kill a turkey with a pistol? its like the guy that was talking about paint balling rabbits
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Re: Using a rifle in the spring?
[Re: LoneTrapper]
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03/02/10 12:43 AM
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where do people come up these ideas why would you want to try and kill a turkey with a pistol? its like the guy that was talking about paint balling rabbits Why would you want to hang a coyote on a fence, oh wait never mind. Maybe I want to shoot a turkey with a revolver because it is a challenge. Hitting a turkey in the head with a revolver would be a very hard thing to do, harder than shooting one with a shotgun by far
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Re: Using a rifle in the spring?
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03/02/10 02:39 AM
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Not trying to start something here, but using a rifle would take all the fun out of it. The best part about turkey hunting is hearing the bird gobble and trying to outwit that longbeard and coax him into shotgun range. It's not all about the kill. Rifles are illegal in LA., but if it's legal where you are and you want to use a rifle, that's your choice. As for me, even if it were legal, I still wouldn't use one. Use a bow and be a man....LOL
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Re: Using a rifle in the spring?
[Re: LoneTrapper]
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03/02/10 03:44 AM
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where do people come up these ideas why would you want to try and kill a turkey with a pistol? its like the guy that was talking about paint balling rabbits lots of people hunt turkeys with a pistol, why would u not want to hunt a turkey with a pistol??? i would try it, but it is shotgun only in my county.
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Re: Using a rifle in the spring?
[Re: Closed Traverse]
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03/02/10 10:21 PM
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Used 22 and shotgun. Both within 20 yards. Either one works.
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Re: Using a rifle in the spring?
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03/02/10 10:55 PM
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where do people come up these ideas why would you want to try and kill a turkey with a pistol? its like the guy that was talking about paint balling rabbits lots of people hunt turkeys with a pistol, why would u not want to hunt a turkey with a pistol??? i would try it, but it is shotgun only in my county. Lavaca and Gonzales Counties are not restricted to shotgun only, those are Rio Grande Turkeys, not Easterns.
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Re: Using a rifle in the spring?
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03/02/10 11:35 PM
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where do people come up these ideas why would you want to try and kill a turkey with a pistol? its like the guy that was talking about paint balling rabbits lots of people hunt turkeys with a pistol, why would u not want to hunt a turkey with a pistol??? i would try it, but it is shotgun only in my county. Lavaca and Gonzales Counties are not restricted to shotgun only, those are Rio Grande Turkeys, not Easterns. u are right, not sure why i was thinking that.
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Re: Using a rifle in the spring?
[Re: paul_tx]
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03/03/10 05:35 AM
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I have nothing against hunting with rifles, bows, or even trucks for that matter, but shotgun hunting is the ONLY way to get the MOST out of turkey hunting...and NO ONE can argue this until they have taken a bird with a shotgun in the spring...for that matter, probably no one who HAS will argue this. Its just somethhing every hunter should experience...ITS SUCH A RUSH!
Anyway, just my 2 cents. Good luck and safe hunting!
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Re: Using a rifle in the spring?
[Re: thedoveshooter]
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03/03/10 12:55 PM
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I have nothing against hunting with rifles, bows, or even trucks for that matter, but shotgun hunting is the ONLY way to get the MOST out of turkey hunting...and NO ONE can argue this until they have taken a bird with a shotgun in the spring...for that matter, probably no one who HAS will argue this. Its just somethhing every hunter should experience...ITS SUCH A RUSH!
Anyway, just my 2 cents. Good luck and safe hunting! I will argue that, and I have taken several toms at full strut with a shotgun. My biggest rush is calling them in close and using the ol' stick and string!
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Re: Using a rifle in the spring?
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03/04/10 03:41 AM
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I use a forked antler and elastic from my underwear to launch a pepple at them...
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Re: Using a rifle in the spring?
[Re: Txduckman]
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03/05/10 09:22 PM
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paul_tx
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I use a forked antler and elastic from my underwear to launch a pepple at them... Dang Mcgiver!!! 
 “I would rather wake up in the middle of nowhere than in any city on earth.” Steve McQueen
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Re: Using a rifle in the spring?
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03/05/10 09:47 PM
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rifles work just fine 
For it is not the quarry that we truly seek, but the adventure.
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Re: Using a rifle in the spring?
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03/07/10 02:01 AM
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WHO CARES WHAT YOU HARVEST THEM WITH AS LONG AS IT'S LEGAL. SOME GET THE RUSH FROM THE HUNT, SOME FROM THE KILL. JUST GET OUT THERE AND HUNT EM.
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Re: Using a rifle in the spring?
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03/09/10 02:46 PM
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Im going to try to get one with a spear this year!!
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Re: Using a rifle in the spring?
[Re: luckyp]
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03/10/10 06:21 PM
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I'm going to be trying for a kill with a bow this year. If that doesn't work out, I might break out my .44 mag.
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Re: Using a rifle in the spring?
[Re: HEIMER1]
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03/10/10 09:10 PM
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WHO CARES WHAT YOU HARVEST THEM WITH AS LONG AS IT'S LEGAL. SOME GET THE RUSH FROM THE HUNT, SOME FROM THE KILL. JUST GET OUT THERE AND HUNT EM. X2 That's right. As long as what you're hunting them with is legal, get out and have a great time!
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