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Turkey Hunting- Means and methods #9205259 03/31/25 10:03 PM
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Question- We debated this with some of our hunters. What firearm(s) can you use to take Spring turkey?

Rifle?
Shotgun?
Archery?

All the above?


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Re: Turkey Hunting- Means and methods [Re: ChadTRG42] #9205262 03/31/25 10:24 PM
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All of the above, but not much skill shooting one with a rifle.
Shotgun is my preferred method of hunting spring Turkey. I like to get call them in close and enjoy the adrenalin rush the hunt brings.
Archery would be a blast but a lot more challenging with more movement buy the hunter.


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Spring Season East Zone, Shotgun, Archery and Crossbow.

The rest of the State in Spring would be any legal firearm. rifle, rimfire, pistol, muzzleloader, shotgun. As well as pneumatic air guns and pneumatic arrow guns of a specified size.

https://tpwd.texas.gov/regulations/outdoor-annual/hunting/general-regulations/means-and-methods
https://tpwd.texas.gov/regulations/outdoor-annual/regs/animals/turkey

Re: Turkey Hunting- Means and methods [Re: ChadTRG42] #9206548 04/03/25 11:14 PM
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I'm truly a bow hunter for big game animals in the fall. But DETEST hunting turkey with a bow in the springtime. If you want to fill tags you almost have to get in a tent....F__K sitting in a tent on a beautiful spring day when so much is active. Plus you get to scout for deer and sheds
Shotgun it is!

But to each his own.

Agree with SJ on whats legal also

Re: Turkey Hunting- Means and methods [Re: ChadTRG42] #9206604 04/04/25 01:12 AM
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Rifle . .17 WSM from 70 yards or .223 AR-15 from 165 yards . I head shoot them at the feeder . I still call them , but they end up at the feeder .

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