22magnum22
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Good work on that one, great story. Are you gonna save him for Thanksgiving?
Might go back one more step and say poor choice of rifle, but he was hunting bigger stuff at the time. Not that it would have made any difference, but a solid might have been better but I doubt seriously that the SP opened any. Believe it or not, didn't spoil any meat. He placed bullet at base of neck so nothing important was damaged. But wow what a spectacular feather shower; shame it couldn't have been recorded.hm1996, I think maybe your sonās bird with the 416 Rem was simply poor bullet choice or poor placement? Looks like it may have splashed on a shoulder? Kinda hard to tell from the pic.
Yeahā¦ obviously more gun choice than bullet. My comment was all in jest. Donāt often hear about rifle killed turkeys. I guess if youāre gonna do it, do it BIG!Yep, based on the two pics above, I don't know how to cook wild turkey.
Might go back one more step and say poor choice of rifle, but he was hunting bigger stuff at the time. Not that it would have made any difference, but a solid might have been better but I doubt seriously that the SP opened any. Believe it or not, didn't spoil any meat. He placed bullet at base of neck so nothing important was damaged. But wow what a spectacular feather shower; shame it couldn't have been recorded.
Whoa, that's a day's worth of food in a single sammich. Awesome!This Spicy Wild Turkey Sandwich with bacon, egg and caramelized onions is also phenomenal. View attachment 7548
Yeahā¦ obviously more gun choice than bullet. My comment was all in jest. Donāt often hear about rifle killed turkeys. I guess if youāre gonna do it, do it BIG!
Here in NY we can only use shotgun or bow for turkeys. Mid 90ās through 2010 there were crazy turkey numbers. They have been declining since. We still have birds but you have to be a bit more dedicated these days. I love hunting them and I just happen to be married to an excellent cook with a creative approach to her dishes. I stick to crock pot dishes and smoking dishes. Give me an open flame and Iām a mess. Iād probably be in the same āinedibleā class as you and Murl B if I were to cook a turkey myself! LolI caught the jest, LOL. I, personally, am not much of a shotgun shooter, the only turkey I've ever killed was with a rifle. My son, OTOH is proficient w/either SG or rifle, but has shot more turkey w/rifle than w/shotgun. Turkey season is open during deer season down here and he always hunts deer on up with his Africa rifle. This was his first (and only, so far) turkey w/the .416, however. Poor turkey just happened to be at the right place, but wrong time.