Swifty Morgan
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Turkey season just started in my part of Florida. I need help in a big way.
I have never hunted turkeys. I have no one to teach me. I have a blind and a Sweet Sixteen, plus some #6 shells. That's about it.
I have my own land. I have never seen a turkey here. I heard one the other day, but I think it was a neighbor using a turkey call. I have a big pasture and a big strip of hardwood forest. That's it.
I've seen a ton of articles aimed at people who already know how to get a turkey, but no one writes for total beginners. What do I do? What time of day should I hunt? Do they like pasture or forest? Will #6 do it?
I have about a month to figure this out. I'm not sure it's worth it. People have told me wild turkeys taste better than the real thing (inbred turkeys that magically appear in plastic bags, cleaned and injected with brine), but I'm seeing other people run them down. The only time I got near a cooked wild turkey was the time I went into a friend's house while his mom was trying to roast one. It smelled like someone was baking a bum.
Crap...I just found out I'm allowed to use a rifle. Screw the shotgun. Will a .17 HMR tear turkeys up too much? I have FMJ rounds that are supposed to be easy on the meat, but I'm afraid they won't bring a bird down fast. I also have the exploding plastic rounds.
I have never hunted turkeys. I have no one to teach me. I have a blind and a Sweet Sixteen, plus some #6 shells. That's about it.
I have my own land. I have never seen a turkey here. I heard one the other day, but I think it was a neighbor using a turkey call. I have a big pasture and a big strip of hardwood forest. That's it.
I've seen a ton of articles aimed at people who already know how to get a turkey, but no one writes for total beginners. What do I do? What time of day should I hunt? Do they like pasture or forest? Will #6 do it?
I have about a month to figure this out. I'm not sure it's worth it. People have told me wild turkeys taste better than the real thing (inbred turkeys that magically appear in plastic bags, cleaned and injected with brine), but I'm seeing other people run them down. The only time I got near a cooked wild turkey was the time I went into a friend's house while his mom was trying to roast one. It smelled like someone was baking a bum.
Crap...I just found out I'm allowed to use a rifle. Screw the shotgun. Will a .17 HMR tear turkeys up too much? I have FMJ rounds that are supposed to be easy on the meat, but I'm afraid they won't bring a bird down fast. I also have the exploding plastic rounds.