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That makes sense. We kept all the legs. I was going to have my wife braise them or something and slow cook them for soup.

Last weekend my 2 sons and I went turkey hunting for our first fall hunt. We arrived on Thursday evening and setup camp. Friday morning we went to our first spot and someone beat us to it so we decided to go explore some more of the area and went a few miles north. We walked some tanks and glassed some open areas with no success. On the way back to camp we bumped a small group of hens crossing the road. We tried to get out of the truck quietly but they gave us the slip, we were too slow. We continued towards camp and spotted another larger group of turkey that had just crossed the road. We stopped and started sneaking down the road. As we came over a rise I spotted a coyote also putting the sneak on the turkey and he was headed up the road directly at us, but didn't see us yet. I played the gamble of just shoot him and bag a coyote and then try and go for a bird in the chaos, or hope he runs and doesn't bust the turkey. I chose option 2, but if course he freaked and ran right thru the turkey trying to get away and they exploded across the creek and into the trees. No luck. Next day in the AM we got close to some hens but not close enough. Saturday afternoon we went to go setup on a waterhole. On the way we spotted a group of hens walking the road. I stopped the truck and they walked right up to the truck and I told my son's not to move and let them pass. When they pass we will sneak out from behind and see if we can bag them. They literally walked to 5 feet in front of the truck and then walked around it. We slowly got out and I was clear first so I took the shot on a hen and smacked her good for my first turkey! Lincoln ran down the road and in the chaos was able to get 2 shots off at a hen, but missed in the excitement. We grabbed my bird and went on with plan A to the waterhole. My son's and I setup in a ground blind an archery hunter made and waited. About 30 minutes in a Tom comes flying into the tank. Literally flying in the air with another 2 behind him in the air. They landed a d started eating. 2 more Tom's joined them shortly. The 4 walked around on the other side of the water about 80yrds out for about 15 min. Then I whispered to my son's to not move and stay quiet. I heard a turkey behind us in the brush. A 5th Tom strutted out and worked his way over to the group of 4 and started strutting and parading around like a tough guy. Eventually they all calmed and kept eating. 2 birds started for the water cautiously. They were in range but were crossing each other, and my son froze a little and didn't shoot when he could have. The other 3 started working in too, and finally the 3rd bird which I think was the one from behind us walked in and my son smoke him at about 40yrds. 1 clean shot and he was flopping. Unfortunately he flopped right into the waterhole. My son's were both stoked to say the least but I may have been more excited on the inside than both of them. My son's first turkey was a nice Tom. 7.5" beard and once we washed it the fan turned our pretty nice.

No, they were all lessers. A couple of them were 3.5kg when we checked them in. Pearl was great, my younger son was bird dogging with her. I wish we would have seen some greaters.

The trip went well. We had HiLo Outfitters for 2 days and we got all 9 birds. It was a fun trip. I also bagged a duck off a desert waterhole, so I add 2 new species to my list of animals successfully hunted.

Mine are not the high end, but I have 15x50 Viper HDs and they are OK, but not amazing. Zeiss conquest blow them out of the water. I have a couple pair of Diamondbacks for my kids and they are good for them because I am sure i will need to warranty them at some point, because...kids. 😂 My next pair of binos will definitely not be Vortex. Zeiss, Maven, Meopta, something like that.

Good luck. Peterson said they are working to release 257 brass maybe early next year. I haven't seen Norma in awhile. You might find hornady or overpay for weatherby.

PM coming

My son's 7mm08 is shooting 150gr Hornady ELDX pretty well. Fairly easy to find and pricing isn't bad. I like them better than SST personally.

I have a few pounds I can part with if needed. I have probably at least (3) 1lb containers.

We mounted his fan and beard DIY and it turned out pretty well.

Price?

Call them. I completed money 30 years ago and had to have them look mine up and get a new card.

For 308 I like the 150-168gr class bullets. If you are shooting all copper go 130-150gr to help get a little more speed for the bullets to open up well.

I use a nitrogen tank from the HVAC industry. Not quite as good as a power tank but it works and is cheap to fill. I don't use it to run air tools, I have battery impacts and tools. I usually bring it on trips when I have the trailer. I would look at an ARB compressor with small tank too. My buddy has one mounted under the passenger seat of his Tacoma and loves it.

I use Healy's in Tempe. They have been very good to work with. They have a silencer shop kiosk, so it is really easy after the initial setup in the kiosk. Initial setup tool about 30 min. After you are in the system it is easy, and you are also then able to use any shop who has a kiosk with ease.

I picked up a lb at Sportsman's awhile back. They seem to have it pretty regularly.

I just had another one approved last week from 4/14/23. 6 months basically. 1 more in jail still.

They are going to be sending all the 556 and 9mm over to Israel is my guess.

General Javelina for my group of 4 and 1 juniors only turkey tag.

Same here for my older son and a buddies son.

That one isn't marked except for 12 7/16" with the number 10 below it near the handle. My smaller pan is stamped Griswold.

Anyone have any advice for hunting fall turkey? I have hunted spring once, but never fall. I know they won't be gobbling to help locate, what tactics do you use to locate them normally?

Congratulations! That is awesome.

We had the hen breasts for dinner tonight. It was amazing. Tons of garlic, tons of butter, etc. Legitimately one of the best meals my wife has ever cooked and she is a pretty decent cook. We are going to do this again, but next time over pasta.

We caught up to a group of hens yesterday afternoon, and my older son got a decent Tom yesterday evening. First turkey for both of us. His Tom death flopped into a tank we shot it on and got wet. We cleaned up the fan when we got home and I think it will turn out well. My son's are posed with my hen by the rocks, and my younger son is with it on the tailgate.