Chandler's Boy
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- Apr 19, 2020
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I'm new to forums in general, this one in particular. But for some time now, I have been hunting turkeys in season with a .223 rifle. Every forum I've searched and any other related links have proved fruitless in finding much discussion about it. I'm curious as to why that is the case. In my mind, there are several advantages over hunting them with shotguns or bows. For one thing, you don't have to get as close, they're not as apt to spook off by seeing you, and if you're rifle is on and your scope is right and your shooting ability is steady... dropping a turkey with a clean kill can be done and absolutely no meat is damaged or lost. None of my friends hunt them with shotguns, but that's mostly because turkey season and deer season overlap in my neck of the woods, and nobody cares to carry or deal with both weapons. I find the practice perfect when you can take anything you find in range between a turkey, a hog, or a deer... with the same weapon. And it's effective for all three situations. FYI, I use a CZ 527 .223 carbine with a Leupold 3x9 scope. If anyone cares to sound in on this, I'm all eyes.