Smoke Pole for Turkeys.

[PA BEN]

Who uses a smoke pole for turkeys? I have a CVA Gobbler side lock 12 ga. It's been fun to shoot turkeys with. Only problem is, you have to wait for the smoke to clear. I don't know if they make this one anymore, it's a Traditional gun and has a chrome lined barrow so I can shoot steel shot. Killed a goose once with it.

[Whitelightning]

I use a White Tominator for Turkey, have taken a few over the years with it. I use it for grouse along with a Crescent .410 SxS I have.

Some guy's say you can't take a double with one shot, just depends on how patient you are

[turkeydancer]

I've got a Knight TK2000 "smoker" that patterns better than my Mossberg 835 and Benelli 12 gauges (and they pattern great).  Plan to use it next year when I'm down to one tag to fill or in an area where I can only take one bird.  I've been a little reluctant to use it, because you can't see the tom flop through that smoke screen. 

After I'm successful there, I plan on trying my Matthews compound until successful .... then ditto my old recurve under the same circumstances.

[Hangfire]

I started with my 12 gauge CVA when I started turkey hunting in 2002. I have only shot two  birds with cartridge guns. My dads old 28 gauge and my grandads old LOn Tom. Both are gone and a special rememberance.

When using the muzzle loader try a wing bone call, adds to the traditional hunt.

[PA BEN]

First turkey I killed w/my muzzleloader shotgun, I used a wing bone call I made. I had 3 toms roosting above the house, every time I would set up on them, they would fly out and go to there hens gobbling the whole way. I never used my wing bone call before so I gave it a try this morning. I went in at 3:30 am to set a decoy in front of them, I was standing there trying to figure witch tree they were in in the dark. Not wanting to use a flash light because I was close. The train in the valley blew it's horn and shocked gobbled the toms. I was standing at the base of the tree they where in. Will I placed my decoy and moved down the ridge out if there site. I could see my decoy and they jumped on the flat above it, I could hear them gobble but no shot. The hens started in down the hill and the toms went to them, I said will it's over. I gave them every call in the book and no go. Then I remembered my wing bone call, never tried it before. They came right in, it was like the Pied Piper.

[boneaddict]

Cool story PA.  I think even I could get interested in turkey hunting using a smokepole.  That would be FUN!

[TrkyBob53]

I also use a TK2000. Won it at a NWTF banquet.  Harvested a few toms with it.  With mine I have yet to find the right load to make it pattern like I want.  Tried all different combos #4,#5,#6 and all sorts of powder charges.  25yds MAX!  Works great at 20yds though

[Bigbuckhunter_1996]

just use the mossberg 835 3 1/2" with an extra full turkey choke 

[satchel3006]

one day im going to buy the 12 gauge double barrel they sell at cabelas and use it for turkeys that gun looks like so much fun plus since it takes winchoke choke tubes and can shoot steel shot should be good for just about everything not to metion just flat out cool

[turkeydancer]

I load my TK2000 (also won at an NWTF banquet) with 2-1/4 oz of #6 shot and 120 grains powder and it out patterns both my Mossberg 835 & Benelli at 40+ yards. Sure stinks when you get back in the truck and a bit harder to clean though. 
   

[PA BEN]

I don't use a shot cup, doesn't pattern will. I use 777 power, fiber wads, #4 shot and mag.#11 caps. Kill zone 40 yds no problem.

[Hangfire]

Would you describe your load of fiber wads.  I have had to use the plastic shot cups to get any kind of pattern, so far not much luck with fiber wads. My flint is cylinder bore.

Since I use the flint the most, I would like to get away from the plastic, but I want a a effective shooter also.

Almost all of my birds are under 20 yards, normal about 15 yards.

[PA BEN]

I got a muzzle loading for shot gun book. Over the powder charge you use a hard paper disk, there about 3/16 th thick, (the book told me to use two over the power) But when I pulled the trigger it spun me around and killed my shoulder. so I use one. The fiber wad is lubed push in over hard disks add shot the the thin paper disk over that.
I purchased mine at Clarks in Colville. I googled this link.
http://www.trackofthewolf.com/categories/tableList.aspx?catID=2&subID=37&styleID=118&AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1&as=1&PageSize=25&Page=1

[Hangfire]

Thanks for the information and link.

Between the flint, my CVA side by side and the TC New Englander I should be able to to develop a useable load.

I may try the side by side on pheasants yet this season. If the weather turns bad I will leave them alone. Most of the land owners where I get to bird hunt would preferr I not hunt the birds in what is conceived as difficult conditions for the birds.

Have a good Christmas

[PA BEN]

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