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Intruder:
rainshadow1....

Tbradford spelled it out pretty well.  Also, physiology of a goose and a turkey are somewhat different too.  Think of the times you've crippled a goose and smacked him on the water w/ a load of 2s or BBs and didn't phase him. Turkeys are even more robust and can take a full load of shot to the body and run off.  Remember when you're shooting geese its pretty easy to bring one down by just breaking a wing.  With a gobbler you gotta kill em.  Also, the shot angles are gonna usually be different.  With geese you're often whacken em right in the chest and face from underneath.  With a gobbler he's gonna be goin away from you.  It can be done under really good circumstances but in general those don't exist if the ol' boy is flyin.  Means you've probably been busted and he's already at 30 or 40 yards out there. 

Call em close and shoot em in the head.  It's the surest thing.

jackelope:
the biggest reason i won't shoot a turkey flying is because it's not the way you are supposed to do it. i mean that loosely, but why would you? it takes away from all of the fun and excitement of a turkey hunt. once you call one in to 20 and jelly-head him, you'll understand why you won't want to shoot him flying. it's no fun.
and it's not a good shot, and you'll likely wound him and you'll never find him and all that, but it's just not fun either. kind of like shooting one out of the roost. why would anybody ever want to do that?

Intruder:
A very valid point Jack.  "Technically" I shot my very 1st turkey on the wing.... sorta.  I called it in and it came in from behind me.  Stood 10' behind me gobbling and drummin like a fool.  It finally snuck around just to the right of me.  It was about 20' away when he finally figured out the lump on the ground w/ the 12 guage didn't belong there.  He sprung up in the air and took 1 or 2 beats of his wings when I crushed him.  He was a good foot off the ground.... technically flying  :chuckle:

MountainWalk:
i know in the mexican and central american jungles, there is a real warty headed turkey that they say  the only way to kill is to roost shoot

Intruder:

--- Quote from: MountainWalk338 on April 18, 2008, 08:21:43 AM ---i know in the mexican and central american jungles, there is a real warty headed turkey that they say  the only way to kill is to roost shoot

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I've heard that too.  It's an Ocellated turkey.  I've seen em while down in Mex bonefishing.  On the ground they look surprising like a regular ol' turkey.  I don't know much about em but I guess they spend a lot of time in the trees so that's why ya shoot em that way.  I guess they call em some but end up killin a lot right up in the trees like a grouse.     

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