Post by: BaseballStud20 on February 13, 2009, 10:44:57 AM
Brandon
Post by: yelp on February 13, 2009, 03:59:19 PM
IT doesn't matter where you go...your taking your girlfirend hunting that is the best of both worlds.. :)..the Klickitat is probably your best bet...go midweek. Crowds will be gone...keep it fun and if the gun thing is scary for her make a blind and just chill and you shoot the turkey. Once she hears and see that turkey gobble she is going to know why you like turkey hunting too...Good luck and take lots of pictures.
Post by: blacktail luv on February 13, 2009, 04:04:04 PM
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Post by: billythekidrock on February 14, 2009, 06:47:09 AM
Post by: Head-shot on February 14, 2009, 06:51:43 AM
I would be more concerned about about keeping her happy. Get her the best gear (better then your own) and keep her warm and comfortable.Very good advice, If she has a good experience she is going to want to go again. If she was cold and miserable you may be SOL. On the flip side of that if even after the great gear and good time she decides that it's not for her, you got better gear now :chuckle:
Post by: BaseballStud20 on February 14, 2009, 10:49:54 AM
Post by: ICEMAN on February 14, 2009, 10:51:16 AM
Post by: Diehard0123 on February 14, 2009, 03:23:50 PM
I would be more concerned about about keeping her happy. Get her the best gear (better then your own) and keep her warm and comfortable.Very good advice, If she has a good experience she is going to want to go again. If she was cold and miserable you may be SOL. On the flip side of that if even after the great gear and good time she decides that it's not for her, you got better gear now :chuckle:
If she is not into shooting a bird, give her some calls and a video camera, this way she can partisipate and get some good footage of you bagging a fat tom ;)
Post by: BaseballStud20 on February 15, 2009, 01:06:39 AM
Post by: runamuk on February 15, 2009, 06:18:51 PM
Im gonna try to get her to shoot one. She needs to shoot my 12 guage first just to see how it feels. If she cant handle it then I might get here something lighter or she can video tape like you said. One of her good friends actually said she would be interested in going too so I think im gonna take them both out. She will be more comfortable if her friend is out there too I hope.
If she hasn't shot before you may want to get her a 20ga. to use. I don't even like shooting the 20 and the 12 damn near knocked me on my ass :chuckle: :chuckle: Also take her shooting well in advance if she isn't fond of it. Even if she decides not to shoot she will be more comfortable knowing just how loud shotguns are :chuckle: :chuckle:
And remember if she likes the hunting and not the guns there are always bows ;)
Post by: scudmaster on February 26, 2009, 10:49:36 PM
As for a location, can't help as I am on the west side and don't know that area at all.
Scud
Post by: CTA on February 27, 2009, 12:55:44 PM
I'll throw in my two cents on the gun issue. You might think about sticking with 12 ga instead of 20 ga. Yes, the 20 is lighter to carry and the load is obviously smaller. But with a smaller, lighter 20ga, the gun will probably kick just as bad as a 12ga or even worse. My wife shoots trap with a 12 ga all the time, no problem. Granted trap loads are weaker than turkey loads... Every expert and old timer I've ever talked to at the range says it's almost always a mistake to assume that a lady or youth is better off with 20ga as opposed to 12ga. Instead, you might think about a semi-auto as opposed to a pump. Most autoloader actions are gas operated and are slightly heavier than a pump. This will absorb a portion of the recoil, and take pumping the action out of the equation. I would say that no one answer is the right answer, but be willing to try different things or use a combination of ideas.
Food for thought...
Post by: Tom Tamer on February 27, 2009, 06:40:07 PM
A 20 ga with 3" heavishot would do well on a bird. Even at 200+lbs, I hate patterning 12ga turkey loads. Stick with the 20 for her, just make sure they are within 40 yds. My :twocents: good luck.Try that, and maybe even get some lighter loads, I had the wife go out with me last year, using a H&R 20ga with plain old #6's She popped hers at 20 feet hardest hit turkey I've seen even the one I got with #5 Hevi shot at the same distance, plus get her as comfortable as possible, if you got a blind and some dove stools/chairs that's perfect those gals have a hard time setting more than an hour on hard ground with a wind blowing. And don't get super focused on the kill , we got a hen to walk in between us at one point and that was all the wife needed to get hooked. Just like us, they dig just seeing and hearing them and when you get a hen or tom within feet of her She'll feel that rush. My wife is so hooke now I may never get to hunt by my self again ;) Although witha pretty lady next to you out in the woods with nothing to do......well there's always something to do :IBCOOL:
As for a location, can't help as I am on the west side and don't know that area at all.
Scud
Good luck I think she'll like it once the action starts
Post by: Todd_ID on February 27, 2009, 11:10:14 PM
Post by: swanny on February 28, 2009, 01:27:48 PM
As far as shooting stick with the 12. My faince had never shot a gun before and we started her on our single shot 12 and she loved it!
Post by: Karl Blanchard on March 01, 2009, 05:33:23 PM