I haven't hunted turkeys since 2003, but talking with all the BP nuts on this forum got me fired up for it this fall. Kentucky's early fall season opened this morning, so I was sitting under a tree when the sun came up, whistling for a turkey. They don't always come when called, of course, and they didn't this morning. My place doesn't have a big population, but I had chased 4 from their roost on a squirrel hunt a month ago, so I thought maybe....'twas not to be. Maybe later in the week. By 10:00 I packed it in, but I had a Plan B. I had brought along my Phillips 20 ga. double flint shotgun for a little squirrel hunting, just in case. Our area is having a severe draught, and the ground is covered with crunchy, dry leaves. Most of the foliage is gone, so squirrels can see you for a mile. The wind was blowing a steady 10-12 mph in spite of a prediction of nothing but light winds, and everything was moving. I hate hunting squirrels in the wind. I skulked along, mumbling about how rotten the conditions were, got tired of hearing myself crunch leaves and sat down on a dead log. Almost immediately a big fox squirrel showed up 30 yards away and heading in my direction. It stopped at 25 yards to munch on a nut and I took the shot. That gun hadn't been fired since 1992, but ignition was so fast it startled me. Down it came, instant dead, a big fat, healthy sow. I love hunting squirrels in the wind.
This shotgun has Cochran locks, and they have always been among the fastest I own. I was shooting 60 gr. FFFg Goex and 1 oz. of #5 shot. Good medicine for squirrels in this gun.
Spence
This shotgun has Cochran locks, and they have always been among the fastest I own. I was shooting 60 gr. FFFg Goex and 1 oz. of #5 shot. Good medicine for squirrels in this gun.
Spence
