It’s been a long while - flintlock gobbler

[The Baron]

I picked up the .62 Caywood again this year, after a long time away from it. There was smoke in the woods on opening day, and an 18.5# gobbler came home to become a fine feast of fried turkey strips. The shot was at 11 yards, and my tried-and-true load of 80gr. 3F, 4 over shot cards, 1 1/8oz. #6 shot and 1 os card did the job with authority on its fifteenth gobbler.

 

[Johnny Too-Tall]

Gobble Gobble gob-ahhhhhhhhhhh down he goes. Well done sir

 

[Ponderosaman]

Looks like a Texas Rio? Looks like a healthy bird. Congrats!

 

[The Baron]

Looks like a Texas Rio? Looks like a healthy bird. Congrats!

Nope, I wish. I'm on Ontario, Canada and our local birds are Eastern. I've shot a few Oklahoma Rio's with my flintlock, but haven't made it to Texas (yet).

 

[Ponderosaman]

Nope, I wish. I'm on Ontario, Canada and our local birds are Eastern. I've shot a few Oklahoma Rio's with my flintlock, but haven't made it to Texas (yet).

Most Easterns I’ve seen have chocolate brown tail feather tips is why I made the error. I guessed Texas because there are a lot of Rios there. I learn something new every day.

 

[The Baron]

Some of our Easterns do seem to have a bit lighter edging on their tails, compared to further south. Here's a better pic of a tom I shot several years ago, showing the edging much clearer.

 

[Staredge]

I’m going to have to seriously start looking for a smooth bore. I’d love to switch all my hunting over to black powder.