ml rifle turkey hunting

[henry65]

just wondering who was hunting them with a rifle and what they were using?

 

[silly goose]

We can't hunt them with a rifle here, but If we could...... I wouldn't be afraid to hunt them with any accurate load out of your favorite deer rifle. Myself, I would probably aim for where the neck meets the body, I'd think anything from a stout .36 on up would do fine. They can be a tough critter if not hit right. It won't be long, someone with real experience will fill you in, I'm sure. This board is the right place for answers.

 

[Bob J]

.36 Tennessee flintlock - .360 ball for this H & H barrel, .018 wonder-lubed pillow ticking, 40 grains 3f Goex. Hope to get a gobbler with this rifle in March :thumbsup:

 

[Stumpkiller]

What Goose said: "would if I could."

Though for the last five years or so the turkeys I have killed were with seamless tubing - two foot of it handheld and swung hard (we raise Narragansetts).

Tame, spoiled Narragansetts. :shake:

 

[ohiosam]

We also can't hunt them with a ML rifle in Ohio. If we could I have a .32 DGW Tennessee squirrel rifle that I'd use.

 

[lonehunter]

Last year the state took our rifles away during turkey season, On public land anyway.
But thats OK with me, Gives me a reason to get a smooth bore!
But honey, I NEED one! :wink:

 

[MeatStick]

32 cal crocket rifle with maxi ball, But not in OH.

 

[roundball]

No "rifles" allowed for turkey in NC...shotguns/smoothbores only. BUT...there's no restriction on the size or amount of projectiles in a smoothbore.

I Emailed the NC-WRC and specifically asked for clarification, and laminated their Email reply...have copies at the house, truck, and my vest. This coming spring I will be trying for one with my new .54cal smoothbore and a .520" PRB...very accurate to the 50yds its zeroed.

 

[Stumpkiller]

NY even specifies the size of shot to be used. :idunno:

You may hunt with a shotgun or handgun only when using shot no larger than #2 and no smaller than #8.

You may use a muzzleloading shotgun.

etc,etc. (10 in all)

 

[dbutch]

Wisconsin law..no shot larger than #4'S..cannot possess a single projectile..
Called my warden friend to clarify..
Would love to use my 36 cal..denied!
Send a report that's as close as I can get here!

 

[wvbuckbuster]

Rifles are allowed here in WV and have used my .40 as well as .50 Have used as little as 25grs of 3F in the .40 because I was after a squirrel when the turkeys showed up. Put one thru the wing butt and turned out the lights! Dan.

 

[vern faulkner]

Here in Pa. I believe that one may use a rifle in the fall but for spring gobbler it's shotgun /smooth bore only with shot size restrictions.

Vern

 

[School Belle]

I was able to take a 15 pound tom with Pedersoli's little .40 caliber flintlock using 40 grains of 3f. I hit him where the neck joins the body. The distance was about 20 yards. My sister and I waited for ten hours for them to show up, and when they did they looked like painted Indians coming over a hill. A couple of weeks before I got a coyote in the same area with the same gun and load.

 

[crockett]

I wanted to second that about muzzle loading rifle for Florida turkey- too bad. Traditionally, muzzle loading rifles were used for turkeys, especially in the south. I think Florida ought to reverse that decision. The prior situation was that a muzzle loader could be used in Muzzle loading season, general gun season, small game season, and spring turkey.

 

A .54cal PRB through the neck at 60yds does a fine job on gobblers! :thumbsup:

IMHO, all states should allow traditional iron sighted muzzleloading rifles for turkeys.

 

[henry65]

I agree :thumbsup:

 

[BillinOregon]

Those are some really handsome Narragansetts Stumpy. As they are a pre-Domestic White heirloom breed, do they have the relatively small breast like the wild birds do? How are they on the table -- assuming they have been well-clubbed, scrubbed and cooked that is?

:rotf:

 

[arw22lr]

What was Florida's reasoning for that?

I would love to hunt turkeys with a rifle.

 

[lonehunter]

What was Florida's reasoning for that?

I would love to hunt turkeys with a rifle.

:idunno: Safety I guess. I will have to check the reg's But I believe you can still use them on private property if I am not mistaken.
Way too many people on public land.

 

[bowkill]

lmao