Ron LaClair
In Rembrance
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I was in the woods before first light on opening morning. Not much happening so I went in for lunch at mid day. ....Back out later in the afternoon and spent about an hour trying to sweet talk a pair of gobblers into the range of my smoothbore. The didn't want anything to do with the hen I was imitating because they had a pair of real hens they were trying to impress.
As it got near for the birds to go to roost this guy came through the woods all by his lonesome. A couple of clucks and a purr on the old box call and he gobbled and headed my way. I didn't have to talk turkey to him any more because he was coming to me like he was on a string.
I was sitting with my back to a tree, knees up with elbow's resting on them. My 20ga Fusil de chasse by Centermark was loaded with 80gr's of 2FF behind 90gr's of #5 shot. Then he stopped and was looking straight at me when the hammer fell on the frizzen. Even before the smoke cleared I heard the tell tail flopping noise that told me my bird was down and out. The distance of the shot was about 30yds, not bad for an open bore gun.
As it got near for the birds to go to roost this guy came through the woods all by his lonesome. A couple of clucks and a purr on the old box call and he gobbled and headed my way. I didn't have to talk turkey to him any more because he was coming to me like he was on a string.
I was sitting with my back to a tree, knees up with elbow's resting on them. My 20ga Fusil de chasse by Centermark was loaded with 80gr's of 2FF behind 90gr's of #5 shot. Then he stopped and was looking straight at me when the hammer fell on the frizzen. Even before the smoke cleared I heard the tell tail flopping noise that told me my bird was down and out. The distance of the shot was about 30yds, not bad for an open bore gun.