Book cliffs turkey pics
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- Spike
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Book cliffs turkey pics
Some turkeys in the book cliffs last year.
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- 4 point
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Re: Book cliffs turkey pics
Nice, I think they are trying to hide from something, haha
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Re: Book cliffs turkey pics
Cool pic, I've shot turkeys that close before and it's a hair raising experience. Just a quick question for all of you out there. Has anyone ever knocked a turkey stone cold dead? I have shot dozens, some heads clean off, and they always flop all over the place. What's up with that?-----shooter
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Re: Book cliffs turkey pics
I think the flopping thing is Reflex, but I was watching on Youtube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMALbjYn ... re=related) and some of them don't flop as much but they still do a little?Springville Shooter wrote:Coole pic, I've shot turkeys that close before and it's a hair raising experience. Just a quick question for all of you out there. Has anyone ever knocked a turkey stone cold dead? I have shot dozens, some heads clean off, and they always flop all over the place. What's up with that?-----shooter
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Re: Book cliffs turkey pics
That's a cool vid, I've seen bow and shotgun hunters knock em stiff on TV, but in all my years I never have. I shot a Jake at about 6yds right in the head with a 3in load of copper plated #6 shot. The pattern was so tight that it completely decapitated him and he flopped all over the place and sprayed blood everywhere. I just think it's funny that I can knock a big mulie stiff almost every time with a bullet that is tiny in comparison to the size of the animal, yet a 2oz load of lead won't do it to a turkey. I've shot them with a bow as well and still, major floppage. Maybe the tom turkey is the toughest animal pound for pound. They are the only animal that has ever drawn blood on me.-------shooter
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Re: Book cliffs turkey pics
If you start shooting deer in the head you will start to see them doing the kickin chicken also.
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Re: Book cliffs turkey pics
haha I've never thought of it that way! but its true!a_bow_nut wrote:If you start shooting deer in the head you will start to see them doing the kickin chicken also.
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Re: Book cliffs turkey pics
Interesting thought, have to try that theory out on the next antlerless tag I get. I've never been a head shooter on game, but I did work at a butcher shop when I was in high school and I've shot countless steers and pigs in the head. Another wierd thing. Steers always drop stiff, pigs always flop like a turkey with the same .22 to the brain. HMMMMM pork and turkey are both white meat. I wonder if there is a connection?------shooter
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