| When starting out turkey hunting you must first | | | | size with all of the different chokes to see which |
| decide on what kind of weapon and what gauge | | | | brand and what size shot patterns best for your |
| you are going to use. Make sure the gun is | | | | gun. This can be a very time consuming task at |
| sufficient for turkey hunting. Also make sure the | | | | first but trust me the pay off for that big tom |
| gun is sufficient for you as well. You don't want a | | | | will be well worth it. Also don't be afraid to use |
| gun that is to heavy or something you can handle. | | | | some shoulder protection against the vicious recoil |
| 1. When you start to sight in a turkey gun I would | | | | of the turkey guns. |
| highly recommend you start with a light load of 7 | | | | 5. Take the time to evaluate each shot and |
| to 8 shot and at about 15 yards. Also start by | | | | record the data on the sheet. Put what size shell, |
| shooting at least 3 shots at different targets. | | | | what brand, shot size and the ounce load you |
| These shots will tell you if your gun is shooting | | | | used. It takes at least 5 shots or BB's in the vitals |
| straight, right, left, high or low without the fierce | | | | to effectively kill a turkey. So keep track of how |
| pain of the 3 or 3.5 inch shells. Once you have | | | | many shots are in the vitals and at what yardage. |
| established your gun is shooting dead center, and | | | | 6. As you narrow down what ammo and choke |
| then we go to the accessories. | | | | tube is giving you the best pattern start backing |
| 2. If possible you need to get a few different | | | | up 5 yards at a time until you no longer can put a |
| choke tubes for your shotgun because each | | | | sufficient number of BB's in the vitals. The most |
| choke tube will shoot different. It will take several | | | | important part of turkey hunting is to know you |
| shots from each tube to determine which one | | | | guns limitations and don't exceed the range you a |
| patterns best. | | | | comfortable with and confident at. |
| 3. Then you need to determine what size shell | | | | I hope these tips help you out this year when is |
| your going to shoot 3's or 3.5 inch shells or are | | | | comes time to bag that big Tom. If you have |
| you going to try both sizes to see if one shoots | | | | any questions or concerns feel free to contact |
| better than the other. Remember these shells can | | | | me here or at my blog, also if you have any |
| run about 8 dollars for a box of 10. | | | | other ideas or suggestions for others, just let me |
| 4. To start out you will need several different | | | | know and I will get them out there. |
| brands of shells in several different shot sizes. | | | | Thanks and Hunt Safe. |
| You will have to try each brand and each shot | | | | |