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I had one hanging at 60 yards yesterday afternoon in the misting rain. Instead of coming closer he flew into roost. I'm sure I could have got him with a long beard 3.5" #5, but didn't want to take a chance. I'll try again next week.Finally a turkey pic for this season. Drizzling yesterday afternoon, so I went and sat in a ground blind on a field edge. Called for a while and was getting ready to pack it in when I heard him go into strut. He came in totally silent and never gobbled. Was strutting just on the backside of a little rise in the field, so all I could see were tail feathers and his head when he would look for the hen he heard calling. Did some purrs away from him, trying to get him to come over the rise. He kept strutting back and forth, same place about 60 yards. Finally he came around the end of the little rise which brought him in closer and next time he came out of strut and looked for the hen, I had the gun on him. Farther than I like, but ranged it later at 46 yards. Still the load of 3.5 inch #5s ate his head and neck up. 11 inch beard and 1 1/4 inch spurs.
My favorite turkey load: 3.5" #5's
I've lost count of the number of Turkey I have killed with 2.75" #2's But that was before I knew better.