Gobbler Nation

Shane, what a great trip n' hunt, you've experienced and shared with us. :D I'll be the 1st to say, yer' dad had an eye out fer' good shells, loaded with #5's, which are my choice ;) Congrats on a dandy tom, that wanted to act like an Elk in the waller', but he cleaned up pretty well :thumbup: I do...

spider316 wrote: ↑April 22nd, 2024, 8:26 pm Congrats Buddy, hopefully you were able to get some much needed rest and relaxing while back home

Thanks. It was a great time.

I've killed a bunch of gobblers w/ the original Remington Hevi-Shot loads, 5's and 6's, and those shells are still the best factory waterfowl loads ever made. At 40 yards the lead difference between the 1225 fps and 1300 fps loads on a flying goose is only @ 3 inches. Hope you had a great visit hom...

We made it back today, Monday the 22nd. If not for work and needing to get the granddaughter back for school, I'd have delayed our flight back until Friday.

Flight back into Bozeman

A few more old photos. Dad in 94 (I think) IMG_20240420_142714841.jpg The nephew that I hunted with last week in 1998. IMG_20240420_152107964~2.jpg My brother, mid to late 90s IMG_20240420_143636750.jpg Me in Alabama in early 90s. I was 23 or 24 but look like 15. IMG_20240420_143504256.jpg My brothe...

I attached the sling to the 1187 that I found last year.

I'd forgotten that Dad had one of the Greenleaf MO 870s until a buddy that had admired it reminded me. The gun was traded long ago. I came across a MO sling while digging around for a gun case and wondered if it came from that gun. My online search for photos and a confirmation from someone here ind...

We weren't able to waste any time getting back to reality so I didn't get finished up before. I'll finish up now. More scenery: IMG_20240415_065900430.jpg IMG_20240415_071633788.jpg This tree is 100 ifa day. IMG_20240419_090656295_HDR.jpg IMG_20240419_091357354.jpg Goldenrod or "yeller tops&quo...

I'll finish up a little later

I heard my share of gobbling and drumming and saw my share of strutting during the week. I should have filled my second tag but apparently have forgotten how to line up double beads after using a red dot for 6 or 7 years. It was a crappy way to end the week but a good trip nonetheless. A few scenery...

My brother's bird: Both fans and beards:

After some drying:

Okay files aren't too big it doesn't like my copy paste from a word doc. I could have sworn I'd done it multiple times. ??? Back to the trip: I had a good trip home to visit and hunt. I was able to hunt with my brother and my nephew. I killed one gobbler and my brother killed one. I had to walk away...

Okay, maybe my files are too big.

Will it let me post this?

I don't know. It'll let me see a preview then an error when I submit.

I'm struggling to post more and keep getting an error. ???

We flew in on the 12th and flew back to MT today. Digging through Dad's stash of old turkey ammo. I didn't recall him ever using the Remington HeviShot. IMG_20240413_042707551.jpg Ready to go on opening morning. IMG_20240413_041825273.jpg Opening morning gobbles from the roost (tom and a jake) https...

Unless there was something special about the Mossberg, I don't know how it kicked any more than an 870 Supermag with 3 1/2" turkey loads. Maybe it's lighter than them?

Congrats!

Good luck!

Congrats!!

JonnyRedBeaRd wrote: ↑April 18th, 2024, 12:45 am Screenshot_20240418_004846_Gallery.jpgYep that's it.

Thanks!

Last year I posted photos of a Greenleaf MO 1187 that I'd found and purchased. It did not have the accompanying sling with it so I'd hoped to find a sling that matches but hadn't put much effort into it. After I bought it, a buddy of mine reminded me that my dad had an 870 in MO or Greenleaf MO back...

I must have missed the blaze orange. I've never used it. I'd expect it to scare the heck out of them.