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the guys were putting another savage / stevens , 410 single shot together today . here is a target shot from 50 yards , and the empty shell .

I think there might be more kids that would try hunting , if they had someone to take them . a lot of parents don't hunt , or no one in the family that hunts . it's up to us to try and keep the sport going .

we had 4 youth hunters , they took 2 birds . not too bad of a day in the turkey woods . sounds like they want to come back next year . the one lease member has a camp about an hour away from the lease , the kids wanted to stay at his camp

if it's dry out , you can rustle your hand in the leaves between calls , to make a turkey scratching sound . turkey will scratch up big areas feeding . I'll gather up a few handful of leaves and put them beside me before I sit and get quiet in the morning .

this coming Saturday is youth day . the following Saturday starts the season , it runs the month of May . so far we have two youth hunters that want to hunt with us on youth day . I hope they show up , and get a few of their friends to join in . it's been about 20 years ago I got a young...

all my experience is with eastern turkey . set your blinds up where you are seeing the turkeys . try to be in the blind and quiet about half an hour before they start to gobble from the roost . I don't call until they are on the ground . don't call too much . let them get into range before...

I use a duffle bag style dry bag . it's Cabelas brand . it does keep things dry . I'm not sure if they have a backpack style , might be worth a look . I have a pair of meindl boots . I think this is the only pair of boots that I could wear all day right from day one . they are very...

some of the guys on our lease have bought the stevens 410 single shot shotguns , with a red dot sight . they are shooting the TSS ammo , I think it's #9 shot . I think these guys all took a spring gobbler ,using the 410's . the one guy claims he got his turkey at , I think , 70 yards .

good tip , it seems all I get done doing is putting the collet back together , when using the original collet . I too have been using a shellholder for awhile .

I think there is way more important things to worry about than the heat that is generated from the burning powder . varget is near the top for heat produced . it has to be one of the most popular powders on the market . I don't remember ever hearing , or reading , about varget being hard on...

we are going to try and get with the milling store that sponsored the seminar , and one of the speakers from the seminar . we need help with the soil results . we don't understand what all the info means , and what to do about correcting it . we'll get it figured out . as I've said , it's...

the more I shoot the 22 rimfire , the more I enjoy it .

this article came in my emails . I thought it was worth reading . https://www.riflemagazine.com/notes-on-barrels

I got the soil test results back ,these guys are fast . they received the soil Wednesday morning , I had the results Thursday afternoon . I'm trying to get us more organized . we numbered the food plots , I made signs to place at each food plot . this should help keep track of things . right...

please do post her article , or link . we were at a seminar about a month ago . we learn something new every time we attend . it would probably help if any of us guys had a little experience in farming , but we don't .