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Hope the crews stay safe and can get things contained quickly.

Just got back in off the next to last leg of the Turkey Season. Spent 3 days in OK, 2 days in KY and 4 in Missouri (thanks to the floods). OK-- Met up with more old Army buddies and went hard for two days in the blind. Day 1 we struck a bird while hiding in some round bales. He scurried into the dekes, never presented a shot to my buddy with his bow and when he tried to make a hasty exit I ensured there would be no witnesses. Double bearded RIO-- this made two birds for the season and 4 beards. Day 2 we returned to that spot with Mike's daughter and her great grandfather's shotgun. In a repeat of Day 1 the bird strutted in and she dropped him at 30 yards!! Her first bird ever and certainly not her last. This little girl was TOUGH- temps that morning were in the low 40s and she was soaked from the dew when we crossed the field. Day 3-- Saw 22 birds on public land but couldn't work the flock in. On the walk back to the truck 3 Jakes squirted across the path in front of my truck and I opted to leave my 1500 intact so they got a pass. Oh we also slammed some monster 2lb+ crappie! KY-- I drove all day to KY and hunted for a day with my old duck/goose hunting buddy. It was a slow morning but we struck a bird about 1030. Long story short we had to belly crawl down an old hedgerow as the bird hung up in the middle of a field. Once we closed the distance he came over the crest but refused to come any further. My buddy slipped as far up as he could but the result was a swing and a miss. The next day I had to head to Missouri but I squeezed a quick public land hunt in with two other hunting buddies. Nothing seen that morning but most likely because we were cutting up in the blind. I was supposed to leave at 11am for a 6hr drive but we struck a bird at 1030 and worked him for nearly 45 min. He circled completely around and slipped up within 40 yards of Tim, who had been doing the calling. Without his turkey slayer in hand he only got to briefly enjoy the show before that wise old Eastern slipped on out. MO-- Made the drive Sunday to Missouri and got in right before I-44 was closed because of a washout. I was hunting with another Army buddy who was itching to scratch out his first ever turkey. Monday was a bust because of 30mph winds but we saw a few hens. Tuesday we got up earlier and got into the thick of things quickly. We heard 4 birds that morning and worked one who got picked off by hens and up the hill he went. A large bird was still in the field gobbling his head off so we low crawled, snuck across the creek and stayed below the bank. Mind you-- at this time the creek was ankle deep. The bird hammered back at us and came towards the creek bed. Knowing that birds had been hanging up I opted to flip out a jake fan and when he caught sight through the weeds he sprint in to 20 yards and got dumped!!! When we got to him he had a Triple colored beard. Even a 30 year DNR employee we were with had never seen anything like it-- if you have ideas please let me know!! Wednesday we slipped back across the creek and set out our blind and dekes. It was raining but once the thunder closed in we high tailed it down to low ground and out of the open.... leaving our blind and everything but our guns. An hour later (after the storm)when we tried to cross back the creek had risen nearly 4 feet and it was obvious we weren't going to be crossing back any time soon. The submerged rock I'm pointing at in the pic was 4ft tall when the creek was down. We headed out for another blind on the farm and did our best to make things happen with a tail fan and a little ingenuity. No dice, but after nearly 12 hours I was able to retrieve our gear and head home the next morning. One more hunt in TX and then my season is over; needless to say it's been an adventure!!

They definitely share some disdain, hence the crow locator call being so effective. However- in the east many places I hunt have resident Canada goose populations and those calls work well also for locators. And I've seen big turkeys and geese chase each other around on small farm ponds. Turkeys will be where you find them. If you aren't hearing birds then look for sign, if you aren't seeing sign, move.

They are a Proof dealer and the place that the Senior Engineer from Proof recommended when I was looking for my .284 barrel. His name is Mike Degerness and I can send you his contact info at Proof if you would like.

Bump for a great guy who has some great equipment!

Short background to the story: I left active duty after over 10 years and 7 combat deployments, moved to Dallas and went into the National Guard to give my wife a shot at chasing her dream job. For the last little bit I've been occupied as a "Stay at home Dad, with no kids". Some might call that a dream job in and of itself. However- we've been house hunting, doing a bit of traveling and right now, still waiting on our movers to arrive with our stuff!!! Fast forward to this past Friday-- I was supposed to be on a Turkey hunt road trip between Alabama, Kentucky, Missouri and Oklahoma. Movers are going to be late... by 5 days (thanks Army) and I have to cancel the first leg of the trip. So, to make the best of a bad situation I decide to chase turkeys here in Texas while we wait. The opening day is Saturday, 15 April. I scrounge up some camo, as my official "Turkey Tote" is not here, no dekes, nada. I go buy snake boots, license, PUBLIC LAND LICENSE (thanks Texas) and decide to get in some quick google earth scouting. The Texas PWD website has some decent resources so I scour what land doesn't require their version of a limited license and is within a decent drive of the house. Bingo-- 85 miles away there is a section of National Grassland that is wide open. I spend an hour whittling down some spots, dropping points and then uploading imagery to my GPS. Now 10pm it is time to dig the shotgun out, change chokes and get ready to roll.... Benelli- Check... turkey choke... NOPE... full choke... NOPE--- Looks like it will be Improved Modified and some Hevi-13 #6s. I decide it will be 30 yards or closer or I won't be pulling the trigger. 0400 comes quick and I'm in the truck rolling, arrive at my 'hidden' spot and there is already a truck. Nice gentlemen and his grandson-- we quickly deconflict areas so there will be plenty of room between us if we need to make moves on birds. He scouted the night before so I defer to him on where he wants to be. Glad to hear he found good sign. By 0600 I'm easing into the unknown on public land that I've never stepped foot on and less than 600 yards from the truck a bird FIRES off... and then again. He is roosted on a thin row of trees between two overgrown fields. I cut the distance to him down by creeping through the woods. I am now 150 yards west of him and the parking area is 500 yards east. A door slams in the parking lot at 0620 and he triple gobblers... Now everyone knows where the game is going to be!!! I scoot in close, hoping that the other hunters didn't hear him or if they make a play they might push him to my side of the field. I'm now 100 yards from the gobbler and out of room to manuever and its 5 minutes until shooting light. I quickly plop down, tree yelp and he GOBBLES. Cue the other hunters who have moved in on the east and set up. I do two more light yelps and transition to my secret call.... I grab a stick and rake the heck out of the oak leaves around me. The gobbler hears this and just cannot stand it, he fires off again and again... I stop mouth calling and just scratch a little bit. Not 5 minutes later I hear wingbeats and look up to see this guy sailing across the field right to me!!! He plops down at 25 yards but is obscured by some small oak saplings. I scratch again... gun is in my lap (always a good plan) He runs 5 yards to the right to see and when he clears the oaks I drop him, 10 minutes into the opening morning!!

This is awesome-- thanks for your support of our vets!

x2 for the BA Fly Creek UL2

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Pac-nor blank 22 cal (.224) #5 contour will finish at 26" 5 groove 1-8T Stainless $300 shipped Was originally going to be for a 22-243 project but I have too many irons in the fire.

LOL. The Tiburon pants were luckily in my 'big game bin' which I moved myself. The top was brand new purchase for my turkey road trip.... And as a bonus-- the movers called this afternoon and they are coming tomorrow... but apparently didn't get the note or 3 phone calls that an 18 wheeler won't fit into my 'hood. So we will see how this adventure goes. If all goes well I will be in Oklahoma by Friday and then KY and MO.... AL sadly will be a wash this year:/

x2 on MBG Ascent sight

I think firstcoueswas80 has a 28nosler that he has worked with quite a bit. I have a 7RUM- which has been as hard to find brass for as I first expected because lots of guys are jumping up to the 28 nosler.

I'll preface; sizing that I'm 6'1 and 195, prices are TYD. Scent-Lok Timber Fleece Set Realtree Xtra No holes/tears, zippers are all good, some pilling Size Large Jacket- $60 Pants- $60 Set: $100 Nomad Set (great, practically new condition)- Mossy Oak Break Up Country Syncrate Hoodie XL-- $60 Soft Shell Jacket XL-- $60 Dunn Primaloft Vest XL-- $50 Sapwood Merino L-- $25 Blaze Orange Hoodie XL-- $25 Sward Pant- Large (1 season full use, no rips)-- $30 Syncrate Pant Large-- $50 Neck Gaiter-- $10 $275 for whole set shipped

$275

They certainly do make a 4-24 in the older VX6 and the new 6HD. I've seen the older model 4-24x going for $13-1400 bucks. I have the vx6 2-12 fire dot duplex on my .338wm and so far so good! I can't really consider the older VX6 because you only get 13 MOA out of the CDS dial which doesn't get past 750 yards for me. The new ones give two revolutions which is nice but they are still behind the times. 13 moa? The old vx-6 is 18 or 20 moa per revolution. My two don't have a zero stop and I believe I run out at 43 moa. My 270 WSM's is dialed in to 1200 yds with an old vx-6. I do have a new vx-3i that runs out at 13.5 moa. DSE-- I stand corrected--- I was thinking of the 3i... I spent last weekend looking at LOTS of glass trying to make a decision on a scope for my 7RUM. The new VX6HD I think does only get two REVs because of that pop out indicator.

They certainly do make a 4-24 in the older VX6 and the new 6HD. I've seen the older model 4-24x going for $13-1400 bucks. I have the vx6 2-12 fire dot duplex on my .338wm and so far so good! I can't really consider the older VX6 because you only get 13 MOA out of the CDS dial which doesn't get past 750 yards for me. The new ones give two revolutions which is nice but they are still behind the times.

I think Leupold had two big, "Swing and Miss" this season. 1. VX3i LRP-- For the price it really doesn't compete well within it's weight class. Fewer features, big goofy elevation turret, 5 mil per turn, same old 3x mag ranges... I think the XTRII, maybe even Veracity and definitely the PST Gen II are going to doom this before it even gets started. It's nice they finally offered an FFP not in the Mk series :/ 2. VX5-- Lack of higher magnification ranges, limited reticle choices for long range hunting/shooting (unless you get custom shop involved). They did at least give you 2 revolutions on the dials. And I believe the Mk4 line is now discontinued so why not offer an FFP model of the VX5HD or VX6HD?

Great find!

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Good looking Beretta...

Will the barrel profile on a Lightweight make this difficult?

How bout a 4-20x!!

I'll take it per our convo!