bamaranger
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I read where for the coming 1921-22 hunting season, rifles will NOT be legal for fall turkey hunting in the Keystone State.
It seems that turkey numbers are down in PA, as they are in other states apparently as well. Officials in PA claim that a high percentage of fall turkey kills are obtained with a rifle. By legislating the rifle as not a legal turkey weapon, harvest numbers should decline, thus benefitting the flock. I have not read if the issue will be reconsidered in the future and if fall turkey rifles will be ever again be declared legal.
Rifles for turkey in the fall have been viewed as a safety issue for a goodly number of years. But using modest cartridges for fall turkey like the old Bee and Hornet, and even the .22mag, has a long tradition there.
I wish somebody would sell me a good Hornet.......cheap!
It seems that turkey numbers are down in PA, as they are in other states apparently as well. Officials in PA claim that a high percentage of fall turkey kills are obtained with a rifle. By legislating the rifle as not a legal turkey weapon, harvest numbers should decline, thus benefitting the flock. I have not read if the issue will be reconsidered in the future and if fall turkey rifles will be ever again be declared legal.
Rifles for turkey in the fall have been viewed as a safety issue for a goodly number of years. But using modest cartridges for fall turkey like the old Bee and Hornet, and even the .22mag, has a long tradition there.
I wish somebody would sell me a good Hornet.......cheap!