Every once in a while I get the opportunity to hunt somewhere that has a new type of game for me. This year the wild turkeys are invading my county (Sonoma in No. CA) and I have the rights to 5 acres of apples and turkeys. Due to their rapid population expansion, the Dept of Fish and Game has allowed air guns of .20 cal and greater. The owner didn't like the noise that the 12 GA made last year, so this year, the deal is a scoped .22 cal air rifle. These buggers are TOUGH, so I will need to place the shot so that it just turns out the lights. I'm confident enough to put the shot on a dime ... but where is the dime on the turkey? I've been searching unsucessfully for a book that has anatomic details of many different type of game animals. Pigs and deer have pretty easily located lung heart areas, but I don't know if their brains are fore or aft, high or low ... these turkeys are even more difficult, as they carry so many feathers, I would only be guessing about where their spine, ribs, lungs and heart might be. It seems like a head shot is called for ... but an illustrated book would be nice. Anyone know of such a book ... "Comparative Anatomy for Hunters ... How to Turn the Lights Out on Any Game Species" is the one I'm looking for.
Thanks,
saands
Thanks,
saands