buck460XVR
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I shot my Tom this spring with my crossbow. Broke a wing and took out the boiler room. It ran about forty yards and died. I have shot turkeys with a load of 5s and watch they fly away only to be found later with pellet holes in their neck...but no broken spine. Will a .22LR kill a Turkey? Sure it will. Poachers take deer with them all the time. Had a boss that used to hunt fall Turkeys in the Black Hills years ago with a .220 Swift. Claimed more than once he'd see a puff of feathers @ 150 yards and the bird would still get up and fly away. Turkeys can be tough when shot in the wrong place, regardless of what you use. Whatever it is you use, use it well.
The argument over whether or not rifles are ethical for turkeys has been around since we went from hunting them to survive to hunting them for sport. Some places the decision to use 'em is a personal thing, others the law has made that choice for us.
The argument over whether or not rifles are ethical for turkeys has been around since we went from hunting them to survive to hunting them for sport. Some places the decision to use 'em is a personal thing, others the law has made that choice for us.