Alberta Turkey
Well after an 11 year wait, the Oilers were finally in the playoffs and I was hunting turkey in southwestern Alberta again.
Unlike 11 years ago, this time I was successful!!!
Two days of intense spotting led to a great set up location on public lands. Within 60 minutes of first light on the first day of the season, I laid in wait listening to gobbles for over an hour, only to witness the dominant Tom swoop from the roost, pass my decoys, land, turn and come in trotting proud into my decoys.
End of the day I had asked about which shotgun/loads to use. I ended up using my Browning Cynergy with X-Full Browning extended Turkey Choke tubes and Federal 3 1/2 inch shells. With a 22 yard shot, I probably could have used much less. Within two hours my father also got his Jake, so we were home by dinner.
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