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by decoykrvr
March 28th, 2024, 11:46 am
Forum: Small Bore
Topic: 410 vs 20ga youth starter gun
Replies: 13
Views: 492

Re: 410 vs 20ga youth starter gun

My uncle who was 85 when he died this past fall was a major league pitcher and had been instructed by Lucky McDaniel as part of Spring Training for hand-to-eye coordination for batting and throwing while playing baseball. My uncle always had a sightless BB gun on hand and up until his death could hi...
by decoykrvr
March 28th, 2024, 11:14 am
Forum: Equipment/Product Reviews
Topic: Ultimate TSS Duplex loads
Replies: 2
Views: 23

Ultimate TSS Duplex loads

I recently evaluated two of the best TSS Duplex loads for both 28 and 20 gauge. A hunting friend who utilizes the same 20 gauge recipe which I have called last week to tell me that he had been duplexing the previous week w/ really good results. The 28 gauge is 1.5 oz in a 50/50 ratio of 8.5's over 9...
by decoykrvr
March 27th, 2024, 11:09 pm
Forum: Hunt Strategies
Topic: Spring food sources
Replies: 4
Views: 77

Re: Spring food sources

The hens are cruising the woods looking for snails (egg production) and turning leaves and the birds are already working fields for bugs and new clover and hitting low wet areas for grubs and worms.
by decoykrvr
March 27th, 2024, 11:00 pm
Forum: Gobbler Talk
Topic: Bacterial tick infections/disease
Replies: 5
Views: 101

Re: Bacterial tick infections/disease

If you treat your clothing and utilize DEET on bare skin and openings in your clothing the need to take doxycycline due to tick bites , should be minimized and 12-16 pills/caplets should be sufficient. As an aside, once you get an initial prescription with the appropriate rationale for having the dr...
by decoykrvr
March 27th, 2024, 6:39 pm
Forum: Gobbler Talk
Topic: Bacterial tick infections/disease
Replies: 5
Views: 101

Bacterial tick infections/disease

I am not a fan of over utilization of antibiotics, but due to the increasing variety and spread of tick borne illnesses endorse the use of doxycycline (200 mg dose) after any tick bite. The growing list of bacterial tick borne infections include Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, Lyme Disease, ehrlichios...
by decoykrvr
March 24th, 2024, 4:07 pm
Forum: Gobbler Talk
Topic: Permethrin
Replies: 15
Views: 532

Re: Permethrin

I've looked. but can't find any studies on the long term effect of permethrin on humans when applied to clothing. I once asked an acquaintance biologist/veterinarian about the use of 10% permethrin applied directly to dogs vs the recommendations for human use, and he just said, "How long do dog...
by decoykrvr
March 24th, 2024, 2:50 pm
Forum: Gobbler Talk
Topic: Permethrin
Replies: 15
Views: 532

Re: Permethrin

I use either Martin's or Duration and the .5% is 1 oz. of 10% to 19 oz. of water, but on the advice of some folks at a well known Southern Biological Station, I've gone to 1 oz. to 15 oz. for a 0.625% mix. I've used the stronger mix for several years and always spray a 35% DEET on exposed skin and o...
by decoykrvr
March 24th, 2024, 8:05 am
Forum: Gobbler Talk
Topic: Mentoring
Replies: 14
Views: 235

Re: Mentoring

IMO, one of the hardest aspects of mentoring is, for the mentor or guide, to start kids out doing things which we find so elementary and basic and not even to the level of hunting or fishing. Just get kids into the woods and field and start out by teaching them how to build a fire and cook for them....
by decoykrvr
March 19th, 2024, 11:37 am
Forum: Gobbler Talk
Topic: Alabama Public Land
Replies: 8
Views: 386

Re: Alabama Public Land

You kidding us? You've litterally thousands of acres of public land hunting opportunities around you. Get maps and hit the woods and don't count on others to point you in the right direction!
by decoykrvr
March 19th, 2024, 8:43 am
Forum: Gobbler Talk
Topic: Horseshoe nail call
Replies: 4
Views: 189

Horseshoe nail call

My primary turkey hunting partner that I introduced to the "disease" in 1998, gave me a Doug Herman horseshoe nail call last year. It's not like picking up a box or pot call, but the calls, pitches and sounds which can be made with practice are unbelievable and I'll guarantee that most bir...
by decoykrvr
March 13th, 2024, 10:03 am
Forum: Gobbler Talk
Topic: Kansas Walk In Access
Replies: 15
Views: 626

Re: Kansas Walk In Access

Kansas Unit 3 is NE not NW, primarily Easterns w/ a few hybrids W of Topeka.
by decoykrvr
March 12th, 2024, 3:30 pm
Forum: Gun Talk
Topic: Thin wall chokes
Replies: 6
Views: 295

Re: Thin wall chokes

Colonial chokes makes a Tru-Choke style thin wall choke tube which is .795-44 tpi double lead threads, not to be confused w/ the Tru-Choke small diameter choke which is .775-44 tpi double lead threads. Over 40 years ago, I had a Remington 3200 O/U, 12 gauge, threaded for the thin wall Colonial choke...
by decoykrvr
March 11th, 2024, 6:36 pm
Forum: Gobbler Nation Classifieds
Topic: SOLD NIB Benelli SBE3 28 Gauge with extras
Replies: 11
Views: 766

Re: NIB Benelli SBE3 28 Gauge with extras

2 3/4 or 3" chambers?
by decoykrvr
March 11th, 2024, 6:23 pm
Forum: Gobbler Talk
Topic: Kansas Walk In Access
Replies: 15
Views: 626

Re: Kansas Walk In Access

When you locate a WMA in the area where you were drawn make sure and view the area via Google Earth, Onx, etc for trees and streams on the area or on adjacent private lands because without those features the likelihood of turkeys is slim at best. A large portion of Kansas and the adjacent states hav...
by decoykrvr
March 6th, 2024, 10:29 am
Forum: Gun Talk
Topic: Turkey ammo trajectory?
Replies: 14
Views: 602

Re: Turkey ammo trajectory?

I'm not an advocate of taking long shots at gobblers, but I firmly believe in total familiarity with the primary tools of the hunt ie., the shotgun and ammunition and its performance. I pattern my guns and loads at ranges from 10-60 yards and have a pretty good estimation of ranges based upon the re...
by decoykrvr
March 4th, 2024, 6:32 pm
Forum: Gun Talk
Topic: TSS in older guns?
Replies: 3
Views: 273

Re: TSS in older guns?

Steel shot in older shotguns, especially o/u and s/s wasn't recommended, but then it involved high volume shooting and large size shot which didn't compress and could cause barrel swelling and, in some cases, barrel separation on doubles. The heavier wads utilized with TSS, the small size shot and t...
by decoykrvr
March 2nd, 2024, 6:03 pm
Forum: Gobbler Nation Classifieds
Topic: MAD Dead Silence Whistle
Replies: 2
Views: 199

Re: MAD Dead Silence Whistle

I didn't get sucked into the MAD silent dog whistle since I already had one, a dog whistle. I carried my silent dog whistle, but never had a gobbler respond. I did get sucked into the MAD Peafowl call which is in a junk box somewhere. Ditto on no gobbler response w/ the peacock call. The Drury boys ...
by decoykrvr
February 29th, 2024, 9:54 am
Forum: Gobbler Talk
Topic: great turkey hunting tip
Replies: 9
Views: 458

great turkey hunting tip

Several years ago after over 40 years chasing gobblers, I instituted a "new" component, or actually removed an element from my hunt which has made my hunting much more enjoyable, relaxing and devoid of a serious hunting angst. I decided that in the morning prior to the hunt that I would no...
by decoykrvr
February 29th, 2024, 9:13 am
Forum: Gobbler Talk
Topic: Aging gobblers via roost bone
Replies: 27
Views: 823

Re: Aging gobblers via roost bone

Yah! The beer can really throw off the age. A friend was drinking some of the "high octane" brews after a hunt and the computed age of the gobbler was 56. It's just a mathematical model which has a few flaws.
by decoykrvr
February 28th, 2024, 2:20 pm
Forum: Gobbler Talk
Topic: Aging gobblers via roost bone
Replies: 27
Views: 823

Re: Aging gobblers via roost bone

The best way to age a gobbler is by using the following mathematical model--- length of snood x circumference of skull at the eyes x combined length of spurs squared x the weight - beard length divided by the miles driven to the hunt location x hours of sleep the previous night + number pf beers con...
by decoykrvr
February 28th, 2024, 8:56 am
Forum: Big Bore
Topic: Shortening SBE barrel?
Replies: 14
Views: 1026

Re: Shortening SBE barrel?

I don't know anything about the SBE 2 & 3, but I patterned extensively w/ my H&K SBE 1 in an effort to make a turkey gun out of it 25+ years ago prior to the advent of TSS. I tried a number of chokes from .655-.670 and every available lead turkey load 3" and 3.5" including the new ...
by decoykrvr
February 25th, 2024, 3:01 pm
Forum: Gobbler Nation Classifieds
Topic: WTB knight tk2000
Replies: 8
Views: 278

Re: WTB knight tk2000

PM sent
by decoykrvr
February 25th, 2024, 11:35 am
Forum: GNTV
Topic: Hoobilly in SoDak!
Replies: 16
Views: 499

Re: Hoobilly in SoDak!

Most folks have no concept of the fact that the West is "Big Country" and a 60 mile run to go out for dinner is in many locales the rule, rather than an exception. When we told friends that after a 1,400 mile drive to get to our western hunting area, we had driven over 700 miles in 4 days ...
by decoykrvr
February 25th, 2024, 8:48 am
Forum: Gobbler Nation Classifieds
Topic: WTB knight tk2000
Replies: 8
Views: 278

Re: WTB knight tk2000

My friend who is on the tail end of his 49 state gobbler slam, said he is going for a black powder species slam and interested in playing w/ TSS as opposed to lead which he has used on several gobblers. He's fishing this morning, but I think he has a "new in the box" Knight TK2000. No FFL ...
by decoykrvr
February 25th, 2024, 8:36 am
Forum: GNTV
Topic: Hoobilly in SoDak!
Replies: 16
Views: 499

Re: Hoobilly in SoDak!

Watching the video, I thought that you boys were hunting/flushing grouse! Anybody thinking about moving to the "high west" needs to experience both a summer and winter in the area cause both fall and spring are both short and deceptive relative to what is coming weather wise.

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