I have 2+ weeks until my week of turkey season starts, first time for this. I like to hear how others go about their hunt.
I will be using my trusty Wicked Ridge X-bow and plan on setting up 2 blinds in different locations. A couple of decoys and Howie’s call is where I’m at right now.
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Nice job on a very detail documentation of your hunt.
You make a valid point about weight and handling of your rifle in the field. I will admit that most of rifles are too heavy for stalk hunting.
I was pretty happy how this one started out. In the back of my mind it’s a sub $400 scope , and it lived up to that at the end. It held zero and would dial correctly , but as time went on the side focus started needing adjusting to keep clarity. Then black spots started appearing then it went...
Instead of the 7mm08 AI you may want to take a look at the 7mm SAW. It is based on the 7mm08 and Alpha makes brass already , no need to waste components on fire-forming.
This evening UPS dropped off a box from Arken. They replaced mine with a new one , no explanation on my returned one. This one didn’t include a battery for the lit reticle. It has been a full 3 weeks since first contacting them. It was a bugger of a time to get a RGA label out of them.