Can You Hunt Turkey With A Rifle?

Please note that if you choose to hunt during the January open hunt dates, you will have to buy a new tag and hunting license since the new hunting season begins on January 1. During August through September, you can expect the bucks to be in velvet and in bachelor groups.

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Additionally,What kind of shotgun do you use for turkey hunting?

Modern turkey hunters have much better options. The advent of 3-inch magnum shells allows today’s hunters to shoot a bigger payload of pellets at faster speeds, even with smaller bore 20-gauge shotguns. Hunting ammunition manufacturers also began coating lead pellets with copper, which makes them sturdier.

Keeping this in consideration,Is there an over the counter deer hunt in Arizona?

Arizona offers over-the-counter (OTC) archery mule deer and Coues deer hunts during prime hunting times in prime hunting units. It has become one of the most overlooked and underrated hunts in the southwest. The best part about this OTC hunt is that there is no draw, no application and no waiting. Both residents and nonresidents can hunt.

Correspondingly,Can you hunt your own land in Arizona?

Yes. You can easily do this. Hunting and fishing, which are regulated by the Arizona Game and Fish Department, are allowed on public and private lands with landowner consent. On private lands, no shooting is allowed within ¼ mile of any occupied structure or from or across a road or railway.

What’s the best way to shoot a Turkey?

With lighter, underpowered loads of soft lead pellets shot out of a 12-gauge shotgun with a full choke, 30 yards was the maximum range for a lethal shot on a turkey. Modern turkey hunters have much better options.

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