Turkey Shoot - Elizabethtown

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Sand Creek Conservation club hosts turkey shoots on Sundays during the winter. I have never done this myself, but I volunteered to help with the events for the next few weekends. I know that attendance has been down and there is interest in getting new shooters, especially those shooting production guns. The dedicated still board shooters use scoped shotguns with long barrels and super full fixed chokes.

From what I can tell this is basically like playing bingo or scratching lotto tickets. You shoot one shell at a piece of paper about 20 yards away. The person with a pellet/hole closest to the center dot wins money.

Location: Club is south of Elizabethtown (near Columbus). easiest way is to take Hwy 31 --> turn east on CR 600 --> you will run into the clubhouse.

time: 1:00 pm

 

[Shootin'IN]

Sand Creek Conservation club hosts turkey shoots on Sundays during the winter. I have never done this myself, but I volunteered to help with the events for the next few weekends. I know that attendance has been down and there is interest in getting new shooters, especially those shooting production guns. The dedicated still board shooters use scoped shotguns with long barrels and super full fixed chokes.

From what I can tell this is basically like playing bingo or scratching lotto tickets. You shoot one shell at a piece of paper about 20 yards away. The person with a pellet/hole closest to the center dot wins money.

Location: Club is south of Elizabethtown (near Columbus). easiest way is to take Hwy 31 --> turn east on CR 600 --> you will run into the clubhouse.

time: 1:00 pm

Down here in southern IN we shoot boards at 45yds with custom guns and fill the board each round. At 20yds we would blasting holes in the paper. I do shoot some spot rounds (on paper) with a stock gun, but it is 30yds.

 

[JohnR]

What do they shoot for, are they all money shoots or do they shoot for meat as well?

 

[Shootin'IN]

Originally Posted by JohnR What do they shoot for, are they all money shoots or do they shoot for meat as well?

Sorry for not answering your questions sooner.
They shoot for cash & meat.
Here is a couple of cards that won me one box each of T-bone, & ribeye steaks last Sun.
We were shooting about 30yds with stock guns.

This one won T-bone steaks

This one won ribeye steaks

 

[confused89]

How many more weekends is this going on for?

 

[8shot]

How tight can the choke be,Barrel length.

 

[Shootin'IN]

How many more weekends is this going on for?

Twin Towers is where I was shooting & last Sun was the 2nd to last shoot until Mar 21, 10

How tight can the choke be,Barrel length.

Rules say factory manufactured 36" or less any choke. I shoot a Hastings .640 turkey choke on a stock Mossy with a 28" barrel.

 

[jimbobcooters]

got it thanks