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Old 11-26-2006 | 02:35 PM
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Default RE: New hunter: how much does gun camo matter?

Might I suggest you get black and spend the extra $$ on some dekes.
My personal experience is that the dekes allow you to move some at the moment of truth if you set them up properly i.e. the jake facing you.

I had two toms pass within 10-15 feet of me last year on the way to my dekes. One did not survive.
I was using a black benelli.
Other things to consider with a turkey gun are:

Barrel length- I like them short, less likely to hang on brush.
Weight- Dang guns get pretty heavy when you are doing the 100 yard squat and walk trying to get in front of some birds.
Cosmetics- you want a gun that you don't mind scratching up or getting dirty and muddy. When turkey hunting you get real intimate with the ground so you don't want a gun with a fancy finish and complicated action.

Good luck
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