Originally Posted by
"No Choke"Lord Walsingham
Winter Turkey hunting is much different than Spring or Fall seasons. In winter the birds are flocked upin large packs of like animals (ie Toms together, Jakes together and Hens w/lil'uns). The way to do it is Turkey doggin', wherein a trained dog runs into a flock to break it up. Then with the birds scattered, returns to the Hunter and lies still. The Hunter utilizes locator calls at the right time (when the birds begin to reform their flock post-disturbance) to lure a bird to them and takes it when in range/good shot presents.
3 1/2" 12 Gauge is a workaround for early steel (actually soft iron) pellets which have super low g/cc density. Unecessary with modern no-tox waterfowl, let alone for Turkey. Get out and pattern your 20G with as many loads as possible to find the best fir for yourself ans your firearm. You should have no problems getting an effective Turkey killing pattern out to 30+ yards with the right gun/ammo combo.
Best of fortune afield! Congrats on your LEH win.