turkey shoot
noun
: a marksmanship contest using a moving target with a turkey offered as a prize
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The Times reported that police had held a turkey shoot and were providing 150 families with turkeys. 
Laura Blasey, Los Angeles Times, 24 Nov. 2021 Last month, the Community Auto Group once again underwrote all the shotgun shells used in the popular fall turkey shoots held by Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 912 in Baytown. Jeff Yip, Houston Chronicle, 8 Nov. 2019 Held each weekend in April and October, the turkey shoots are a major source of operating funds for the 97-year-old post. Jeff Yip, Houston Chronicle, 8 Nov. 2019 Take aim: The Medina County Izaak Walton League fall turkey shoots are under way Sundays thru Nov. 24, except Oct. 13 during Fall Foliage Tour. Sam Boyer, cleveland, 27 Sep. 2019 The complex has baseball, softball and soccer fields and sponsors a weekly turkey shoot during winter months. Jennie Key, Cincinnati.com, 2 July 2018 Hamilton County Public Health spokesman Mike Samet said a parent filed a complaint with the Ohio EPA concerned that lead from the turkey shoots could potentially contaminate playing fields. Jennie Key, Cincinnati.com, 7 May 2018 Hunting: The Baltimore County Game & Fish Protective Association will conduct a turkey shoot on club grounds at 3400 Northwind Road in Carney on Saturday. baltimoresun.com, 19 Mar. 2018 Ndamukong Suh turkey shoot: Players use pellet guns to scare cable repairmen off the field. Carlos Monarrez, Detroit Free Press, 27 Jan. 2018 See More
Laura Blasey, Los Angeles Times, 24 Nov. 2021 Last month, the Community Auto Group once again underwrote all the shotgun shells used in the popular fall turkey shoots held by Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 912 in Baytown. Jeff Yip, Houston Chronicle, 8 Nov. 2019 Held each weekend in April and October, the turkey shoots are a major source of operating funds for the 97-year-old post. Jeff Yip, Houston Chronicle, 8 Nov. 2019 Take aim: The Medina County Izaak Walton League fall turkey shoots are under way Sundays thru Nov. 24, except Oct. 13 during Fall Foliage Tour. Sam Boyer, cleveland, 27 Sep. 2019 The complex has baseball, softball and soccer fields and sponsors a weekly turkey shoot during winter months. Jennie Key, Cincinnati.com, 2 July 2018 Hamilton County Public Health spokesman Mike Samet said a parent filed a complaint with the Ohio EPA concerned that lead from the turkey shoots could potentially contaminate playing fields. Jennie Key, Cincinnati.com, 7 May 2018 Hunting: The Baltimore County Game & Fish Protective Association will conduct a turkey shoot on club grounds at 3400 Northwind Road in Carney on Saturday. baltimoresun.com, 19 Mar. 2018 Ndamukong Suh turkey shoot: Players use pellet guns to scare cable repairmen off the field. Carlos Monarrez, Detroit Free Press, 27 Jan. 2018 See More Word History
First Known Use
1831, in the meaning defined above