Marty,
You're right, live turkey Turkey Shoots have gone the way of, I don't know - but they are gone...

Where they live on is in the "Modern" Turkey shoot - I go to one every year (West Hurley NY - last Sunday in Sept). We shoot at targets (figure a "High Power" (aka 100 yd match) every time they can sign up 12-16 shooters (about every 15 minutes), plus 50 yd .22, and pistol matches etc. The prise for each match? A nice frozen turkey

And RE - practicing with the rifle that matters? "Beware the man with one rifle, he probably knows how to use it"