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4/28/2010 3:55:10 PM
How about putting all the spring turkey pics in one place, such as this convenient thread I just happened to start.
My best turkey so far. 10" beard, 3/4" spurs. Taken 4/25 on public land in western Oklahoma.
My best turkey so far. 10" beard, 3/4" spurs. Taken 4/25 on public land in western Oklahoma.
4/28/2010 4:08:40 PM
Young bird 3" beard, but I wanted a smaller bird as they taste better.
ETA: I took this one at 47 yards with a 11-87 Super mag 3.5"
ETA: I took this one at 47 yards with a 11-87 Super mag 3.5"
4/28/2010 8:48:09 PM
My first season turkey hunting and my second morning out. 18 lbs, 1/2 spurs/ 4.5 inch beard. public land in town. I only started hunting last fall and I hunt by myself, nobody showing me what to do.
this morning.
this morning.
5/3/2010 2:55:39 AM
Nice turkey's guys! 
5/10/2010 11:17:25 AM
Monday May 10th, NY spring season. 7:20am. 19lbs. 2oz., 9" beard. One spur was really sharp at 1", the other rounded off and just under. Uhh...8 yards away lol. Blew most of the beak off, and pretty much
turned his dome in to hamburger. Came in to 2 feeding hen decoys and light calling. I got lucky, it wasn't snowing today lol. These are all cell pics since I was alone today.
turned his dome in to hamburger. Came in to 2 feeding hen decoys and light calling. I got lucky, it wasn't snowing today lol. These are all cell pics since I was alone today.
5/10/2010 4:32:08 PM
20lb 10in. beard with 3/4 spurs... knocked down with my old 870
5/10/2010 5:11:15 PM
chuck, chuck, chuck, chuck
5/26/2010 2:04:54 AM
Nice birds!
This is last years bird, just picked it up from the taxidermist yesterday.
23lbs 9oz., 9" & 1 1/2" beards, 1 1/2" spurs. Okmulgee county. 58 yards with 3 1/2' #5's out of my Benelli. The bird of a lifetime as far as I'm concerned!
This is last years bird, just picked it up from the taxidermist yesterday.
23lbs 9oz., 9" & 1 1/2" beards, 1 1/2" spurs. Okmulgee county. 58 yards with 3 1/2' #5's out of my Benelli. The bird of a lifetime as far as I'm concerned!
5/26/2010 12:16:21 PM
Nice bird. 58 yards? Ouch. I've never pattered my gun that far before. I'm pretty sure my 11-87 with 3" wouldnt touch that. Maybe if I had a longer barrell than this 21" that it came with.
5/26/2010 11:02:32 PM
Originally Posted By Hulka73:
Nice bird. 58 yards? Ouch. I've never pattered my gun that far before. I'm pretty sure my 11-87 with 3" wouldnt touch that. Maybe if I had a longer barrell than this 21" that it came with.
Nice bird. 58 yards? Ouch. I've never pattered my gun that far before. I'm pretty sure my 11-87 with 3" wouldnt touch that. Maybe if I had a longer barrell than this 21" that it came with.
Thank you..That was also my very first turkey. To say I'm proud of it, would be an understatement.
You know, I held right on the top of his head.....I damn near fell over when he did!
I picked up a Comp-N-Choke XX full, a couple of years ago, on the recommendation(for a 26" Benelli) of the guy that makes them, I think? I thought he was nuts....He even told me the 3 1/2" Winchester Supreme #5's would be the best pattern out to 50 yards. That cat did his homework.....I tried everything, I mean everything....would you like to guess how that turned out too?
I patterned it by putting clay pigeons 2 feet apart on the top rail of the fence. Turns one to dust, and the ones next to it didn't have so much as one pellet through them.
I really was hesitant about the shot...last day of the season, wind kicked up and a storm moving in, he was just about to bolt....and poof. And I'd be a damn liar if I said I didn't feel lucky as well
5/27/2010 9:03:21 AM
Yeah I've been running a comp-n-choke in my 11-87 for close to 10 years now. Good stuff.
7/29/2010 10:30:20 PM
Osceola––9 3/4" beard /1" spurs/19.8 lbs
8/5/2010 9:48:06 PM
This is my 2007 bird and best to date.
Beard 10 3/4
Spurs 1 1/2
Weight: 26 1/4
Was #17 in Tenn at the time, but he's gone way down the list since then...they've been shooting some big birds the past 2 years.
Beard 10 3/4
Spurs 1 1/2
Weight: 26 1/4
Was #17 in Tenn at the time, but he's gone way down the list since then...they've been shooting some big birds the past 2 years.
