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April 4th, 2015, 04:01 AM
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The heaviest Tom?
Just like everyone else on this forum I'm counting down the number of days till opener. Since I couldn't sleep thought I'd hop on here and browse, then I had a thought. Does anyone know the weight of the largest Turkey ever shot in Ontario?
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April 4th, 2015 04:01 AM
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April 4th, 2015, 05:12 AM
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How is it one careless cigarette can cause a forest fire, but it takes a whole box of matches to light a campfire?
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April 4th, 2015, 05:38 AM
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Interesting the Ont FROW doesn't look at the weight for it's record book...beard and spurs only .
http://www.frow.ca/turkey/typical/modernfirearm/
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April 4th, 2015, 08:13 AM
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I've always hated trophy scoring of any sort that doesn't factor in animal weight.
Seems to be the complete antithesis of "hunting".
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April 4th, 2015, 08:16 AM
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Wow, if its only 27 lbs I was close that 2 years ago with my 26.2 lb tom....I know of guys shooting 28-30 lb toms though...
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April 4th, 2015, 08:43 AM
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Originally Posted by
buckluck_9pt
Wow, if its only 27 lbs I was close that 2 years ago with my 26.2 lb tom....I know of guys shooting 28-30 lb toms though...
Yes these weights are surely not accurate to the biggest turkey in Ontario but I suppose biggest on record. I have seen bigger birds taken years back around Simcoe.
How is it one careless cigarette can cause a forest fire, but it takes a whole box of matches to light a campfire?
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April 4th, 2015, 08:53 AM
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Has too much time on their hands
ya I shot a bird and found out about a contest latter in the day after I had pulled the guts out .but I took it down anyway as it was a huge tom with two beards one was 11 inchs and one was 10 inches .He was 26.5lbs with out his guts .are area was one of the first to get the birds and we always get very big toms ..Dutch
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April 4th, 2015, 11:46 AM
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Originally Posted by
buckluck_9pt
Wow, if its only 27 lbs I was close that 2 years ago with my 26.2 lb tom....I know of guys shooting 28-30 lb toms though...
Back when you had to take them to the weight station, there were some BIG Tom's going thru. But a lot of guys don't bother registering them...I think FROW wants $20 plus all the forms/effort.
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April 4th, 2015, 03:55 PM
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Originally Posted by
dutchhunter
ya I shot a bird and found out about a contest latter in the day after I had pulled the guts out .but I took it down anyway as it was a huge tom with two beards one was 11 inchs and one was 10 inches .He was 26.5lbs with out his guts .are area was one of the first to get the birds and we always get very big toms ..Dutch
That's like the Rosie O'Donnell of turkey's! Would have made a nice mount.
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April 4th, 2015, 05:13 PM
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Has too much time on their hands
I did mount his tail and beard then cut the skin with both beards attached and dried it with the tail ,so I got it all together .I would have loved to have had it done as a strutter .one taxi guy said he could mount the tail and beard to make up a strutting tom ,but that's just not the same ,,Dutch