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April 30th, 2017, 11:34 AM
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04-28 luck!
Hunted on the edge of a hay field/forest, heard gobbling at day break. Once down from the roost, approx. 15 hens and 3 tom's made their way to the field. Once in the open field, an amazing sight of turkey courting, strut'n, spittin'n drummin ensued. Once the hens dissipated and moved further away, 1 tom spotted my jake decoy and made a bee line to it. A 20 yrd shot took him down, all done by 7am. Weight 18 lbs, beard 11 3/4", spurs 7/8".
Last edited by bush24; April 30th, 2017 at 11:38 AM.
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April 30th, 2017 11:34 AM
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April 30th, 2017, 12:04 PM
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Has too much time on their hands
Really nice tom! The 28th was a lucky day for me too.
"where a man feels at home, outside of where he's born, is where he's meant to go"
- Ernest Hemingway
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April 30th, 2017, 12:17 PM
#3
Nice bird. A lot of birds this year with big beards congrats
"Give a man a fish and he eats for a day, Teach a man to fish and he eats for the rest of his life"
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April 30th, 2017, 01:05 PM
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April 30th, 2017, 01:47 PM
#5
Nice Tom and a really nice beard.
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May 1st, 2017, 11:24 AM
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May 2nd, 2017, 12:36 PM
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May 2nd, 2017, 12:41 PM
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Originally Posted by
tom gobble
Nice bird. A lot of birds this year with big beards congrats
The abundance of long beards is probably due to the fact that we had little snow and ice - beards don't get froze into icy spots and pulled out!
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May 2nd, 2017, 04:09 PM
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May 2nd, 2017, 06:52 PM
#10
Congrats for the long beard Tom!
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