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May 7th, 2021, 08:23 AM
#11
Has too much time on their hands
Quite a story! Congrats on the tom!
"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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May 7th, 2021 08:23 AM
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May 7th, 2021, 10:08 AM
#12
“Think safety first and then have a good hunt.”
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May 7th, 2021, 10:25 AM
#13
Has too much time on their hands
Originally Posted by
MihajloSimsic
Nice story and Tom. Even if you did give him a hair cut Lol. A heads up for next time. A fast way to safely dispatch a thrashing Tom is to take him by the neck and spin him once like a towel.
The Tom I got last week tried to bite me after I sent an arrow through his heart, I put my boot on his neck, picked him up and gave him a ring around the rosey.
Done that on pheasants many times, but there was no chance of grabbing this jumping turkey before he took off like Ben Johnson 
"What calm deer hunter's heart has not skipped a beat when the stillness of a cold November morning is broken by the echoes of hounds tonguing yonder?" -Anonymous-
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May 7th, 2021, 10:34 AM
#14
I’ve been there. It’s amazing how easily their tail feathers pull out at that moment. I never pick them up anymore either, not by the neck, and especially by the feet. I stand hard on their head until the flapping stops and the legs go limp (not retracted). Takes a couple minutes sometimes.
regardless...congratulations NP!
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May 7th, 2021, 10:42 AM
#15
Originally Posted by
ninepointer
Done that on pheasants many times, but there was no chance of grabbing this jumping turkey before he took off like Ben Johnson
This is pretty common. I learned many years ago to get to the bird ASAP and step on their head and neck until all is quiet !!!
“If you’re not a Liberal by twenty, you have no heart. If you’re not a Conservative by forty, you have no brain.”
-Winston Churchill
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May 7th, 2021, 11:20 AM
#16
Has too much time on their hands
Originally Posted by
dilly
I’ve been there. It’s amazing how easily their tail feathers pull out at that moment.
Its like those little lizards whose tails detach as a defense mechanism.
I once had one that darted just as I tried to step on his neck, only my foot came down on his tail instead. Thankfully he didn't get far and ran into a big deep puddle and died. I don't think I bothered photographing that tail-less, wet bird.
"What calm deer hunter's heart has not skipped a beat when the stillness of a cold November morning is broken by the echoes of hounds tonguing yonder?" -Anonymous-
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May 7th, 2021, 11:32 AM
#17
A size 12 boot to a turkeys head or neck after the shot works.
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May 7th, 2021, 11:41 AM
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