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Title: 2017 turkey
Post by: riverboss on April 21, 2017, 09:14:42 AM
Killed this bird at 7:20 this morning!
Had been on him and his 2 buddy's since sat but they always hung up.
Ended up being between them and some hens this morning and got a 20 yrs shot. 26.3 lbs 11" beard and 1 broken spur that was 1".(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170421/3698f0a615cebf493c564c4f8538af30.jpg)

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Title: Re: 2017 turkey
Post by: pitw on April 21, 2017, 09:19:25 AM
 :yoyo: :yoyo:
26.3 seems to be a big bird.  How heavy do a wild one get?
Good job.
Title: Re: 2017 turkey
Post by: KySongDog on April 21, 2017, 09:19:58 AM
26 pounds is a whopper!  Nice one, Dan.
Title: Re: 2017 turkey
Post by: KySongDog on April 21, 2017, 09:56:41 AM
Quote from: pitw on April 21, 2017, 09:19:25 AM
:yoyo: :yoyo:
26.3 seems to be a big bird.  How heavy do a wild one get?
Good job.

Average is about 17-18 pounds.  The world's record for heaviest turkey was killed in Kentucky in 2015 and weighed 37.6 pounds.  It was taken near the LBL on a private farm. 
Title: Re: 2017 turkey
Post by: gravesco hunter on April 21, 2017, 11:37:44 AM
Wow that is a big ole boy congrats on a nice bird
Title: Re: 2017 turkey
Post by: Dave on April 21, 2017, 11:43:54 AM
Wow, and congrats!
Nice pic
Title: Re: 2017 turkey
Post by: Hawks Feather on April 21, 2017, 03:13:47 PM
These turkeys just keep getting bigger and bigger.  Nice bird.

Jerry
Title: Re: 2017 turkey
Post by: coyote101 on April 21, 2017, 03:19:13 PM
Congratulations Dan. That is a Hoss!  :biggrin: Nice picture too.

Pat
Title: Re: 2017 turkey
Post by: riverboss on April 21, 2017, 05:15:03 PM
Thanks guys!
He's by far my heaviest I've ever seen.
I'm starting to think I'm hunting on a former nuclear site! It grows Hugh animals.
Pat I really like that pic also! I'm going to do a 8x10 and hang it in the house.
I saw that old dead tree next to were he died and thought wow!! What a great place to take a photo and capture this beautiful birds final moments and show respect to him.

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Title: Re: 2017 turkey
Post by: HaMeR on April 22, 2017, 06:07:31 AM
That's a dandy bird for sure!! Congrats man!!
Title: Re: 2017 turkey
Post by: kyfuzzyface on April 22, 2017, 06:31:48 PM
WTG Dan
Title: Re: 2017 turkey
Post by: FinsnFur on April 23, 2017, 09:27:17 AM
Nice one Dan :yoyo:
Title: Re: 2017 turkey
Post by: Coulter on April 23, 2017, 10:43:21 AM
That's a beast of a bird Dan! Nice going!
Title: Re: 2017 turkey
Post by: Frogman on April 23, 2017, 08:28:48 PM
Wow!!  Dan, thats a whopper!!  Good shooting!!

Jim
Title: Re: 2017 turkey
Post by: FinsnFur on April 25, 2017, 10:06:00 PM
Glen got a chicken nugget...well...a turkey nugget :eyebrownod:
Title: Re: 2017 turkey
Post by: HaMeR on April 26, 2017, 04:54:23 AM
Quote from: FinsnFur on April 25, 2017, 10:06:00 PM
Glen got a chicken nugget...well...a turkey nugget :eyebrownod:

:argh: :argh:  One more time Jim!!  :madd: :madd:



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Title: Re: 2017 turkey
Post by: weedwalker on April 26, 2017, 03:55:50 PM
That's a big one Dan !!! Congrats !!!
Title: Re: 2017 turkey
Post by: riverboss on May 06, 2017, 09:49:28 AM

I'm done!
Killed this one this morning on same farm, 18.2 lbs 9" beard and 1 1/4 spurs.
This was my first 20 GA turkey shot at 17 yards.(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170506/77524a376de0a7affe80be7793bebe74.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170506/6e0647b2e3a7eb3bd8bd5dfa6243feb7.jpg)

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Title: Re: 2017 turkey
Post by: Coulter on May 06, 2017, 10:16:08 AM
Nice going Dan...Good hooks on that bird :yoyo:

Steve
Title: Re: 2017 turkey
Post by: Frogman on May 06, 2017, 10:17:47 PM
Nice birds, Dan!!

Jim
Title: Re: 2017 turkey
Post by: gravesco hunter on May 07, 2017, 08:31:31 AM
Another great bird congrats
Title: Re: 2017 turkey
Post by: FinsnFur on May 07, 2017, 09:16:03 AM
Nice one Dan...get the grill warmed up.
A buddy of mine shot one yesterday and we ate turkey nuggets wrapped on bacon over the grill last night. While we drank beer on the deck and ran our mouths.  :innocentwhistle:
Title: Re: 2017 turkey
Post by: riverboss on May 07, 2017, 02:13:43 PM
He went from the field to the cast-iron!
Corn on the Cobb baked beans and fresh turkey nuggets!🍴🔪
Lip smacking good!

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Title: Re: 2017 turkey
Post by: FinsnFur on May 08, 2017, 10:17:09 PM
Looks good from here Dan  :congrats: