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Awesome pics and a great looking mount! Congrats!!!!

I called him in March to update my phone number. He stated he had several birds to get out in April. Time to give him a call.

So the norm is about a year. I have 2 birds at a local taxidermist right now. The first one I dropped off on March 9, 2007 and the second was on April 12, 2008. I put a 50% deposit down on each.

ditto!!

Awesome looking squirrel.

I shot a grey fox back in November 1998 during archery season and I didn't get it back until November 2001. I dropped it off at a highly recommended taxidermist from WV who said it would take a year. Right now I am waiting on a gobbler that I dropped off at the new taxidermist that I am using from VA. It has been one year and four months. When I dropped off this years gobbler I talked to him about it. He said he just had to paint the head. Maybe this one will get done soon.

Awesome mount. Looks great!!

Tru-ball fan here too!!!

Congrats!! Nice bird!!!

Awesome!!!

Awesome Turkey!! Congrats!!!

DITTO!!!!

Awesome!! The first bird is always the best!! Congrats!!!

Congrats on the bird!

Nice bird!!!

Congrats to both of you!!! Nice birds!!!

Sorry to hear about that. I had that situation happen to me a couple of years ago on my wife's uncle's farm in WV. Worked the bird for an 1 1/2 hours and somebody got in between me and the bird and shot it. You can always hope that they get sick or choke when they eat it. There are too many lazy hunters out there that aren't willing to do it the right way!!

Awesome Birds!! Congrats!!!

Opening Day Turkey Photos Here are a couple more pictures of the turkey. [ATTACH]1326[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]1327[/ATTACH]

Opening Day Turkey's Beard Pic. Here is the picture of the beard. He is hanging by his spurs off of my deck. I am still working on shrinking down the other pictures.

Man it was a beautiful morning. I got out to the spot I was hunting at about 0530. I eased down a sewer pipeline that comes to a "T" intersection. I stood about 30 yards from the "T" to listen if I could hear anything gobbling on the roost. At 0600 I moved 30 yards into the intersection and a gobbler sounded off about 75 yards from me down the pipeline to my left. I eased back and set up against a tree on the off side of the "T" intersection. I started some light calling and the gobbler went crazy. He started gobbling 5-6 times in a row. As soon as he started then 5 other gobblers started sounding off all around me within 200 yards. At 0609 the gobbler that was 75 yards from me flew down into the pipeline and started strutting. I started some soft yelping and he kept spitting and drumming and strutting back and forth in front of me. I started cutting and he went crazy, cutting me off every time I called. As this was going on the other 5 gobblers were gobbling their heads off. At 0620 three hens started yelping and cutting down the pipeline about 100 yards from me. I started trying to out do them in hopes to get the gobbler to move closer. The gobbler would not budge. He continued to strut back and forth at 75 yards. At 0659 I saw the gobbler start looking toward my left. I had a little pine tree right next to me where I was sitting on my left so I turned my head to see what the gobbler was looking at. As soon as I turned my head I saw a gobbler ease out of a cedar and pine thicket to my left at 30 yards. He never strutted, gobbled, or saw the Mossberg pointed in his direction. One squeeze of the trigger and the 3.5" #6's (Winchester Xtended Range) were on their way. Once I got up to him the first thing I noticed were his giant hooks. As soon I picked him up I knew he was a stud. He weighed 22 lbs. with a 11 inch beard, 1 1/4" & 1" spurs. He is only the third gobbler I have ever taken, but he is by far my biggest. This was a great ending to a beautiful morning and a great hunt. As soon as I can get the pictures shrunk down I will post them.

Congrats!! Nice Bird!!!

Winchester Xtended Range 3.5" #6 for my 835.

I started archery / bowhunting in 1988 with a Bear Black Bear. I then moved to my dad's Bear Whitetail Hunter, then to a Pearson Spoiler, and now to a Mathews Switchback.

Congrats!! Great bird!!!