Dakota Posted February 21, 2010 Report Share Posted February 21, 2010 Oh and Dakota your bird looks great! I bet you were pumped to get that mount back! You bet I was! Now I've got my 2009 Wyoming antelope at the taxidermist and am looking at potential mounts for the next turkey I want to get mounted. Dakota Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jesse8953 Posted February 21, 2010 Report Share Posted February 21, 2010 1st season turkey hunting bagged a 19.6 lbs., 9.5 inch beard,3/4 inch spurs on 4-28-09 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2labs Posted February 23, 2010 Report Share Posted February 23, 2010 My first turkey was shot on May 3 1981, I had hunted for 3 springs before I even heard one gobble!! 18lb jake 4" beard !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dakota Posted February 23, 2010 Report Share Posted February 23, 2010 My first turkey was shot on May 3 1981, I had hunted for 3 springs before I even heard one gobble!! 18lb jake 4" beard !! That's a pretty big jake! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camoman1 Posted February 23, 2010 Report Share Posted February 23, 2010 My first turkey was taken in 1998...I think lol.. Anyways, my dad and stopped by a christmas tree farm that we had permission to hunt. We got one to gobble from behind the property in a tall pine plantation. We went down one of the machine trails and set up a decoy about 60yds from the property line. With a few minutes of calling and him answering, he was right in front of me 10 yards away.....strutting away. But I couldnt shoot...being rookie turkey hunters I didnt pay attention to which way the decoy was facing. The tom was strutting in front of the hen decoy, which placed him directly behind a 3 foot christmas tree. Eventually I was able to lean around the tree and make a shot on him. He was 19lbs and had a 9.5'' beard, but no spurs just little nubs. Ive had a LOT of great hunts on that tree farm!! Not always successful...but fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladyluck Posted February 25, 2010 Report Share Posted February 25, 2010 oops, meant to say 10 1.2 " beard. 22 would be really long Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamond Archer 01 Posted February 25, 2010 Report Share Posted February 25, 2010 oops, meant to say 10 1.2 " beard. 22 would be really long Ya, I knew it didn't sound right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBR12 Posted February 25, 2010 Report Share Posted February 25, 2010 First was a jake I had called up "practicing " my calling withou a gun. I called 5 in and they walked all around me had my head in my shirt cause I didn't have a face mask with me. When they left ran to my gandpa's and got gun and he went with me and called em back up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unioncountyslayer Posted February 25, 2010 Report Share Posted February 25, 2010 My first was a Hen. NC has a one week winter season in the mountain counties where either sex is permitted (only bearded birds are legal in our Spring Season). I will always remember it not only because it was my first bird, but because I got to share the experience with my Dad. Hunting them in the Winter is tough, because they aren't vocal and don't respond to calls. You basically have to stalk/ambush them. We hunted up and down the mountain all day with no success, so decided to sit in this old junk school bus on the property we hunted along a large field where we had seem some birds the previous afternoon. They came back in (all Hens) and walked straight towards the bus. Dad counted to 3 and we both shot, killing two of them. I may have a picture somewhere that I can scan later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluelund79 Posted February 25, 2010 Report Share Posted February 25, 2010 My first turkey was shot in 2008 on public land in WI during the second time period. Shot at 13 yards with my 12ga. 27lbs, 11in beard, 1 1/8in spurs. I'll never top him, but I hope to add to him this year! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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