Just this morning. First day of first season in IL. Got lucky and he was roosted 60 yards from me. I somehow didn't make a team but I thought I would share! 10" beard, 1 1/2" spurs, and 28.5 lbs. (https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200406/1f8c9f4dc7f7741fa193619b6fe434a4.jpg)
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Haven't run the numbers but that bird has to score in the 70s. That's a stud for sure.
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Congrats, that is a tank.
Congrats, monster bird for sure, have to shoot him in self defense! Did he gobble or growl??
Ha. He gave one gobble just one and it startled the hell out of me as there were a half dozen gobbling about 200 yards to my south for 30 minutes. I ended up having to shoot this bird left handed. Thank god for the red dot! He had a much Deeper and more powerful gobble than the rest which were all probably 2 year olds. Not sure on this age but I would say 3-4.
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Wow, a bomber for sure. Congrats
Nice bird man! Congrats.
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Congratulations on the bruiser. Nice scale, I have the same one, very easy to use.
Exciting! Fine job.
Nice bird! Congrats.
Dang man, any bigger and you could register that sucker as a Angus bull. That is probably a lifetime bird, be proud of that trophy. I been at it over 45 years, 9 states and a few dead gobblers and I don't have any that heavy. I have killed some darn nice birds, but my heaviest is 24.75 pounds. Congrats, maybe you can convince old gobbler to open a lottery draft and take bids on putting you on a team....donate the proceeds to charity..... Just having fun. You know if you hadn't killed him outright you could have saddled him up and rode him to the vehicle. :turkey2:
congratulations that is as good as it gets!
Quote from: eggshell on April 06, 2020, 04:48:39 PM
Dang man, any bigger and you could register that sucker as a Angus bull. That is probably a lifetime bird, be proud of that trophy. I been at it over 45 years, 9 states and a few dead gobblers and I don't have any that heavy. I have killed some darn nice birds, but my heaviest is 24.75 pounds. Congrats, maybe you can convince old gobbler to open a lottery draft and take bids on putting you on a team....donate the proceeds to charity..... Just having fun. You know if you hadn't killed him outright you could have saddled him up and rode him to the vehicle. :turkey2:
Funny as hell. I knew it was heavy as I had to haul it 3/4 a mile to the truck. Was shocked when I hung him from the scale.
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Congratulations!!
Awesome. Congrats
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That's a stud for certain. Biggest I've ever killed was just a touch over 26#. Had 1.5" spurs and a 12" beard. I've never shot anything in the 28# range. Congratulations.
My grandfathers friend once killed a bird that weighed nearly 32#. Guy was on oxygen and had a permit to hunt from his truck. It was the last turkey hunt old Mac had been on. He shot the bird and got it mounted. Shortly thereafter, my grandfather contacted the landowner about going back to hunt. He told him he could but to keep an eye out for his tame bird. Needless to say, ol' Mac shot the farmers taa as me turkey. Looked just like an eastern. Pap told the man and compensated him for the bird. Mac was none the wiser. He died later that fall.
Once more, congratulations man. You got a true trophy there.
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If it had a better/thicker beard, I would of done a full mount..... for the cost of mounting it's got to be damn close to perfect. Maybe next time?
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That's what I said too. But, will there be a next time. I'm not much for mounting stuff. Always said if I killed a deer over 120", he'd be mounted. Last year I shot one 129" and a little change. I'm thinking now it's gonna be 135"+. It's just one of those things I guess. Pile of money to just hang on the wall. Totally understand where you're coming from though.
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Congratulations on an awesome bird! Man those red dots are sweet when you have to switch hands!
Wow!! That's one fat old bird!! Congrats to you on a fine gobbler!
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Quote from: StruttinGobbler3 on April 06, 2020, 04:01:40 PM
Haven't run the numbers but that bird has to score in the 70s. That's a stud for sure.
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The Gobblermatic calculator said, "Limbhanger".
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32# wow!! I just killed one last week with 1 1/2" spurs.. weighed in just offer 22# I didnt even know there as a such a thing as a 32# er .. Never seen such here in Ga Congrats on the hoss.
Congrats on the Awesome bird!
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Quote from: StruttinGobbler3 on April 06, 2020, 04:01:40 PM
Haven't run the numbers but that bird has to score in the 70s. That's a stud for sure.
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The Gobblermatic calculator said, "Limbhanger". (https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200406/5a35d04dc6f16fa6d17c0b9706ecbbb5.jpg)
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Is that good? I'm new to the forum starting late last year so I haven't Experienced the team challenge. I put my name on the board for random team draw but never got anything.
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yes that is a very good score!
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Quote from: StruttinGobbler3 on April 06, 2020, 04:01:40 PM
Haven't run the numbers but that bird has to score in the 70s. That's a stud for sure.
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The Gobblermatic calculator said, "Limbhanger". (https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200406/5a35d04dc6f16fa6d17c0b9706ecbbb5.jpg)
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Is that good? I'm new to the forum starting late last year so I haven't Experienced the team challenge. I put my name on the board for random team draw but never got anything.
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Ummm, it's likely to be the best scoring bird killed on the forum this year.
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Quote from: strum on April 06, 2020, 06:11:28 PM
32# wow!! I just killed one last week with 1 1/2" spurs.. weighed in just offer 22# I didnt even know there as a such a thing as a 32# er .. Never seen such here in Ga Congrats on the hoss.
It was a tame bird. Mac had no idea. We butchered birds a few years ago. The smallest bird in the bunch was a 27# hen. The gobblers were all between 35 and 38#. The bird he shot looked just like an Eastern but it was very much a tame bird. Had he known, he could've gotten out of the truck and fed it from his hand.
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Quote from: StruttinGobbler3 on April 06, 2020, 04:01:40 PM
Haven't run the numbers but that bird has to score in the 70s. That's a stud for sure.
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The Gobblermatic calculator said, "Limbhanger". (https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200406/5a35d04dc6f16fa6d17c0b9706ecbbb5.jpg)
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Is that good? I'm new to the forum starting late last year so I haven't Experienced the team challenge. I put my name on the board for random team draw but never got anything.
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Ummm, it's likely to be the best scoring bird killed on the forum this year.
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Well crap. Why couldn't I have been on a dang team and helped them out!!??
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Hunter for Adoption here!!!!
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Quote from: YukonC on April 06, 2020, 07:01:21 PM
Hunter for Adoption here!!!!
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Oh man! That would lead to soooo much crap. Lol. I personally wouldn't care but it would be hilarious to see the general reaction if you got picked up and scored that bird on a team now. Bwahahahahaha
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WOW!!! That's a brute. Congratulations thanks for sharing
Looks like ya killed Gobzilla! Awesome bird!
Thanks guys. The breast meat on this guy is comical. The breasts barely fit on a sheet pan.
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What's funny too is my buddy gave me a bunch of hell because I completed a bunch of upgrades to my shot gun since I got out of archery. I put on a IC choke, Burris FF3, Cheek weld, went to TSS etc. he said now your cursed. Your going to be shut out. Haha!!
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Congrats on a super bird
Congrats on that stud brother. 78.5 WOW
Congrats
Now that's a big ol gobbler! Congratulations!
Very nice bird. Congratulations on your trophy.
Congrats! Butterball for sure!
That's a heavy bull.I think around 25 lbs. Is my record, although I didn't as always have a scale.I suppose you had to drag him out like a deer.
DANG! Congrats man, is it common for birds out your way to weigh in the high 20's?
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DANG! Congrats man, is it common for birds out your way to weigh in the high 20's?
Well, here in southern Illinois we do have bigger birds but average in the low 20s. That said my last bird was a 2yr old that weighed 18lbs. So there not all hefty.
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That is a bird of a lifetime. Huge congrats!
I bet a side of breast meat is gonna be over 5 lbs! I still have a few weeks to go unless WV shuns non-residents, then I have almost a month till PA opens.
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Awesome, he's a sure stud!!! Congrats
Great Bird. A trophy for sure. Congrats.. :icon_thumright:
congrats on a nice one
That's a whopper for sure. Where I hunt that would be called a tame bird. lol
Awesome bird!
Super! Congratulations!!
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That's Godzilla! Congratulations!
That's a Hoss for sure, congratulations :icon_thumright:
Congrats on a GREAT Bird...!!!
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Quote from: StruttinGobbler3 on April 06, 2020, 04:01:40 PM
Haven't run the numbers but that bird has to score in the 70s. That's a stud for sure.
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The Gobblermatic calculator said, "Limbhanger". (https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200406/5a35d04dc6f16fa6d17c0b9706ecbbb5.jpg)
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Is that good? I'm new to the forum starting late last year so I haven't Experienced the team challenge. I put my name on the board for random team draw but never got anything.
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Ummm, it's likely to be the best scoring bird killed on the forum this year.
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Well crap. Why couldn't I have been on a dang team and helped them out!!??
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Are you a cop or a firefighter? :D
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Quote from: YukonC on April 06, 2020, 06:24:57 PM
Quote from: RutnNStrutn on April 06, 2020, 06:10:49 PM
Quote from: StruttinGobbler3 on April 06, 2020, 04:01:40 PM
Haven't run the numbers but that bird has to score in the 70s. That's a stud for sure.
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The Gobblermatic calculator said, "Limbhanger". (https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200406/5a35d04dc6f16fa6d17c0b9706ecbbb5.jpg)
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Is that good? I'm new to the forum starting late last year so I haven't Experienced the team challenge. I put my name on the board for random team draw but never got anything.
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Yes, that's very good!!
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Quote from: StruttinGobbler3 on April 06, 2020, 04:01:40 PM
Haven't run the numbers but that bird has to score in the 70s. That's a stud for sure.
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The Gobblermatic calculator said, "Limbhanger". (https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200406/5a35d04dc6f16fa6d17c0b9706ecbbb5.jpg)
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Is that good? I'm new to the forum starting late last year so I haven't Experienced the team challenge. I put my name on the board for random team draw but never got anything.
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Ummm, it's likely to be the best scoring bird killed on the forum this year.
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Well crap. Why couldn't I have been on a dang team and helped them out!!??
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Are you a cop or a firefighter? :D
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Nope. Just a water plant manager.
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Dandy!! Congrat's!