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Dominant Tom Size

Started by Meleagris gallopavo, April 14, 2021, 03:23:41 PM

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Ihuntoldschool

The "baddest" is not always the preferred male   The preferred male may or may not be the most dominant.  Agree with Silvestris.

Howie g

" the boss " May be dominate over the other gobblers , but the hens may prefer the Casanova on the next ridge to be the breeder...

ElkTurkMan

Monday I took a bird that came in with another Tom. The bird I shot did all of the gobbling and he was the most aggressive towards the Jake decoy we had out. When I got to him and looked him over after I shot him, he was my biggest bird weight wise (24#) Pounds but he had one slick leg, and the other leg had a 5/8 spur. His rope was 10". Today we had a Jake that gobbled at everything under the sun and completely abused a Jake and hen decoy. A mature bird entered the far end of the field and would not come any where near the aggressive Jake.  So after this week I am convinced it's not always the biggest bird who is top dog.

old3toe

   In my experience domince isn't always based on size and weight. Very typical for a smaller more aggressive bird to be the number one boss in any given area.

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silvestris

The boss doesn't always get to breed.  Smaller gobblers are often considered cuter by the hens.  Rape is not in the turkey vocabulary.
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Happy

Until the hen gets older and realizes Mr sleek, soy boy, man bun can't fix her car, hold down a job, build a house, and is even more emotional than herself. Then the preference changes. :)

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owlhoot

Quote from: Happy on April 18, 2021, 08:24:25 AM
Until the hen gets older and realizes Mr sleek, soy boy, man bun can't fix her car, hold down a job, build a house, and is even more emotional than herself. Then the preference changes. :)

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Thats some funny stuff. :TooFunny: :TooFunny: :TooFunny:

Yoteduster

That there is funny happy