Title: 6 Beards
Post by: Marc on April 10, 2024, 09:59:00 PM
Post by: Marc on April 10, 2024, 09:59:00 PM
Long day...
Started at daybreak, killed him at just after 2 PM.
Walked further and more than I can ever remember doing after having only one bird gobble in the morning.
All that walking, made it back to my quad, and got two birds responding... Ended up killing him less than 50 yards from the quad (which is nice, cause everything is uphill).
Was happy enough till I started counting beards! One large beard (just over 10 inches) and 5 smaller beards...
I have never even killed a double beard before today...
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20240411/aa1147fb695682421a3e8eaad4a47d84.jpg)
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20240411/4e3c2371a7a55b727098b36563dc15fd.jpg)
Started at daybreak, killed him at just after 2 PM.
Walked further and more than I can ever remember doing after having only one bird gobble in the morning.
All that walking, made it back to my quad, and got two birds responding... Ended up killing him less than 50 yards from the quad (which is nice, cause everything is uphill).
Was happy enough till I started counting beards! One large beard (just over 10 inches) and 5 smaller beards...
I have never even killed a double beard before today...
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20240411/aa1147fb695682421a3e8eaad4a47d84.jpg)
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20240411/4e3c2371a7a55b727098b36563dc15fd.jpg)
Title: Re: 6 Beards
Post by: Vintage on April 10, 2024, 10:13:18 PM
Post by: Vintage on April 10, 2024, 10:13:18 PM
Congrats really nice bird.
Title: Re: 6 Beards
Post by: Wigsplitter on April 10, 2024, 10:14:23 PM
Post by: Wigsplitter on April 10, 2024, 10:14:23 PM
Congratulations!! They sure can make us work sometimes!!
Title: Re: 6 Beards
Post by: Zobo on April 10, 2024, 10:16:07 PM
Post by: Zobo on April 10, 2024, 10:16:07 PM
Excellent ending to a hard days hunting. Congratulations on your first multi beard!
Title: Re: 6 Beards
Post by: Cowboy on April 10, 2024, 10:18:12 PM
Post by: Cowboy on April 10, 2024, 10:18:12 PM
Nice. Congrats on the gobbler!
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Title: Re: 6 Beards
Post by: Sanders153 on April 10, 2024, 10:21:24 PM
Post by: Sanders153 on April 10, 2024, 10:21:24 PM
Awesome bird and quite possibly a once in a lifetime trophy! Congratulations bud!
Title: Re: 6 Beards
Post by: Happy on April 11, 2024, 05:59:10 AM
Post by: Happy on April 11, 2024, 05:59:10 AM
Very cool. Congrats to you sir.
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Good-looking and Platinum level member of the Elitist club
Title: Re: 6 Beards
Post by: Tom007 on April 11, 2024, 06:03:51 AM
Post by: Tom007 on April 11, 2024, 06:03:51 AM
Would look great on your wall.......congrats!
Title: Re: 6 Beards
Post by: Badger on April 11, 2024, 06:35:56 AM
Post by: Badger on April 11, 2024, 06:35:56 AM
Great job getting a nice bird. Bonus Beards
Title: Re: 6 Beards
Post by: Turkeybutt on April 11, 2024, 06:40:37 AM
Post by: Turkeybutt on April 11, 2024, 06:40:37 AM
Way to go! Great looking bird, congratulations.
Title: Re: 6 Beards
Post by: JeffC on April 11, 2024, 07:42:23 AM
Post by: JeffC on April 11, 2024, 07:42:23 AM
Congrats on a trophy Tom!
Title: Re: 6 Beards
Post by: Tnandy on April 11, 2024, 08:42:17 AM
Post by: Tnandy on April 11, 2024, 08:42:17 AM
That is awesome. Congratulations on such a unique bird.
Title: Re: 6 Beards
Post by: GobbleNut on April 11, 2024, 08:52:00 AM
Post by: GobbleNut on April 11, 2024, 08:52:00 AM
Congrats, buddy! Beautiful gobbler. To quote Forrest..."They're like a box of chocolates...sometimes they're just nougat, and sometimes there's a cherry inside".
...Well, okay, that last part of the quote is mine...but fitting every once in a while when we walk up to a gobbler and find something like that... ;D :D :icon_thumright: :icon_thumright:
...Well, okay, that last part of the quote is mine...but fitting every once in a while when we walk up to a gobbler and find something like that... ;D :D :icon_thumright: :icon_thumright:
Title: Re: 6 Beards
Post by: btomlin on April 11, 2024, 08:53:06 AM
Post by: btomlin on April 11, 2024, 08:53:06 AM
Awesome bird!
Title: Re: 6 Beards
Post by: Marc on April 11, 2024, 11:23:57 AM
Post by: Marc on April 11, 2024, 11:23:57 AM
Thank you all for the kind replies!
It was quite possibly one of the more frustrating turkey hunts I had been on... Until it wasn't....
It was quite possibly one of the more frustrating turkey hunts I had been on... Until it wasn't....
Title: Re: 6 Beards
Post by: Muzzy61 on April 11, 2024, 12:30:54 PM
Post by: Muzzy61 on April 11, 2024, 12:30:54 PM
Congrats on a great bird.
Title: Re: 6 Beards
Post by: RutnNStrutn on April 11, 2024, 02:44:57 PM
Post by: RutnNStrutn on April 11, 2024, 02:44:57 PM
Awesome gobbler!! Congrats!!
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Title: Re: 6 Beards
Post by: Dr Juice on April 11, 2024, 04:53:41 PM
Post by: Dr Juice on April 11, 2024, 04:53:41 PM
Awesome trophy. Congrats 
Title: Re: 6 Beards
Post by: 3bailey3 on April 11, 2024, 06:59:02 PM
Post by: 3bailey3 on April 11, 2024, 06:59:02 PM
Awesome bird! congrats, what the spurs look like?
Title: Re: 6 Beards
Post by: deathfoot on April 11, 2024, 09:36:25 PM
Post by: deathfoot on April 11, 2024, 09:36:25 PM
Awesome bird! Congrats!
Title: Re: 6 Beards
Post by: WV Flopper on April 11, 2024, 11:15:32 PM
Post by: WV Flopper on April 11, 2024, 11:15:32 PM
Awesome turkey!
But....don't that make you wish you set on the wheeler all day..
But....don't that make you wish you set on the wheeler all day..
Title: Re: 6 Beards
Post by: Jfowler82 on April 12, 2024, 01:29:29 AM
Post by: Jfowler82 on April 12, 2024, 01:29:29 AM
Congratulations ! What a gobbler !
Title: Re: 6 Beards
Post by: Marc on April 12, 2024, 03:07:35 AM
Post by: Marc on April 12, 2024, 03:07:35 AM
Quote from: WV Flopper on April 11, 2024, 11:15:32 PM
Awesome turkey!
But....don't that make you wish you set on the wheeler all day..
Ha-ha!
But no... A dollar earned is better spent than a dollar given...
I was thinking... "These better not be jakes...."
Title: Re: 6 Beards
Post by: painterjp on April 13, 2024, 05:14:28 PM
Post by: painterjp on April 13, 2024, 05:14:28 PM
Nice Gobbler! Congrats!
Title: Re: 6 Beards
Post by: zelmo1 on April 13, 2024, 06:25:48 PM
Post by: zelmo1 on April 13, 2024, 06:25:48 PM
Congrats bro, Z