What do you guys use to weigh your toms? I am looking for a good hand held scale. Any suggestions?
Digital fishing scale
Got mine on eBAY. Look up digital scale or something like that. I think I paid around $5 for mine.
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Quote from: BlakeJ on April 10, 2013, 03:52:31 PM
Digital fishing scale
Ditto I use a Berkley 50# digital fish scale. If the turkey pegs that scale I am going to the meat market. Lol
TRKYHTR
Here's a link to a bunch on ebay...
http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_odkw=hand+held+digital+scales&_osacat=0&_from=R40&_trksid=p2045573.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0&_nkw=hand+held+digital+scales&_sacat=0
Dad has a set of old cotton scales, but fish scales are much more common.
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Ditto I use a Berkley 50# digital fish scale. If the turkey pegs that scale I am going to the meat market. Lol
TRKYHTR
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I use the same scale
also use a berkley fish scale
My bps digital fish scale
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Quote from: TRKYHTR on April 10, 2013, 04:23:59 PM
Quote from: BlakeJ on April 10, 2013, 03:52:31 PM
Digital fishing scale
Ditto I use a Berkley 50# digital fish scale. If the turkey pegs that scale I am going to the meat market. Lol
TRKYHTR
same here. Works great and I can also use it for fishing.
Thanks guys, I will be ordering one soon.
Officially is a turkey supposed to be weighed before field dressing(internals) or after?
I use a Rapala 50lb digital fish scale.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Rapala-RGSDS50-Pro-Guide-50-lb-Digital-Scale-Fishing-Scale-/380617706443?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item589e954bcb#ht_2025wt_762
Quote from: woodchip on April 10, 2013, 10:50:40 PM
Officially is a turkey supposed to be weighed before field dressing(internals) or after?
Before
Quote from: troutfisher13111 on April 11, 2013, 05:56:22 AM
Quote from: woodchip on April 10, 2013, 10:50:40 PM
Officially is a turkey supposed to be weighed before field dressing(internals) or after?
Before
It depends,....if you are on our team in the contest, you weigh the bird before field dressing. If you are on another team, I would recommend weighing it after you field dress it. ;D ;D
Quote from: GobbleNut on April 11, 2013, 09:35:52 AM
Quote from: troutfisher13111 on April 11, 2013, 05:56:22 AM
Quote from: woodchip on April 10, 2013, 10:50:40 PM
Officially is a turkey supposed to be weighed before field dressing(internals) or after?
Before
It depends,....if you are on our team in the contest, you weigh the bird before field dressing. If you are on another team, I would recommend weighing it after you field dress it. ;D ;D
Nice.... :TooFunny: :TooFunny: :TooFunny:
You don't need a scale. Every gobbler posted on the interweb is over 22lbs, and since it's on the interweb, that automatically makes it correct and truthful. Next I'll give you some pointers on measuring spurs..... ;D
With your thumb on the scale...
As far as I can tell, the best way to weigh your bird is to pick it up by the feet and raise it up and down a time or two. Seems like most of those weighed that way are around thirty pounds.
...And by the way, if you have to carry them out of the woods for a mile or two, they always gain about five pounds along the way. ;D ;D ;D