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Title: PB Tom (1.75 spurs)
Post by: Illini Tom on May 20, 2013, 10:02:50 AM

shot my personal best tom to end my season last week.
i knew birds were roosted on the ridge i was headed to way before sunrise, but it about knocked me off my turkey seat when a tom broke the pre-dawn silence with a thunderous gobble in a treetop just 30 yards away.
fortunately i was set up early enough and the foliage was thick enough that he didnt see me.
he proceeded to gobble about 100 times before gliding down onto an old road about 60 yards away. a soft yelp on a diaphragm spun him around, and he gobbled and started struttin up the hill. i lost sight of him in the brush, so i yelped again, he gobbled closer and then i could see his white head and fan through the briars easing up the roadway.
i didnt have a clear shot until he was 15 yards away.
he ended up being my best-ever tom - 25.5 pounds, 1.75 spurs and 11.25 beard.

edit to repost pics ...

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Post by: seb5315 on May 20, 2013, 10:04:56 AM

What a hoss, congrats!

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Post by: guesswho on May 20, 2013, 10:07:50 AM

Wow, is about all I can say about a bird like that. Congrats! And good luck topping that bad boy.

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Post by: Rokhal07 on May 20, 2013, 10:13:45 AM

Super nice bird! Congratulations!

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Post by: tomstopper on May 20, 2013, 10:17:59 AM

Awesome bird. Congrats...

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Post by: Gooserbat on May 20, 2013, 10:23:00 AM

Wow, and again I say Wow!

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Post by: WildSpur on May 20, 2013, 10:29:10 AM

Goodness gracious!

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Post by: spaightlabs on May 20, 2013, 10:31:03 AM

SON! Dem be some might fine hooks sho' 'nuf!

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Post by: trkycaller on May 20, 2013, 10:39:42 AM

wow!! congrats!

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Post by: Rio Fan on May 20, 2013, 10:57:47 AM

Congrats on a STUD of a bird! :icon_thumright:

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Post by: WV TURKEY THUG on May 20, 2013, 11:25:13 AM

:theman:

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Post by: strutnrut on May 20, 2013, 11:27:50 AM

Boss bird congats :icon_thumright:

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Post by: Gold Spur on May 20, 2013, 11:44:01 AM

Congrats, what a awesome bird! :icon_thumright:

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Post by: Publicland on May 20, 2013, 11:44:45 AM

Daddy rabbit!!! :z-guntootsmiley:

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Post by: mikejd on May 20, 2013, 12:03:37 PM

Wow! What a beast. congrats that's going to be a tough one to top.

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Post by: jblackburn on May 20, 2013, 12:08:23 PM

Quote from: WV TURKEY THUG on May 20, 2013, 11:25:13 AM
:theman:

Agreed!

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Post by: DirtNap647 on May 20, 2013, 12:16:55 PM

wow...congrats on a great turkey

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Post by: barry on May 20, 2013, 01:52:02 PM

The bird of my dreams! Congrats!

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Post by: captin_hook on May 20, 2013, 02:06:59 PM

:drool: beast

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Post by: Wrangler95 on May 20, 2013, 02:19:19 PM

:you_rock:

Very nice gobbler,congrats!

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Post by: longbeard11 on May 20, 2013, 02:21:30 PM

Holy cow what a monster!!!! Look at those hooks, thats unreal!! Congrat man, heck of a way to end the season

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Post by: WiLL B on May 20, 2013, 02:27:58 PM

Wow!! What a fine set of spurs!! I bet he had to walk bow-legged to keep from tripping!!

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Post by: renegade19 on May 20, 2013, 02:43:13 PM

Dang, Joe Dirt. What a stud!
Go Illini!!

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Post by: bbcustomboxcalls on May 20, 2013, 04:05:35 PM

Wow, those spurs are awesome!!

Bill

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Post by: TRKYHTR on May 20, 2013, 05:01:03 PM

Huge turkey. Congrats,

TRKYHTR

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Post by: beagler on May 20, 2013, 05:45:30 PM

Congrats! :drool:

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Post by: Spring_Woods on May 20, 2013, 10:30:24 PM

Oh man! What a sight! That is great, congrats!

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Post by: mattbrooks on May 20, 2013, 10:39:26 PM

WOW!

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Post by: ceejay on May 20, 2013, 10:41:09 PM

Holy moly !!

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Post by: AUDoubleBeard on May 20, 2013, 10:49:34 PM

:drool:Congrats that's a hell of a bird!!! :icon_thumright:

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Post by: Tail Feathers on May 20, 2013, 11:58:40 PM

Congrats on one heckuva tom! :drool:

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Post by: ILIKEHEVI-13 on May 21, 2013, 12:17:38 AM

Odds are you will never beat that one.

:z-winnersmiley:

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Post by: coyote1 on May 21, 2013, 12:34:42 AM

That is a hoss for sure and those spurs are incredible. Congrats on the fantastic bird. :icon_thumright:

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Post by: El Pavo Grande on May 21, 2013, 01:42:16 AM

Wow!!! That is an awesome turkey. Congrats!!!

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Post by: boomer on May 21, 2013, 07:44:01 AM

Congrats!!!

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Post by: ILHUNTER on May 21, 2013, 10:41:57 AM

That there is a bird of many lifetimes, most of us only dream of one with spurs like that, Many congratulations to you.

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Post by: stinkpickle on May 21, 2013, 10:47:43 AM

Fuuuuggggg!!!! WOW! :o

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Post by: surehuntsalot on May 21, 2013, 09:56:49 PM

all I can say is :you_rock:
fantastic bird...congrats on a once in a lifetime trophy

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Post by: land cruiser on May 22, 2013, 12:00:38 AM

Very well done!

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Post by: Fatbeard on May 22, 2013, 12:37:49 AM

That is a fine birds and some very large hooks! Congrats on a fun hunt! Mounting? I would

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Post by: troutfisher13111 on May 22, 2013, 06:20:38 AM

That's a giant! Congrats

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Post by: steveo on May 22, 2013, 07:48:03 AM

:icon_thumright: WOW what a monster ! those spurs look like needles ! congrats.

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Post by: RutnNStrutn on May 22, 2013, 11:27:27 AM

Wow!!! That is an awesome bird!!! Congrats!! :icon_thumright: :you_rock:

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Post by: Uncle Tom on May 23, 2013, 04:07:05 PM

Illini Tom, you better not forget where you tagged that one because he spread those genes around for sure. You have a good chance of doing it again if you are in that kind of gene pool.

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Post by: huntmaster80 on May 23, 2013, 07:45:53 PM

wow that is a great bird!! congrats

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Post by: Illini Tom on May 26, 2013, 10:24:57 AM

Quote from: Uncle Tom on May 23, 2013, 04:07:05 PM
Illini Tom, you better not forget where you tagged that one because he spread those genes around for sure....

not much chance of that happenin :funnyturkey:
i have shot a lot of nice toms on that ridge over the years
this guy was definitely spreading his genes. his breast plate was bare of feathers.
his weight surprised me. usually big toms that late in the season will weigh in the low 20s. heck, if i had run into him a few weeks sooner he might have been pushin 30 pounds.

and thanks for all the congrats, guys :gobble:

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Post by: bigdoc on May 27, 2013, 09:00:49 PM

O my that is awesome!!!

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Post by: mspaci on May 28, 2013, 11:14:44 AM

very nice, congrats

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