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Ouch and what is the story there?
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Story! Story! Story!
Been there, done that, got the scars.
Ouch!!!! Please explain
You grab him by the legs a little too fast?
Lol reminds me of mine last yr(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/05/04/equdenej.jpg)
Grab em by the head/neck! I quit grabbing em by the legs YEARS ago! Last one I remember grabbing by the legs, he twisted and flopped so much that I actually broke a spur off flush with his leg with my hand! I knew better than to ever let his start spinning in my hand and fortunately the spur was toward my wrist instead of my fingers and I just held on as tightly as possible and the spur snapped off!
The story is after I shot he went down. I took my time walking up and he was done moving for a bit when I got there. I grabbed him by the leg to lift him up and as soon as I got him off the ground he spun around. The spur was between my pointer finger and thumb and it ripped a good gash at the base of my thumb. I got the bleeding to stop pretty quick, but because of the location it kept ripping open. I had to go to urgent care and it required 3 stitches. It was pretty deep, you could see muscle I think.
Dumb rookie mistake
ouch
Ouch man
I got more pictures from the gobbler that rocky shot , that thing tore up his clothes pretty badly
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When I was younger I made the mistake of grabbing a 1.5 spur gobbler by the legs while I was wearing a glove , the spurs set into the glove and twisted my hand like it was caught in a lathe -- tore me up real good like the first picture -- from that point forward I step on the neck and protect my family jewels -- even the small spur gobblers can tear you up like barbed wire fence
I bet that won't feel good in the morning. Reminds me of the first gobbler I ever killed. I ran up to him to grab him and by the time I got there he had about quit flopping. I reached down and grabbed his legs and as soon as I did he spurred me in the exact same place you got spurred. It wasn't as bad as yours but still was good enough to leave a scar.
Ouch.
Had a client walk up to a downed gobbler, thinking it was dead and through thrashing. Nailed him in the palm of his hand. Fortunately, it was just a puncture wound. I bet we had sat for five minutes after he shot him to let the other birds leave before he went out to get the bird.
Gman
I know exactly how it feels!
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dang that one is gonna hurt for a bit. last fall I finally got my first fall gobbler, it was fresh from being a jake with 3/4 inch spurs and a 7 or 8 inch beard, but the spurs were sharp and I grabbed him too soon and it took a small chunk of skin off the palm of my hand. Could have been worse. Hope that one heals up for you quick
I feel your pain. I got spured in the palm in 2009. Still got the scar.
Ouch
Quote from: Old Gobbler on May 03, 2014, 09:05:12 PM
even the small spur gobblers can tear you up like barbed wire fence
Yes they sure can. You'd think a guy would learn his lesson but I'm ashamed to say I did the same thing again on my last TN bird I got and tore me up again.
Ouch! I just put a boot on his head till he is done floppin.
damn, I'll bet that hurt.
I suppose it's a good thing these mountain birds wear their spurs down smooth.
Quote from: Deputy 14 on May 04, 2014, 07:56:07 PM
I suppose it's a good thing these mountain birds wear their spurs down smooth.
They do occasionally :)
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Get that big size 12 boot on the head ASAP!!
Boot on the head, both hands on the wings and body till the old boy expires!!
Thanking the Good Lord the entire time!!
Prevents all those nasty photos.
Thats why I learned to grab their feet, below the spurs and put the foot on the head!
Quote from: jblackburn on May 05, 2014, 04:07:42 PM
Thats why I learned to grab their feet, below the spurs and put the foot on the head!
thats the idea til one turkey leg gets caught in your boot laces.
Quote from: Rokhal07 on May 05, 2014, 08:55:30 PM
Quote from: jblackburn on May 05, 2014, 04:07:42 PM
Thats why I learned to grab their feet, below the spurs and put the foot on the head!
thats the idea til one turkey leg gets caught in your boot laces.
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learned a long time ago,the neck is the only safe place