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Title: Opening Morning Osceola
Post by: Longshot on March 23, 2015, 12:50:06 PM
After my 12 year old son Noah knocked a longbeard over on the last day of the youth season, the pressure was on for me to keep pace. It didn't take long to even the score. After flydown, this old boy left with hens onto a neighboring piece of property. About 10:15, the hens must have left him as he came calling on the other hen he passed up early. This one met his demise within 100 yards of where I got my registry bird last season. 9.5" beard, 1-5/16" and 1-7/16" spurs, 19 lbs.

Edit...added spur pics. For reference, I'm 6'4" and can easily palm a basketball.

(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k100/DrakeDuster01/0b72f391-504b-4135-bc9f-fb79761f8cb1_zpscq5hrltf.jpg) (http://s86.photobucket.com/user/DrakeDuster01/media/0b72f391-504b-4135-bc9f-fb79761f8cb1_zpscq5hrltf.jpg.html)

(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k100/DrakeDuster01/B0C71BFD-E7D2-4FFB-AF59-20787CCC0F0B_zpsxouki9lu.jpg) (http://s86.photobucket.com/user/DrakeDuster01/media/B0C71BFD-E7D2-4FFB-AF59-20787CCC0F0B_zpsxouki9lu.jpg.html)
Title: Opening Morning Osceola
Post by: Southernbuck01 on March 23, 2015, 12:51:04 PM
Fine bird!  Congrats to you


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Title: Re: Opening Morning Osceola
Post by: Spitten and drummen on March 23, 2015, 01:09:05 PM
way to go. congrats
Title: Re: Opening Morning Osceola
Post by: zelmo1 on March 23, 2015, 01:24:38 PM
 :z-winnersmiley: Nice bird, Congrats. Good spurs too
Title: Opening Morning Osceola
Post by: alloutdoors on March 23, 2015, 01:44:40 PM
Great bird! Post some photos of those hooks!
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Post by: porcupine on March 23, 2015, 02:05:20 PM
X2 on the hooks...nice bird!
Title: Re: Opening Morning Osceola
Post by: Longshot on March 23, 2015, 02:06:11 PM
Thank you all for the kind words.

Alloutdoors and Porcupine...For some reason, I didn't get a pic of them on Saturday. I have them in the freezer and I will post a pic when I get home this evening.
Title: Re: Opening Morning Osceola
Post by: 870supermagnum on March 23, 2015, 02:25:22 PM
Great job evening the score with your son.  Congrats!
Title: Re: Opening Morning Osceola
Post by: Longshot on March 23, 2015, 02:41:24 PM
Thank you 870. I had to knock him down a notch. There would be no living with him if I let him sit perched alone on that mountain.

Truth be told, I'm fine playing second fiddle to him....just don't tell him i said that!
Title: Re: Opening Morning Osceola
Post by: taylorjones20 on March 23, 2015, 03:01:40 PM
Awesome bird!  Congrats!
Title: Re: Opening Morning Osceola
Post by: jblackburn on March 23, 2015, 03:04:21 PM
 :you_rock:

Congrats!
Title: Re: Opening Morning Osceola
Post by: strutnva on March 23, 2015, 03:15:45 PM
nice bird
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Post by: Marc on March 23, 2015, 03:52:45 PM
Well...  There's one reason to visit Florida.  Nice job!
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Post by: captin_hook on March 23, 2015, 04:17:24 PM
 :icon_thumright: congratulations
Title: Re: Opening Morning Osceola
Post by: Longshot on March 23, 2015, 05:34:39 PM
Spur pics added.

Thank you all for the compliments. They are very much appreciated.
Title: Re: Opening Morning Osceola
Post by: bammerslammer 50 on March 23, 2015, 05:58:19 PM
Congratulations to you and your son. Those hooks are nasty man. Awesome Bird.
Title: Opening Morning Osceola
Post by: boomer on March 23, 2015, 07:08:41 PM
Congrats!
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Post by: ncturkey on March 23, 2015, 08:19:05 PM
Nice bird
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Post by: Wrangler95 on March 23, 2015, 08:21:09 PM
Very nice,congrats
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Post by: eddie234 on March 23, 2015, 09:11:12 PM
Awesome

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Title: Opening Morning Osceola
Post by: Rokhal07 on March 23, 2015, 10:49:41 PM
Good job
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Post by: Gooserbat on March 23, 2015, 11:44:52 PM
Good bird for sure.
Title: Re: Opening Morning Osceola
Post by: Gold Spur on March 24, 2015, 05:24:49 AM
Very nice bird!  :icon_thumright: