2x4 Gobbler

[guesswho]

I don't post many kill pictures, but figured I'd make an exception on this one.  I killed this bird this morning about 9 oclock.   I heard him early but didn't get to the killing spot until about 8:40.  I never call to a bird until I'm where I think I can kill him.  I let him gobble three or four times at leaf scratching, then hit him with my MSharpe Skeeter call.  He went crazy but would not show himself over the little hill I was looking at.  At one point he had to be 20 yards but he would not stick his head up over the hump.  I could hear him walking and drumming.  A couple minutes later he was a hundred yards to my right, then further to my right.  I had to spin on the tree twice, then hit him with Skeeter again.  He had almost completely circled me now, but now I could see him and he had committed.  Shot him at about 15 yards.  To my surprise he had two beards and four tail feathers.  When I cleaned him he had been shot before.  I don't know if someone had a hold of him and he got away, or if a predator almost got him after he was shot.  That explains his reluctance to come to the call. 

[Gooserbat]

Well Done. 

Some of the best birds are those beat up ol' warriors that don't look the best but they sure feel good hanging over the shoulder.

[longbeard11]

Very cool!!!  Great story!!

[turkey_slayer]

You kill some jacked up turkeys lol

[RutnNStrutn]

Congrats on your 2 x 4 gobbler!! 

[Rokhal07]

Congrats nice bird and story.

[870FaceLift]

Nice gobbler, congrats!  I saw one last year in WV with four tail feathers.  Crazy.

[Hognutz]

Congrats, Ronnie!! Great story and a unique bird..Well done.

[trackerbucky]

Great Story

[jblackburn]

congrats!  I've killed them missing tail feathers, but not that many! 

[TRKYHTR]

Ol snageltooth. Congrats,

Joe

[JVA54]

  Congrats!!

[DirtNap647]

congrats

[chadly]

Cool.

[letinmfly]

Congrats Ronnie!!