1 1/2" spur follow up question

[1tiogabowhunter]

So there was just a post about the rarity of turkeys with 1 1/2" spurs.   The question I have is this - how does a gobbler with 1 1/2" spurs compare to a pope and young buck?   Does it compare to a 150" - 170"

[AndyH]

I would say it compares to a Boone and Crockett whitetail

[dublelung]

I would say it compares to a Boone and Crockett whitetail

I would agree!

[hobbes]

Not even close to a B&C.  How many guys said they have killed a bird with 1 1/2" spurs.   You wont find the same number of guys with legit B&C bucks.  Hard core whitetail guys hunting in Midwestern states can hunt their whole life on private land and not kill a Booner, even with today's cameras.  P&Y is a different story.

There is no sense in a pissing Match, but big whitetails and turkeys are a world apart.

[Happy]

I f I were to compare I would say a 150" typical whitetail. And yeah there ain't many of those round here either.

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[dublelung]

Not even close to a B&C.  How many guys said they have killed a bird with 1 1/2" spurs.   You wont find the same number of guys with legit B&C bucks.  Hard core whitetail guys hunting in Midwestern states can hunt their whole life on private land and not kill a Booner, even with today's cameras.  P&Y is a different story.

There is no sense in a pissing Match, but big whitetails and turkeys are a world apart.

I missed the pissing match, all I see is a few guys having a forum discussion.

[hobbes]

There isn't,  and i should have said that I dont want to start one, but......

Ill also add that its a fair question.  However,  that's where these threads go.  Similar to which subspecies or which state has the toughest birds. 

[Ericbrooks]

Not even close to a B&C.  How many guys said they have killed a bird with 1 1/2" spurs.   You wont find the same number of guys with legit B&C bucks.  Hard core whitetail guys hunting in Midwestern states can hunt their whole life on private land and not kill a Booner, even with today's cameras.  P&Y is a different story.

There is no sense in a pissing Match, but big whitetails and turkeys are a world apart.

I agree 100% with this.
There is no turkey that compares to a mature B&C whitetail. Especially those taken with a bow.


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[Gooserbat]

Not even close to a B&C.  How many guys said they have killed a bird with 1 1/2" spurs.   You wont find the same number of guys with legit B&C bucks.  Hard core whitetail guys hunting in Midwestern states can hunt their whole life on private land and not kill a Booner, even with today's cameras.  P&Y is a different story.

There is no sense in a pissing Match, but big whitetails and turkeys are a world apart.

150" and 1.5" probably safe assumption that by moving the decimal point a couple places left the comparison stayes about the same.

[1tiogabowhunter]

I was thinking the same thing the odds of killing a bird with 1 1/2" spurs are about the same as a killing a 150" whitetail. 

[MickT]

You can always hold out for a buck of a certain antler size, but how easy is it to judge 1/2" difference in spurs in the heat of the moment? I am in the "apples and oranges" camp on this one. Any longbeard is a trophy to me.


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[AndyH]

Not even close to a B&C.  How many guys said they have killed a bird with 1 1/2" spurs.   You wont find the same number of guys with legit B&C bucks.  Hard core whitetail guys hunting in Midwestern states can hunt their whole life on private land and not kill a Booner, even with today's cameras.  P&Y is a different story.

There is no sense in a pissing Match, but big whitetails and turkeys are a world apart.

I disagree, booners are pretty regular in my part of Ohio and I am one of those fortunate ones to have killed a legit booner with a bow, but this is my 23rd turkey season and I have yet to kill a legit 1.5" spurred gobbler and honestly don't know many people who have.

[appalachianassassin]

Not even close to a B&C.  How many guys said they have killed a bird with 1 1/2" spurs.   You wont find the same number of guys with legit B&C bucks.  Hard core whitetail guys hunting in Midwestern states can hunt their whole life on private land and not kill a Booner, even with today's cameras.  P&Y is a different story.

There is no sense in a pissing Match, but big whitetails and turkeys are a world apart.

I agree 100% with this.
There is no turkey that compares to a mature B&C whitetail. Especially those taken with a bow.


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how much bigger do they get if you shoot em with a bow?

[guesswho]

Good point AA

[coonhunter]

I will say this. I don't think you can compare.  I have never killed a turkey with 1 1/2" spurs nor have I killed a 150" deer. I do have some 125" and a 130 class buck. Here in NC it's pretty rare to kill a 150" deer.  I'd say it depends on the area. In the Midwest some want even shoot a 150 class deer.  Here it's easier to kill a turkey with 1 1/4" spurs than a 120" white tail!  And before people start saying their everywhere, you don't know how big your deer is until you put a tape on him!!!  So I would say they are not equal!  Both take time and hard work. But that whitetail don't wake up every morning and tell you where he is at!!  I get a huge thrill out of both!!