What to do for a memory of my first turkey?

[Life of Riley]

I got my first turkey this spring and would like to make a little something to remember the occasion. I have his beard and his spurs, unfortunately during the night a creature stole his tail fan out of the barn. Any good ideas for what to do with a beard, spurs, and I have a nice picture too.

Thanks in advance

Riley

[LaLongbeard]

You can buy or build a wooden plaque that holds the beards and start a spur necklace. After last season I started making a spur necklace for each year and a plaque for the beards from that year. Still working on getting the previous seasons separated by year.I attach the tag if that state has them or a piece of leather with year/date etc. wrote on it.  I keep every tail fan and they do pile up but don't take up much room.

[LaLongbeard]

Someone here had the idea of using folder file racks to display the tail fans they work well and can hold 8-10 fans and saves wall space

[Sir-diealot]

Congratulations on your first turkey. You said you had a picture, I would look around to see if you can find one similar to it and mount them on a plaque of some sort. I can't remember who it is here but he makes incredible displays for them.

[daddyduke]

Put what you have with the story of the hunt in a shadow box display.

[captpete]

Put what you have with the story of the hunt in a shadow box display.

I did something like this for the wife on her first bird. I put the shell, a breast feather and the beard(no spurs....it was jake) in with the picture.

104_3202 by K Pete, on Flickr

[daddyduke]

Nice display!

[greencop01]

I keep the empty shell and write a synopsis of the hunt, the weather, temperature, who I was with  and fold it and roll it and insert it in the shell and put it in an antique wooden tool box w/all my turkey calls.

[MK M GOBL]

Someone here had the idea of using folder file racks to display the tail fans they work well and can hold 8-10 fans and saves wall space

Works great, I started these a few years ago. I wall hang them too.

MK M GOBL

[MK M GOBL]

For a first bird might try do something a little special, I understand with losing fan...

So you could have photo engraved to wood or glass and hang spurs with beard and use shotgun shell as holder.

I had a board engraved like this for a "special" bird.

MK M GOBL

[MK M GOBL]

For future birds I do these

https://www.facebook.com/FanaticTurkeyDisplays

MK M GOBL

[Sir-diealot]

For future birds I do these

https://www.facebook.com/FanaticTurkeyDisplays

MK M GOBL

This is who I was talking about above.

[Cove]

File holder racks. . . . that'll be done soon! Awesome idea.

[Sir-diealot]

I have yet to get a turkey but I got my first deer mounted and I still have the shell that was used to hill him with and I intend to get my name, the date, and the make and model of the shell put on a plaque and put it under the mount. I kept the arrow from my first archery deer as well and have to hang it on the wall.

[MK M GOBL]

File holder racks. . . . that'll be done soon! Awesome idea.

Thanks!


Got the idea for these as I was selling Fans & Wings at shows for setting up DSD Strutter Decoys, I had my "White Headed" DSD on Display and needed a way to hold the extras I sell. Was at WallyWorld when I seen them and it just struck me (That'll work moment) and they are inexpensive. I have made a faceboard for the rack to cover the wire for a few of my displays.


MK M GOBL