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Full Fan Jake??

Started by Spellnj3, May 05, 2011, 09:36:37 AM

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Spellnj3

May 05, 2011, 09:36:37 AM
Went out this morning and walked a power line, heard this guy gobble, setup and he came to within 20 yards, strutting and gobling the whole way.   I thought it was a tom but after I got up to him I noticed short spurs and a short beard.   He has a full fan and acted like he was a gobbler??
Here's a picture of him with my son.  I got home before they were even awake.

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Hognutz

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May 05, 2011, 09:53:33 AM
Spellnj3..Very nice. You've got a couple of ''Jakes'' in that picture..Well done..Mike
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hobbes

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May 05, 2011, 09:56:13 AM
Are the middle feathers just short like the side feathers usually are?  Fan looks a little short unless its just the photo.  

Unless something looks really suspicious.......I'd shoot a full fan bird without thinking twice, so I'd be in the same boat.

Congrats on the bird!

Spellnj3

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May 05, 2011, 10:31:11 AM
Quote from: Hognutz on May 05, 2011, 09:53:33 AM
Spellnj3..Very nice. You've got a couple of ''Jakes'' in that picture..Well done..Mike

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davisd9

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May 05, 2011, 10:39:09 AM
The last 2 feathers on each side of the fan look a little shorter to me.  It could be the angle.  Either way, Congratulations on a good bird!
"A turkey hen speaks when she needs to speak, and says what she needs to say, when she needs to say it. So every word a turkey speaks is for a reason." - Rev Zach Farmer

deadbuck

#5
May 05, 2011, 10:43:19 AM
My son shot one just like it earlier this year. This is the second time I have seen a jake with a full fan.

fl panhandler

#6
May 05, 2011, 11:14:15 AM
Congrats on the jake.  I shot one earlier that fooled me the same way.  He gobbled and strutted all the way to the gun.  He had a very full fan with only a couple of short tail feathers which I couldn't distinguish in the thickness of the foliage.  He will eat very well.
Rick

bowhunter84

#7
May 05, 2011, 11:46:41 AM
i would have shot him too!   congrats on a fine bird!

jperrotti

#8
May 05, 2011, 12:33:58 PM
That's why I don't like jake restrictions. Turkey hunting is more about the hunt than the stats
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Spellnj3

#9
May 05, 2011, 01:12:49 PM
It was a great hunt, he put on a dandy of a show for me...I'm really happy to have taken him.   I've never seen a jake with a full fan before, but either way I'm one happy fella today!!
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HogBiologist

#10
May 05, 2011, 01:17:32 PM
The far outside feathers are shorter.  It is almost a full fan jake.
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a-j calls

#11
May 05, 2011, 01:54:47 PM
Well done Steve..you know there are plenty more big boys back there..

Basser69

#12
May 05, 2011, 02:29:09 PM
Congrats on a great bird!!


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