Some Turkey Pictures

[PA BEN]

I've been going through some old pictures and thought I post some.

[rasbo]

cool pics pa ben looks like good times..That is something Ive only done once...

[shorthair-on-point]

Nice pics

[Turkeyman]

Eastern turkey

[PA BEN]

Wow, that dud his a nice beard.

[Turkeyman]

Easterns get some thick beards. Seen one just like him today.

[fc2038]

Nice pics thanks for sharing

[coastalghost]

Yah....Nice birds guys.  That eastern's got some hooks on him.

[PA BEN]

This is an old post of mine, thought I'd bring it up for the picts.

[PA BEN]

More picts

[turkey slayer]

That should get every body fired up. Youth season next weekend

[benhuntin]

Those look like some good birds.  I think it is going to be a good season with no snow. Headed over for youth season, it has been tough the last two years with so much snow. Birds are gobbling good already and starting to bust so I have high hopes for the boy. 

PA BEN where are you from in chewelah?

[PA BEN]

Those look like some good birds.  I think it is going to be a good season with no snow. Headed over for youth season, it has been tough the last two years with so much snow. Birds are gobbling good already and starting to bust so I have high hopes for the boy. 

PA BEN where are you from in chewelah?

Yes

[benhuntin]

O.K. I was just curious.  I grew up there we lived out of addy up toward summit valley and now my folks live in Blue Creek.  So i saw you were from town and just had to ask. 

[bow4elk]

Nice!!

[PA BEN]

I'm from Bleucreek. Small world. PM me with there Name.

[bowhunterforever]

Some nice birds

[turkeydancer]

Nice birds guys ...

PaBen ... got a friend that has a log house & 20 acres out towards the end of Dry Creek ... stayed there about 2 yrs ago why hunting late fall (the last year it was by permit). This year I'll be at the Stevens County Fairgrounds starting the evening of the 13th until noon on the 21st. Green Dodge Dakota (with canopy & winch) with a 25 ft Springdale Trailer (small slideout).

[Quackwhacker]

Nice pics.  I cant wait to get out and hear a gobble!

[Tom Tamer]

That's a cool rug in th photo....was that a DIY or did you have it done?

Is that your Daughter holding that bird.....I'm taking mine out this year I hope She gets hooked on it too

[boneaddict]

HOLY SMOKES....I wonder if I have hunted there.  Man that looks familiar.  I hunted a guys property there on Bluecreek.  WOW that looks like it.

[PA BEN]

That's a cool rug in th photo....was that a DIY or did you have it done?

Is that your Daughter holding that bird.....I'm taking mine out this year I hope She gets hooked on it too

I skinned him out and stretched it out on a plywood board, then used 20 mule team Borax on the skin. Yes that's my daughter. She's at Eastern and plans on hunting with me this year.

[PA BEN]

Nice birds guys ...

PaBen ... got a friend that has a log house & 20 acres out towards the end of Dry Creek ... stayed there about 2 yrs ago why hunting late fall (the last year it was by permit). This year I'll be at the Stevens County Fairgrounds starting the evening of the 13th until noon on the 21st. Green Dodge Dakota (with canopy & winch) with a 25 ft Springdale Trailer (small slideout).

I'll stop by if I make it to town. I always stop by Clark's when I go home.

[Tom Tamer]

That's a cool rug in th photo....was that a DIY or did you have it done?

Is that your Daughter holding that bird.....I'm taking mine out this year I hope She gets hooked on it too

I skinned him out and stretched it out on a plywood board, then used 20 mule team Borax on the skin. Yes that's my daughter. She's at Eastern and plans on hunting with me this year.

Cool.....was it hard to get the wings to come out or did you leave the bone in?

[PA BEN]

  I split the inside of the wing and took out the big bones. (make wing bone calls) I left the last bone on the tip in the wing. Use small nails or stick pins. Shape the wings and tail how you want it to look because once it's dry you can't shape it.
  If you want to do a turkey fan, just cut the fan off and leave some back feathers w/ the skin. Trim all meat off the quills, place it upside down and borax the tail and skin. Put borax on your plywood and fan out the tail on top of the borax. Shape it how you want it and pin down. The tail will cup up when it dries out so pin down the middle of the fan w/cardboard or a wide board. The back skin with fathers left on should be shaped to cover the quells and make it look nice to place on the wall.