My first turkey

[Shooting Stix]

I shot my first turkey in the Mount Spokane area on Saturday which listening to them gobbling was really cool I was nervous they wouldn’t be sounding off since it’s late in the season. The beard was 10.5 inches with 1 1/8 spurs which I was told was a nice Turkey and it was around 25 lbs I’m guessing it was a heavy bird. I found out I’m not a great shotgun shooter so maybe next year I will try with a bow

[Russ McDonald]

Nice bird  .  Good job on getting it done.

[TheStovePipeKid]

Nice plump bird. Great job. Should be some monster breast meat on a 25 pouder.

[MLBowhunting]

Great bird!!!

[Dan-o]

Looks like a great bird.     

[HikerHunter]

Looks like you're good enough at shooting a shotgun, nice bird!

[Birdguy]

That is a great bird! Awesome first bird, you will likely hunt a few years to beat that one!! Congratulations!!

[Shooting Stix]

Thank you guys I appreciate it I see the excitement about turkey hunting now hopefully my next bird will be a merriams turkey I will be getting a half strut lifesize mount on this Rio

[pianoman9701]

Beautiful bird, brother.

[Hangfire]

Did some one tell you that is a Rio? I understand they are considered merriam's in Spokane county and from
what I was told that looks like a Merriam.

[Shooting Stix]

Did some one tell you that is a Rio? I understand they are considered merriam's in Spokane county and from
what I was told that looks like a Merriam.

That’s what I was told by a couple people I am no expert in turkey but I shot at a big Tom that had a ton of white feathers which I was told was a true Merriams

[Hangfire]

Your turkey looked like all I have taken in Stevens and Pend Oreille county. The turkey regs the state puts out list the NE corner as being Merriam's . The Rio's in Whitman, lincoln, counties and the Blue mts. There might be some crossing. I  have looked at pictures of Rio's and they are very Buff colored. Nice bird regardless.