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Title: Son shoots first big Tom
Post by: Turkeyslammer on May 12, 2014, 10:55:38 AM: Well don't have much of a story to tell because it was a run and gun sneak job but it turned out to be the biggest tom shot in are family and the first for my son, a wall hanger for sure and going to the taxidermist today! 22.5lbs with a 11 inch beard and 1 1/4 spurres. Nothing better than hunting with the kids! :IBCOOL:
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Post by: turkeydancer on May 12, 2014, 12:11:58 PM: Congrats - nice bird !
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Post by: packmule on May 12, 2014, 03:03:12 PM: Gorgeous!! Congrats to your son.
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Post by: kevinlisa06 on May 12, 2014, 07:41:24 PM: Congrats that's a dandy of a bird!

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Post by: Jester052 on May 13, 2014, 06:55:58 PM: Look at that ROPE!!! Congrats to your son! Where abouts did you nail him down?
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Post by: Mfowl on May 13, 2014, 06:59:08 PM: Nice bird! Congrats to your son! Is that a Rio?
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Post by: turkeydancer on May 14, 2014, 09:52:20 AM: Looks like a Merriam with the bright white on the tail feathers .... Rios are more yellowish/tan.
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Post by: Maverick on May 14, 2014, 10:09:32 AM: Heck yeah! He told me how he was getting it mounted turkeyslayer. That'll look great! Of course when he told me the story he said the beard was 11.5. :chuckle:
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Post by: Turkeyslammer on May 15, 2014, 12:32:37 PM: :chuckle: No its a Rio, the sun just started to peek out and it was making the tail feathers a lot lighter. Never have shot a Merriam yet, one of these day's! Going to have it mounted strutting should look awesome :IBCOOL:
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Post by: Turkeyslammer on May 15, 2014, 12:48:50 PM: Here is a pic of the spurres! The biggest I have ever seen.
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Post by: jasnt on May 15, 2014, 12:57:14 PM: Congratts. :)
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Post by: Turkeyslammer on May 15, 2014, 01:12:35 PM: :bash: :bash: having trouble with pic!
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Post by: Maverick on May 15, 2014, 01:25:28 PM: I went today and didn't see a bird!
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Post by: JRA86 on May 15, 2014, 02:46:58 PM: Awesome bird :tup:
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Post by: PA BEN on May 16, 2014, 05:24:20 AM: Nice bird, you won't get a lot of birds like that one. :tup: