Whats the biggest turkey you've ever killed?

• Jan 22, 2005

• #1

Arrow3

Senior Member

I guess we could go by several things here...Weight, beard length, or spur length...

I never have weighed my turkeys much..I killed a bird in Madison county in the late 90's that was a hoss!! He weighed 24lbs, had a double beard 11 and 9 1/2..He had one spur that was 1.5 inches long and the other had been broken off to a nub..

Ive killed 3 different gobblers with 1.5 inch spurs...

Longest beard was this past season hunting with S. Freeman...I killed a bird with him that liked 1/16 of an inch being 12 inches long..

 

• Jan 23, 2005

• #2

Jim Thompson

Live From The Tree

My biggest would be...ok so I have never killed one.

Jim

 

• Jan 23, 2005

• #3

Glenn Ryan

Senior Member

Boss Gobbler

I shot a good'un in Wilkinson co in 1999. 23lbs , 11 1/2" beard, 1 1/2 spurs.

Best so far.

 

• Jan 23, 2005

• #4

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Jody Hawk

Senior Member

This old public land Monarch !!! This bird had long 1 1/2" pink daggers with black tips. They were sharp as pins. The local warden saw this bird and estimated his age as at least five years old. I'm proud of this bird but to take him on public land where he had been hammered with call after call, every spring morning of his life, makes him extra special !!!!!!!

 

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• Jan 23, 2005

• #5

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Briar

GONetwork Member

Mine

was 11.5 inch beard and 1.5 inch spurs taken this last spring on a friends farm .

 

• Jan 23, 2005

• #6

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HT2

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Brandon.........

It was a 20 lb. Butterball!!!!!!!!

No spurs, no beard.......

But, it sure was good!!!!!!!!!

 

• Jan 23, 2005

• #7

Mrs. Arrow3

Senior Member

Well...

He was a unique turkey...about 6'2"...blonde hair, blue eyes...big ol' gobbler...I didn't kill him, but I sure bagged him pretty good!!!

 

• Jan 23, 2005

• #8

Greg Tench

Senior Member

A3s girl

Must ve been that pretty "yelpin"!!

 

• Jan 23, 2005

• #9

Greg Tench

Senior Member

Biggest turk

22 lbs, 3 beard, 1 1/2 spurs

 

• Jan 23, 2005

• #10

Gadget

Senior Member

Heaviest was 22.1 lbs
Beard 11 1/4 inches.
Spurs 1.4 inches

All three were different birds.

 

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• Jan 23, 2005

• #11

Carp

Senior Member

I've killed two that weighed 22 lbs. This one I killed last year in Screven County hunting with Broadhead , TBorck,and Echo. He had an 10 1/2 in. beard and 1 5/16 & 1 3/8 in spurs.

 

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• Jan 23, 2005

• #12

matthewsman

Senior Member

Blanton Creek

A public land 22 1/2 lb 11' beard was my first and biggest,pic later

 

• Jan 23, 2005

• #13

Arrow3

Senior Member

Arrow3's Girl said:

He was a unique turkey...about 6'2"...blonde hair, blue eyes...big ol' gobbler...I didn't kill him, but I sure bagged him pretty good!!!

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I thought I bagged you? I must have because I mounted you too!! :speechles:

 

• Jan 23, 2005

• #14

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HT2

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Jess........

Arrow3's Girl said:

He was a unique turkey...about 6'2"...blonde hair, blue eyes...big ol' gobbler...I didn't kill him, but I sure bagged him pretty good!!!

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OUCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm sure Brandon loved that response......

 

• Jan 23, 2005

• #15

Outdoor-Writer07

Senior Member

Biggest bird...

I killed a 19 lb gobbler that had a 10 1/2" beard. That was is my heaviest and longest bearded turkey to date. Spur wise I killed a turkey last year with about 4 days left in the season that had 1 1/4" spurs. This is a picture of my turkey that I killed the last week of the season last year.

 

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• Jan 24, 2005

• #16

Thunder Head

Gone but not forgotten

11.5" beard
1 1/8" spurs (sharp)
He only wieghed 19 pounds but it was the first weekend in may and he was the the big daddy in those woods. He had almost no fat on him.

 

• Jan 24, 2005

• #17

QuakerBoy

Senior Member

thanks for assuming I've actually killed one

Hope this is the year

 

• Jan 24, 2005

• #18

Outdoor-Writer07

Senior Member

Thunderhead...

That turkey sounds just like the one in my photo. He had almost no fat on him and just about all of his feathers were gone wore off just between his legs!!! I guess he was the BOSS of his woods too.

 

• Jan 24, 2005

• #19

Thunder Head

Gone but not forgotten

Me and my brother worked this turkey all season. He would gobble his head of but would not leave the center of the field. we finaly caught him with only 2 hens. I let out 2 or 3 yelps every 15 or 20 minutes for 2 hours. When the last hen went to nest i did not call any more. His curosity got the better of him and he came looking for the hen he had been hearing all morning. Its called turkey hunting , not turkey calling!

 

• Jan 24, 2005

• #20

Outdoor-Writer07

Senior Member

Its called turkey hunting , not turkey calling! AMEN BROTHER!!!! PREACH ON!!!!