Roostin ain't Roastin
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Just curious, missing turkey season!
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What are the longest spurs you have had on a bird?
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Fuller
Senior Member
Inch and a half
fredw
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Two birds with 1 3/8 inch spurs....one was a eastern and the other an osceola.
Dupree
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My longest was just shy of 1 1/2". Killed a good many between 1 1/4" and 1 3/8".
Gut_Pile
Senior Member
I've killed two with 1 3/8.
FWIW, I have helped put on two turkey contest and I have measured one turkey with 1 1/2 spurs. They are very rare.
Look at all the turkeys killed in the GON turkey challenge each year and look how many birds were entered (136) and how many had 1 1/2 spurs (4). They are few and far between
Definitely a trophy and something to be proud of when you get a chance to own a pair yourself
FWIW, I have helped put on two turkey contest and I have measured one turkey with 1 1/2 spurs. They are very rare.
Look at all the turkeys killed in the GON turkey challenge each year and look how many birds were entered (136) and how many had 1 1/2 spurs (4). They are few and far between
Definitely a trophy and something to be proud of when you get a chance to own a pair yourself
Georgia Hard Hunter
Senior Member
The first bird I killed was huge 1 1/2" spurs 11 1/2" beard. I haven't killed another near that big and that one was 20 years ago
gobblingghost
Senior Member
A buddy of mine killed one in Fl with me and he had 2" spurs.
Well, Thats a deep subject! Several
Heres one and they are hard to come by! I have 1 longer but I would have to find the pic ! I'm not going to look no time soon!
This pic was used as a example on how to measure a spur last year!
I was not in the T/C last year because My wife wanted to play and I helped her.
Heres one and they are hard to come by! I have 1 longer but I would have to find the pic ! I'm not going to look no time soon!
This pic was used as a example on how to measure a spur last year!
I was not in the T/C last year because My wife wanted to play and I helped her.
wild1
Senior Member
1 1/2
hoppie
Senior Member
1 1/2 and he is roosted on my wall. Most other birds have been 1 1/8ish. Brother has a 1 3/4 that is on the wall, won turkey contest and officially measured for doubters. Will try and get a pic. Crazy thing was there were 3 birds, he killed two and the other had 1 1/2.
Will-dawg
Senior Member
my biggest is 1 3/8. have killed 4 or 5 with 1 1/4
six
Senior Member
1 3/4" twice. One Osceola and a Bama eastern.
sman
Senior Member
1 1/2" in 1991. Killed one in 97 that had one spur that was 1 1/2". Haven't killed anything over 1 1/4" in the last 15 seasons.
sman
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keith ingram
Senior Member
1 5/8 inch, Had him mounted, this is him in my Avatar. I hunted 29 years to get one for the wall.
Smokepoler
Senior Member
Killed a bird this year had 1 1/2 on one and a nub on the other.
