Sons pigmy/dwarf whatever tom

I don't post much anymore but I've had a good season that ended quickly. My son however has been every weekend and we have missed a few and blown a few opportunities. One miss came Sat on this bird.
Sunday we decided to give it a try before church. The place the bird was at has been void of birds since opening week. I wasn't sure how long he might stay if he was still there. Daybreak brought silence and by 7 my 14yr old was getting a little restless. We dropped back into some small pines off the field edge where we could relax a little. He took it to another level and went to sleep. I was just giving some light clucks and yelps on an AGE Trumpet. Right after a set this bird stepped out at 40 headed right to us. Told my son don't move there he is. Of course my son didn't move. He was out like a light. I kicked him and handed his shotgun. He dropped him at 30. When we got to him, I realized something isn't right here. Beard was probably 8.5" and spurs close to an inch but his frame was tiny and he couldn't have weighed more than 10-12lbs. I've heard about birds like this. I am in the chicken business, you will see one runt in just about every house of 25,000 birds. I've just never seen a wild bird in person so small. Either way this bird got a giant monkey off our backs and I thank the good Lord for him.

That's pretty neat. Ask for a discount at the taxidermist . LOL!

Pretty bird.
Congratulations to you and your son!
I have had some I wish were that lite time I got them back to the truck.

No shame in that game, congrats!

Good hunt!!!! I like the part where you kicked him and handed him his shotgun!!!
My son is 9 and he want's to go often and kill his 1st bird. Early season is good, he goes to bed at dark in March. May on the other hand, he goes to bed at dark, I get him up at 5, then he sleeps all mornin in the woods next to me!!
CONGRATS Y'ALL!!!

congrats to your son...good story to boot

Super Jake!

MesquiteHeat said:

Super Jake!

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Thats not a super jake, Look at his tell feathers. Great bird, congrats to you young man.

Congrats to your sleepy son. lol. Mine took a nap or two back in the day. Neat bird. I've seen jakes with full fans and tiny beards. I watched my son shoot a tom with an 11 1/2 beard 1 1/8 spurs that probably weighed 14 lbs with a strange gobble. Little Tom's need lead loving too.

Congrats to you and the Big W! That is a pretty bird!

Man that's a crazy size for a tom turkey. Pretty cool. Great way to spend a Sunday morning too. Congrats to your son.

That is cool. I'd have to get that one mounted

Yep. I'd defiantly mount that one. Cool

I've ran into a few of those in the nc mountains , mostly in a place I hunted off the AT. Shot several 14 pounds and under.

Mossy Head. Read "The Saga Of Gallberry Joe" by Gene Nunnery

Very unique. That's one to remember.

HAsn't happend this year but I luv me some BC dead gobblers

congrats again, I've enjoyed following yall along this season.

pretty cool, I killed one down here in Central florida about 4 years ago that size.

In a big river swamp, had a high pitched gobble was shocked how small he was when I got up to him.