Opening Morning Osceola

[Longshot]

After my 12 year old son Noah knocked a longbeard over on the last day of the youth season, the pressure was on for me to keep pace. It didn't take long to even the score. After flydown, this old boy left with hens onto a neighboring piece of property. About 10:15, the hens must have left him as he came calling on the other hen he passed up early. This one met his demise within 100 yards of where I got my registry bird last season. 9.5" beard, 1-5/16" and 1-7/16" spurs, 19 lbs.

Edit...added spur pics. For reference, I'm 6'4" and can easily palm a basketball.

[Southernbuck01]

Fine bird!  Congrats to you


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[Spitten and drummen]

way to go. congrats

[zelmo1]

  Nice bird, Congrats. Good spurs too

[alloutdoors]

Great bird! Post some photos of those hooks!

[porcupine]

X2 on the hooks...nice bird!

[Longshot]

Thank you all for the kind words.

Alloutdoors and Porcupine...For some reason, I didn't get a pic of them on Saturday. I have them in the freezer and I will post a pic when I get home this evening.

[870supermagnum]

Great job evening the score with your son.  Congrats!

[Longshot]

Thank you 870. I had to knock him down a notch. There would be no living with him if I let him sit perched alone on that mountain.

Truth be told, I'm fine playing second fiddle to him....just don't tell him i said that!

[taylorjones20]

Awesome bird!  Congrats!

[jblackburn]

 

Congrats!

[strutnva]

nice bird

[Marc]

Well...  There's one reason to visit Florida.  Nice job!

[captin_hook]

  congratulations

[Longshot]

Spur pics added.

Thank you all for the compliments. They are very much appreciated.