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My Best Bird Yet
Started by oakraidia, May 05, 2023, 09:57:30 AM
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oakraidia
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My Best Bird Yet
May 05, 2023, 09:57:30 AM
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: May 05, 2023, 12:19:16 PM by oakraidia
Yesterday I was lucky enough to bag my first multi beard tom. Birds were gobbling hard on the roost and after flying down, but were keeping their distance and not showing themselves. It sounded like 5+ toms in 3 different locations. At around 8 I had 2 separate toms about 50 yards out in different locations, but still couldn't see them in the vegetation. Shortly after that a hen with a tom in tow showed themselves a little further off, the hen drifted away and the tom started to come my way. He hung up right at 40 yards and went into half strut, but wouldn't come closer to my setup. I was really hoping to get a good show and watch him come in at full strut, but he started to walk away. That's when I decided to take the 40 yard shot. I didn't even notice he had 3 beards until I went to start cleaning him. I tried to get a good picture of the 3 beards, but the picture is a little blurry.
23.5 lbs
Beard 1 = 10 1/16"
Beard 2 = 7 5/8"
Beard 3 = 5 1/8"
Spurs both = 1 1/4"
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May 05, 2023, 10:04:48 AM
Congratulations on nice gobbler
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May 05, 2023, 10:06:05 AM
Congratulations on a great bird.
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May 05, 2023, 10:12:59 AM
Congratulations on an awesome Tom!
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May 05, 2023, 10:40:11 AM
Congrats, that's a boss gobbler!
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May 05, 2023, 10:56:32 AM
Congratulations!!
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May 05, 2023, 11:02:25 AM
Awesone, Congrats!
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May 05, 2023, 11:32:01 AM
Congrats! It's always so cool to get a bird like this. Highlight of the season that's for sure!
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May 05, 2023, 12:16:19 PM
That's a Whacker!!!!!
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May 05, 2023, 12:20:46 PM
You cannot complain about that one! Very nice bird.
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Re: My Best Bird Yet
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May 05, 2023, 12:21:18 PM
I had to edit the post, I had a typo on the spurs. They were both 1 1/4", not the 1 1/2" I previously posted.
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May 05, 2023, 01:35:09 PM
Awesome! Congrats on a great gobbler!
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May 05, 2023, 04:59:19 PM
Congrats on your personal best! Great Tom.
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May 05, 2023, 05:24:44 PM
Congratulations
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May 05, 2023, 07:35:25 PM
Nice bird bro. Z
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