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Weighing a turkey

Started by Yooper, May 06, 2012, 08:46:46 AM

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Yooper

If you field dress a turkey and then weigh it when you get home, how much did the turkey weigh in the field?  Is there a formula to determine this?

BOFF

It weighs as much as you want.  ;)


Seriously though, I'm not sure if there is a formula, or approximation like deer or not.

God Bless,
David B.

snapper1982

why even guess. if you want to know the weight just carry a scale in your vest.

Hognutz

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budtripp

I just carry a fish scale in the backseat of my truck. Never really felt the need to field dress a bird so not sure how much the guts weigh.

Turkeyman

Two to two and a half pounds depending on the size of the gobbler.

Swamprunner

Turkeys are about two things:
1) the experience

2) the spurs

Leave the scales to the biggest losers

gotcha

Worst thing you can do is weigh one unless you are just plain curious.Most 20# birds weigh between 17 and 18# once on the scale.Unless you got one of those midwest giants pushing the 30# mark,guess the weight,tell a good story and keep a great memory.I am to the point I dont even like to weigh fish,and I take people fishing for a living.Once weighed they stop growing.

catdaddy

Quote from: gotcha on May 06, 2012, 07:20:44 PM
Worst thing you can do is weigh one unless you are just plain curious.Most 20# birds weigh between 17 and 18# once on the scale.Unless you got one of those midwest giants pushing the 30# mark,guess the weight,tell a good story and keep a great memory.I am to the point I dont even like to weigh fish,and I take people fishing for a living.Once weighed they stop growing.

I could not agree more. I never weighted a turkey in my life until two years ago when I was on a team. I dont even measure the beard and spurs unless they are very obviously exceptional.

mnturkey

I weigh the bird for my hunting jouranl and the Turkey contest.  I also weigh the bird after it is plucked and dressed so I know how long to cook him.
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learn2hide

it's not a bad management tool to have record of the weights, beards, and spurs...just don't know that it means much.  I've killed a few 25lb birds but my oldest, smartest, and best bird weighed under 20 and he still had a 12 inch beard and nearly 1 1/2" spurs, we hunted him 8 days, only gobbled once, I finally figured him out and intercepted him bringing his ladies back to the river bluff...it was a good day :-)  The experience was worth 30lbs and 14" beard LOL
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gobblergls

Why would you want to weigh a bird?  It deprives them of the benefit of gaining weight after death. 

BOFF

Quote from: 2ounce6s on May 07, 2012, 02:36:02 PM
You guys crack me up. Glad I'm wearing knee boots. It's getting deep here.

Wader are often required.  :angel9:


God Bless,
David B.

mudhen

We weigh them whenever possible.

No reason not to.  We measure beards, spurs, etc.

I figger since I kilt him for no real good reason, the least I can do it take his stats.....

mudhen
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budtripp

Quote from: mudhen on May 08, 2012, 12:17:38 AM
We weigh them whenever possible.

No reason not to.  We measure beards, spurs, etc.

I figger since I kilt him for no real good reason, the least I can do it take his stats.....

mudhen

Exactly, it doesn't really make a difference what he weighs, but Its good to know and it satisfies my curiosity