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What is a "Heavy" bird in your area? (with pics)
What is a "Heavy" bird in your area? (with pics)
Started by MK M GOBL, January 27, 2016, 01:37:05 PM
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Thundermtn
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Re: What is a "Heavy" bird in your area? (with pics)
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February 09, 2016, 05:58:14 PM
For the MO Ozarks big is 25#'s+. 3yo goes about 20-22# most of the time unless it was a rough winter or late in the season.
Last year I saw the biggest of my life alive and legging it. I guessed him at about 30#. Looked damn near like an ostrich. He was WAY bigger than any tom I've ever saw. Spotted him next to a fence while driving at work and measured it latter. With a high head walk, not alert though, top of his head was 40".
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February 09, 2016, 07:35:25 PM
Last year I saw bigger birds killed than ever before, and killed my 2 biggest as well, with one going over 24 pounds.
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February 10, 2016, 10:55:10 AM
I hunt in Washington and Idaho. I'd say a heavy bird is anything over 20 lbs. The typical longbeard is 17-18 lbs. The biggest I have personally seen was 22 lbs, but I know they get bigger. However, when I hear guys saying they're consistently killing 22-24 lb birds in these two states I have a hard time believing that.
ncturkey
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#63
February 11, 2016, 06:26:12 PM
In North Carolina and South Carolina the normal weights are 18-19 lbs.
This past April 4 2016 my daughter took the largest gobbler I have seen. She took it in North Carolina. It weighted 24 lbs. 4 oz. on a set Berkley Fish Scales.
tree-rat sniper
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February 12, 2016, 12:16:26 AM
My heaviest bird was last spring, 28 lbs. Beard was 10" spurs were 1"L & 1-1/8R. I've shot longer beards & spurs, but this one was the heaviest. Tried to attach a pic but the file is too large.
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