1st Tom ever (pic)

tschaef · 05-07-2006, 02:34 PM

Here he is, I've taken jakes before but this is my 1st Tom. Friday May 5 at 9:30am I saw the top of his fan over ther top of the scrub brush in front of my blind, 20min later (seemed like 24hrs, talk about hanging up) I pulled the trigger.

17lb 10oz
3/4" spurs
9" beard

270 win. · 05-07-2006, 03:10 PM

Must have been close looks like you gave him a jellyhead!

tschaef · 05-07-2006, 03:14 PM

270, he was at 40 yrds, I was having a celibration smoke when he started flopping away across the field, the finishing shot almost decapitated him.

extreme1 · 05-08-2006, 05:27 AM

Congrats on a fine bird

He looks huge ,you sure he only went 17 lbs

I guess pictures can be deceiving.

OhiobowHunter56 · 05-08-2006, 07:59 AM

nice bird

Borch · 05-08-2006, 08:17 AM

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ORIGINAL: tschaef

270, he was at 40 yrds, I was having a celibration smoke when he started flopping away across the field, the finishing shot almost decapitated him.

Don't you hate it when they do that!

Doesn't look like he flopped much after the second shot

Congrats!

Rockby · 05-08-2006, 08:35 AM

Great bird!! Congrats!!! Hopefully he is the first of many more!!!

Western MA Hunter · 05-08-2006, 11:03 AM

Congrats! You hammered his Noggin!

pa_yote_hunter · 05-08-2006, 11:06 AM

great job.....looks like you gave him a headache

Antler Eater · 05-08-2006, 11:36 AM

He is a beauty!

congratulations!

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I was having a celibration smoke when he started flopping away across the field, the finishing shot almost decapitated him.

The "resurrecting" powers of a turkey never ceases to amaze me. On more than one occasion I have witnessed them come back to "life" after doing the flop acting routine. They are tough no doubt about it.