FINALLY in NY!

moose1915 · 05-21-2009, 05:12 AM

managed to tag a tom after 21 days of chaos and heartbreak! If it could go wrong this year, it did for me! coyotes attacking birds, a benelli SBE that only went "click", brain damaged birds that never gobble, you name it got lucky this morning and got a double -bearded tom (my 1st ever) !

VERY light 17lbs, 3/4 spurs 10 inch beard and 4 inch beard. upon cleaning the bird, there were no exterior marks but the meat and skin was black and nasty. he had some kind of MAJOR infection that i think accounts for his light wieght..

here he is, i am still happy to have taken him!

Western MA Hunter · 05-21-2009, 07:01 AM

Very nice Moose!!! Congrats.... whereabouts in NY?

moose1915 · 05-21-2009, 09:48 AM

just south of albany. wierd year this year, no gobbling in my area and A LOT fewer birds in general

Centaur 1 · 05-21-2009, 09:56 AM

Good job Moose, the poor little guy was probably in pain and wanted to die.

gmil6184 · 05-21-2009, 11:13 AM

I hunt down in Otsego County and it was a real weird year for us too. Birds have been totally uncooperative around us. That's too bad about the meat but congratulations on sticking with it and finally getting one

wis_rifle_hunter · 05-21-2009, 12:56 PM

thats a nice bird. congrats and nice job

moose1915 · 05-21-2009, 08:27 PM

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ORIGINAL: Centaur 1

Good job Moose, the poor little guy was probably in pain and wanted to die.

i know, he proballt knew he was doomed and had me kervorkian him.

Canuck33 · 05-22-2009, 08:53 AM

Congrats Moose nice bird!

jepcho · 05-22-2009, 11:29 AM

congrats on the bird man. your patience paid off

turk2di · 05-24-2009, 04:31 AM

Congrats!!