Whats the heaviest bird?

RiverBottomBowHunter · 04-29-2005, 07:47 AM

I really don't know where to find this information at. So, What is the heaviest bird you or someone you know have ever shot. I'm curious as to what the state records are for the heaviest bird.

Tree climber · 04-29-2005, 09:58 AM

what speices do you want?

the Oseola 21lbs. 8 oz. on reg. scales with witness.

the others,I don't know.

Antler Eater · 04-29-2005, 12:46 PM

It seems like we talked about this last year and someone found a link where an Eastern was killed that was verified at 37 or 38 pounds.

The largest I have seen personally was an Eastern Tom that went over the 27 pound mark that I called to within twenty yards for a guy. We were sitting belly down in an alfalfa field with no cover and he came from about 1/2 mile away. We could see him the whole time. Go figure.

deer-hunter18 · 04-29-2005, 01:00 PM

I worked at a sporting goods store that has a big turkey contest and the biggest eastern that i weighed in there was 33 LBS

Moose75 · 04-29-2005, 01:08 PM

Al. Eastern 28lbs

Fl. Osecola, Eastern mix 26 lbs

quiksilver · 04-29-2005, 01:22 PM

I knew a guy who had a pet wild turkey and it weighed over 30 pounds. He tied its beard in a big knot, and the last time I talked to the guy, it measured over 16"

Tom died of old age after battling horrible arthritis in his feet and a complete inability to fly for a few years.

Apparently, Tom was a wild, Southwestern Pennsylvania gobbler who had a badly injured wing. He was a regular at this guy's bird feeder. Over time, he became more and more tame and eventually just never left the yard. The guy put a heat lamp in the barn and ol' Tom made it his home, where he stayed with the resident goose.

He got a few nasty beatings from the neighborhood jakes in his day, but I'm sure he dished out his share before he hurt his wing.

I don't know if he fed this thing steroids or spaghetti or McDonald's or what, but it was one butterball of a turkey.

I know it was tame and it couldn't have survived in the wild, but it was a pretty charming animal anyway. Rumor has it that he liked potato chips.

quiksilver · 04-29-2005, 01:28 PM

Courtesy of the NWTF website: Rankings by Weight - All Time

1 JACOB BRAUGHT
OR ( details) 37.1250 lbs. Apr 15, 2002
LINN, OR, USA M Firearm Rio Grande (Typ.)

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2 LARRY GRIFFIN
OR ( details) 35.8125 lbs. Apr 18, 2001
CLACKAMAS, OR, USA Bow Rio Grande (Typ.)

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KYLE NOOK
IA ( details) 35.8125 lbs. Apr 28, 2001
GUTHRIE, IA, USA M Firearm Eastern (Typ.)

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3 SCOTT CERNOHOUS
WI ( details) 34.5000 lbs. Apr 10, 2002
ST. CROIX, WI, USA M Firearm Eastern (Typ.)

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4 ALLEN VANDERPOOL
KY ( details) 34.2500 lbs. Apr 13, 1998
WHITLEY, KY, USA M Firearm Eastern (Typ.)

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5 TIM J. JONES
NE ( details) 33.8500 lbs. Apr 23, 1996
CASS, NE, USA Bow Eastern (Typ.)

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6 CHARLES CARRIGAN
IA ( details) 33.7500 lbs. Apr 19, 1999
CRAWFORD, IA, USA M Firearm Eastern (Typ.)

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7 JAMES E. LEWIS
KY ( details) 33.5625 lbs. Apr 22, 1999
FRANKLIN, KY, USA M Firearm Eastern (Typ.)

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8 W. V. "BILL" JOHNSON
AR ( details) 33.3750 lbs. Apr 20, 1987
BAXTER, AR, USA M Firearm Eastern (Typ.)

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9 CRAIG A. JESSEN
IL ( details) 33.2500 lbs. May 8, 1985
PUTNAM, IL, USA M Firearm Eastern (Typ.)

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10 JAMES LEWIS
KY ( details) 33.0000 lbs. Nov 28, 2001
FRANKLIN, KY, USA Bow Eastern (Typ.)

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DONALD SCHROEDER
MO ( details) 33.0000 lbs. Apr 25, 1990
FRANKLIN, MO, USA M Firearm Eastern (Typ.)

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11 MARK BOWLEN
MO ( details) 32.0000 lbs. Apr 23, 1996
LA FAYETTE, MO, USA M Firearm Eastern (Typ.)

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KEVIN OETKEN
IA ( details) 32.0000 lbs. May 7, 1996
JONES, IA, USA M Firearm Eastern (Typ.)

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12 DOUGLAS D VAUX
IA ( details) 31.5000 lbs. Apr 27, 1991
GUTHRIE, IA, USA M Firearm Eastern (Typ.)

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13 CURTIS LYNCH
OH ( details) 31.3125 lbs. Apr 8, 1990
CROOK, WY, USA M Firearm Merriam's (Typ.)

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MICHAEL OAKES
WI ( details) 31.3125 lbs. Apr 16, 2003
MARQUETTE, WI, USA M Firearm Eastern (Typ.)

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14 RICHARD P. WHITE
GA ( details) 31.0625 lbs. Mar 23, 1987
TALIAFERRO, GA, USA M Firearm Eastern (Typ.)

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15 W. SCOTT STARR
IA ( details) 31.0000 lbs. May 1, 1998
JEFFERSON, IA, USA M Firearm Eastern (Typ.)

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LYNN TAYLOR
KY ( details) 31.0000 lbs. Apr 19, 2001
OWEN, KY, USA M Firearm Eastern (Typ.)

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16 A M OSKAMP
TX ( details) 30.7500 lbs. May 2, 1993
MONTAGHE, TX, USA M Firearm Rio Grande (Typ.)

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17 STEVEN R. WEBER
WI ( details) 30.6250 lbs. Apr 19, 1998
JEFFERSON, WI, USA M Firearm Eastern (Typ.)

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18 BILL MARTIN
IA ( details) 30.5900 lbs. Apr 20, 2003
FAYETTE, IA, USA M Firearm Eastern (A-Typ.)

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19 MICHAEL JEFFERSON
MO ( details) 30.5625 lbs. Apr 12, 2003
KEITH, NE, USA M Firearm Merriam's (Typ.)

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20 DAVID ADKINS
IA ( details) 30.5000 lbs. May 6, 2002
CRAWFORD, IA, USA M Firearm Eastern (Typ.)

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STEVE FOSTER
NE ( details) 30.5000 lbs. Apr 16, 1988
ROCK, NE, USA M Firearm Merriam's (Typ.)

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21 LOWELL E. JOHNSON
AR ( details) 30.4375 lbs. Apr 6, 2003
CARROLL, AR, USA M Firearm Eastern (Typ.)

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22 CLIFFORD L. CURRENT
IA ( details) 30.3125 lbs. Apr 21, 1987
MARION, IA, USA M Firearm Eastern (Typ.)

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23 KEITH B. GOODEN
IN ( details) 30.2500 lbs. Apr 22, 1988
PARKE, IN, USA M Firearm Eastern (Typ.)

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JERRY A. MARKS
WI ( details) 30.2500 lbs. May 9, 1997
ADAMS, WI, USA M Firearm Eastern (A-Typ.)

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RICK PETTY
OK ( details) 30.2500 lbs. Mar 31, 1990
WAGONER, OK, USA Bow Eastern (Typ.)

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ALTON ROCHLEAU
IA ( details) 30.2500 lbs. Apr 13, 1998
JEFFERSON, IA, USA M Firearm Eastern (Typ.)

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PATRICK SZULIMAN
TN ( details) 30.2500 lbs. Apr 18, 1997
PERRY, TN, USA M Firearm Eastern (Typ.)

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24 JARED NELSON
IA ( details) 30.1875 lbs. Dec 31, 1995
HANCOCK, IA, USA M Firearm Eastern (Typ.)

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25 JIM CLEVEN
IA ( details) 30.1250 lbs. Apr 12, 1993
KEOSAUQUA, IA, USA M Firearm Eastern (Typ.)

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26 THOMAS L. BOOS
WI ( details) 30.0625 lbs. May 5, 1990
GRANT, WI, USA M Firearm Eastern (Typ.)

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27 CLAY BULLARD
MO ( details) 30.0000 lbs. Apr 24, 1995
MONTGOMERY, MO, USA M Firearm Eastern (Typ.)

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STEVEN P. CALLEJA
KY ( details) 30.0000 lbs. Apr 27, 1996
LAUREL, KY, USA M Firearm Eastern (Typ.)

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STEVEN CHAD DAVIDSON
TN ( details) 30.0000 lbs. Apr 2, 1995
UNICOI, TN, USA M Firearm Eastern (Typ.)

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BRANDON KING
KY ( details) 30.0000 lbs. Apr 15, 1997
ALLEN, KY, USA M Firearm Eastern (Typ.)

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JOE MOTTS
SC ( details) 30.0000 lbs. Mar 31, 1990
CHEROKEE, SC, USA M Firearm Eastern (Typ.)

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28 SCOTT HERBER
MN ( details) 29.9200 lbs. Apr 12, 2000
MT. VERNON TOWNSHIP, MN, USA M Firearm Eastern (Typ.)

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29 HUBERT F. BYRNE
WI ( details) 29.8750 lbs. Apr 27, 1988
IOWA, WI, USA M Firearm Eastern (A-Typ.)

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30 DWIGHT D. SCHUMANN
IA ( details) 29.7500 lbs. May 2, 1982
MONONA, IA, USA M Firearm Eastern (Typ.)

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31 DAVID A. MORITZEN
WI ( details) 29.6250 lbs. Apr 21, 1993
CRAWFORD COUNTY, WI, USA M Firearm Eastern (Typ.)

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32 ROBERT O. DISNEY
IA ( details) 29.5000 lbs. Apr 20, 1996
JACKSON, IA, USA M Firearm Eastern (Typ.)

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JIM REYNOLDS
TN ( details) 29.5000 lbs. Apr 18, 1982
STEWART, TN, USA M Firearm Eastern (A-Typ.)

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33 CLEMENT W. NARDINGER
MN ( details) 29.4700 lbs. May 3, 1998
MN, USA M Firearm Eastern (Typ.)

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34 KLINT HAWKINS
IL ( details) 29.4375 lbs. Apr 8, 2003
RANDOLPH, IL, USA M Firearm Eastern (A-Typ.)

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35 SCOTT CROFCHECK
PA ( details) 29.3750 lbs. Apr 20, 2002
CH, MEX M Firearm Gould's (Typ.)

Antler Eater · 04-29-2005, 05:50 PM

...Hmm guess it wasn't an Eastern after all. Shows you what I know...[&:]

At any rate, those are some mighty healthy Toms!

Good job Quicksilver.