1st Tom ever (pic)
 

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

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

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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.

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Congrats on a fine bird:)
He looks huge ,you sure he only went 17 lbs :D;) I guess pictures can be deceiving.

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nice bird

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Don't you hate it when they do that!

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

Congrats!

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

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Congrats! You hammered his Noggin!

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

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He is a beauty!

congratulations!

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.