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Sorry guy that the pic is late in the year but I just got me a new scanner

10" beard
3/4 spurs
20 Lb

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Better late than never ,congrats on a fine bird .

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Nice looking gobbler there. Looks like a Remington Ventilator choke on that gun...

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Don't feel bad Ray, I just recently got a new computer and just picked up a scanner yesterday myself!! Great pic!! Were going to have to start seeing more of them now anyway, just to get us all through till the spring!!<img src=icon_smile_wink.gif border=0 align=middle>

&quot;Spring Season....the Best&quot;!!!

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Nice looking bird!!!!
It is good to see some pics this time of year.

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Nice Bird , your doing good with the photo's aswell, Congrats...BT

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Nice bird.Let's hear thr story of the hunt.

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Nice tom, thanks for posting the pic!!!

&quot;ATTITUDE REFLECTS LEADERSHIP, CAPTAIN!&quot;

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Brings a smile to my face too!Nice gobbler and pic!Lets hear how it went down!!!

Monarch isn't a butterfly it's the King of the Spring!

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Thanks guys,
Mr. Longbeard that is a ventilator choke and it patterns well with #5 shot.

The story,
I went to my old spot where I had taken turkey before, but when I got their someone else was their. I seen one strutter, but the other guy ran him off. So I came back home got something to eat and shead some clothing and hit another spot. When I got back in the thick with some grown up field I heard one start to gobble about 10 AM. He sound like he was about 100 yds away so I sat up and started to call. He would gobble but he wouldn't come in. He was in one of the fields so I made my way to him them he shut up. So I started back to my first setup. He started to gobble again but he was behind me I don't know how we past each other without spoking him. So I doubled back and set up to cut him off from another field that he was going to. After 5 min. of waiting a hen bust my setup but she just walked the other way. Know I was in between him and his hen. I saw he strutting at about 50 yards and it turned out to be a waiting game I made some soft yelp and toke him a 30 yards.

If I had any advice for new comers I would say not to give up to eairly in the game just because you spoke a bird does'nt mean the game is over I think some people's mistake is moving to soon on a setup and yes I have done it too. That gobbler was in the mood for some loving and the only thing that was going to stop him was my 870. :)