hycohounds

the site of my 13 year old daughter stepping on the head of her first turkey. even though it was a jake...thats the best turkey hunt i've ever been on......................tony

Branson

These birds are hard to hunt. In my opinion, you gotta be proud to harvest any bird. To date, I've gotten one. I hunted that bird hard, by myself, and loved every minute of it. 18lbs, 10" beard, 15/16" spurs (every little bit counts). Successfully getting the turkey I was after makes him a trophy in my eyes. That said, I sure wouldn't mind 1.5" hooks on my next one!
-- B

Mr. Longbeard

Did you get him in Va or Md???

Can crusher

Any brid that has a memorable hunt behind it. for me every bird has its own trophy quality. every hunt has something special about it.

TR Michels

I suppose that depends on where you are in your turkey hunting career.

For a first year hunter, it would be the first turkey you get, of any sex, by any means.

Thenit progress something like this.

First bird with a beard, by any means.

First tom, by any means.

First tom with a 6 inch beard, by any means.

First tom with a 9+ inch beard, by any means.

Then it would go on to first bird with a bow, first double beard, first record book bird, etc.

For your first time, I suggest you look, listen and learn, and enjoy as much as possible. Learing is key. If you get a bird great, if you get a tom really great, if you get a tom with a 9+ beard fantastic.

If I can help you in any way, feel free to let me know, you can contact me at [email protected].

Branson

Mr. Longbeard,
I got the bird in MD. It was my last semester of undergrad and I had plenty of time to hunt. I loved it. This year the goal is to get birds in both states. We'll see how it works out.
-- B

bigangrychicken

any longbeard not shot out of a truck window or over bait.

drhntr178

Any one or combination of the following: 25 lbs or up, 11" beard or more, 1 1/4" spurs or up,multiple beards or spurs

Out of the 20+ toms Ive killed only 3 have met the above requirements

Mr. Longbeard

Welp that eliminates 60% of the trophys

bullshooter

Well for me it is a PA gobbler with 1 1/2 spurs. I hunted 25 years for the first set. I would love to get one more..