Success First Gobbler!
03-28-2008, 07:47 PM
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Success First Gobbler!
My friend and I have been after some gobblers at the hunt club for weeks now. They've consistantly given us the slip, until today. This was not the dominant bird. That one would gobble his brains out, but refuse to come to calls. This one came in after the dominant tom gobbled off into the distance. He came in silently ro a Jake fan, a Jake, and a hen decoy.
The Illinois season is still 2 weeks away and this was a great tune up.BTW it is legal since this was a hunt club and they release birds for members. Judging by the shape of his tail he is probably a holdover from last year or the year before, he was not put out for us this day. He may even be a truly wild bird as some are known to be in the area. 22lbs, 6 3/4" beard, 3/4"spurs, and he's my first gobbler.
The Illinois season is still 2 weeks away and this was a great tune up.BTW it is legal since this was a hunt club and they release birds for members. Judging by the shape of his tail he is probably a holdover from last year or the year before, he was not put out for us this day. He may even be a truly wild bird as some are known to be in the area. 22lbs, 6 3/4" beard, 3/4"spurs, and he's my first gobbler.
03-28-2008, 07:55 PM
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RE: Success First Gobbler!
More than likely, however after a short time they do go wild. The birds the club releases have really beat up tails, after a year or two do they regrow new feathers? They do have some natural reproduction going on from all the released birds that have not been shot over the years.
03-28-2008, 08:00 PM
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RE: Success First Gobbler!
Oh, its a kill, congrats.... the measurements are what give the farm raised part away.... no self respecting over 20 pound bird will have that spur, beard combo.
The tail feathers are an inbreeding trait.
The tail feathers are an inbreeding trait.
03-28-2008, 08:03 PM
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RE: Success First Gobbler!
Not sure I understand, you think it was recently released? Or could it have been a holdover from previous years? Could you explain about the inbreeding trait on the tail feathers?
03-28-2008, 08:18 PM
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RE: Success First Gobbler!
ORIGINAL: Dr Andy
Not sure I understand, you think it was recently released? Or could it have been a holdover from previous years? Could you explain about the inbreeding trait on the tail feathers?
Not sure I understand, you think it was recently released? Or could it have been a holdover from previous years? Could you explain about the inbreeding trait on the tail feathers?
Good luck on the real deal
