Triple on Merriams
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Triple on Merriams
I hunted in NE this past week and the birds were just starting to gobble. The first morning of the hunt I shot the first Merriams at 10 yds. Within a couple hours I pulled off a double on 2 more birds at about 50 yds. Had a really good time my first time in NE.. Here is a picture.
Oh.. Bird one was 19.5 lbs with 9-1/2 in beard and 3/4 and 7/8 inch spurs
Bird two was 18 lbs with 8 in beard and 5/8 inch spurs
Bird three was 18.5 lbs with 8-1/4 in beard and 7/8 inch spurs
Oh.. Bird one was 19.5 lbs with 9-1/2 in beard and 3/4 and 7/8 inch spurs
Bird two was 18 lbs with 8 in beard and 5/8 inch spurs
Bird three was 18.5 lbs with 8-1/4 in beard and 7/8 inch spurs
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RE: Triple on Merriams
Did you hunt private or public land?? We hunted Rock Co and I can't remember the other county name. I do remember seeing Holt Co on the atlas though. Are those birds rio or merriams, or both???
#8
RE: Triple on Merriams
They place we hunted was supposed to be merriams too but we had one that looked like an eastern, 4 that looked like rios, and 1 that was really whitelike the merriams. It was still a fun hunt.
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RE: Triple on Merriams
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Did you hunt private or public land?? We hunted Rock Co and I can't remember the other county name. I do remember seeing Holt Co on the atlas though. Are those birds rio or merriams, or both???
Did you hunt private or public land?? We hunted Rock Co and I can't remember the other county name. I do remember seeing Holt Co on the atlas though. Are those birds rio or merriams, or both???
#10
RE: Triple on Merriams
Here is a differnt pic. One of them could be a hybrid but by looking at the feathers the other two are for sure Merriams imo.. They have pretty white tips, not tan or bronze.. Plus the color of the rest of the bird, with the purples and blues when the sun hit them the right way.
They did have an Eastern out there too, this bird was huge but I didn't take him due to his color. Going back for Mulie in the fall, was funny to watch the mule deer and turkey chase each other around.. Awesome land!
They did have an Eastern out there too, this bird was huge but I didn't take him due to his color. Going back for Mulie in the fall, was funny to watch the mule deer and turkey chase each other around.. Awesome land!