Biggest Bird
03-09-2004, 08:20 PM
#2
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location:
Posts: 77
RE: Biggest Bird
23 Pound Eastern in Mississippi
No decoy
Right spur: 1 3/4 inches
Left spur: 1 7/8 inches
Beard 1: 11 3/4 inches
Beard 2: 7 1/4 inches
Used a Country Boy Yelpin Hussy Diaphram
This bird was the strutter of three gobs
Called the two satellite gobs in first, the strutter spotted them across the field and came running in.
One shot with 3.5 Remington Hevi-shot #6's
No decoy
Right spur: 1 3/4 inches
Left spur: 1 7/8 inches
Beard 1: 11 3/4 inches
Beard 2: 7 1/4 inches
Used a Country Boy Yelpin Hussy Diaphram
This bird was the strutter of three gobs
Called the two satellite gobs in first, the strutter spotted them across the field and came running in.
One shot with 3.5 Remington Hevi-shot #6's
03-09-2004, 09:36 PM
#3
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: PA
Posts: 9,085
RE: Biggest Bird
only one i killed.....9 inch beard.......3/4 inch spurs.....but the body was huge.....he was over 20 for sure......not sure what he weighed in at.....should have had him weighed.....its body was bigger then any turkey ive seen....calls were a custom box call made by...putts turkey calls or something.....they arent selling anymore but i seen one on ebay once.....20 bux and it sounds so sweet...i think its cedar or something....it smelld nice when it was fresh.....and also used a cody glass call with a hand made by me cherry striker i carved by hand.......no decoys here.......hate carrying them and dont find them neccessary.....and i think theres to many morons in the woods.....ive been stalked calling like a hen.....ive called in more hunters then turkeys i bet......
03-10-2004, 03:19 AM
#4
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: NewLowell ,Ontario ,Canada
Posts: 2,765
RE: Biggest Bird
It was a Kansas Rio , a 24.5 fat a** Rio , The bird only supported a 8.5 beard and the spurs where rounded and wore to a total of 7/8ths of an inch. The land was very rocky in the area, so I beleive the spurs must have wore because of the shape. Just used a mouth call, not sure I've changed so many...BT
03-10-2004, 04:46 AM
#5
Typical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: In the hills of ,West Virginia west virginia USA
Posts: 887
RE: Biggest Bird
...23lb Eastern Gobbler
11 1/4 inch beard
1 1/4 on both legs,and very sharp...
call..H.S STRUT LITTLE DUESS HICKORY STRIKER
MADE THREE YELPS,AT FLY DOWN.....BBBOBOOOOOOOM..
11 1/4 inch beard
1 1/4 on both legs,and very sharp...
call..H.S STRUT LITTLE DUESS HICKORY STRIKER
MADE THREE YELPS,AT FLY DOWN.....BBBOBOOOOOOOM..
03-10-2004, 06:53 AM
#8
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Salem Missouri
Posts: 1,455
RE: Biggest Bird
Ive got one that went 27 1/4 lbs, 11 inch beard, 1 3/8 spurs, he was a monster. He is one of the few birds that have came right up to my feather flex decoy. Ive also taken two that went 25 lbs and 26 lbs. Weve got some real thumper birds on our farm in central MO.
03-10-2004, 08:13 AM
#10
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location:
Posts: 65
RE: Biggest Bird
Some of you guys have some big birds in your areas. 25 and 26# birds are unheard of where I live. The biggest I've ever heard of around here was 24#s. Ive killed a good many 22# birds but never any bigger. I think my longest spur length was about 1 3/8 and beard somewhere around 11.
I almost allways use mouth calls but sometimes use a Lohman thunder dome glass.
I almost allways use mouth calls but sometimes use a Lohman thunder dome glass.