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 my first turkey
#472112
11/03/08 02:20 AM
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cable
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Went duck hunting this morning, didn't have any luck. As we were leaving we stumbled upon 10 of these  This was the first turkey I have ever shot...and it turned out to be a nice jake- 6 inch beard and probably weighed around 25 lbs Turned an otherwise dissapointing hunt into an unforgettable morning.
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Re: my first turkey
[Re: cable]
#472113
11/03/08 02:14 PM
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krs_2007
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Congrats, love those birds.
"Hard work is the price we must pay for success, I think you can accomplish anything if your willing to pay the price." ~ Vince Lombardi
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Re: my first turkey
[Re: krs_2007]
#472114
11/05/08 02:02 AM
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Gator Killer
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Re: my first turkey
[Re: Gator Killer]
#472115
11/07/08 09:49 PM
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Bullseye
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Congratulations, you have me beat.
OK. I am new to Turkeys. I am going to attempt to take one this year.
What is the difference in a Jake and Tom?
I had thought a Jake didn't have a beard.
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Re: my first turkey
[Re: Bullseye]
#472116
11/10/08 11:33 PM
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Hoytman
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Jakes ussually have a small beard of some kind and the tail feathers are longer in the middle 4 or 5 feathers. The bird in the pics looks like a tom to me at least what i can see from the fan.
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Re: my first turkey
[Re: Hoytman]
#472117
11/27/08 04:25 AM
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LFD2037
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I agree w/Hoyt. 6" beard, 25 lbs., & the pic. says it's a tom. Nice bird, cable!!!
R.I.P. CPO Matt Mills-(DEVGRU)- You will NEVER be forgotten!
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Re: my first turkey
[Re: LFD2037]
#472118
12/04/08 11:02 PM
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72chevy
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Re: my first turkey
[Re: LFD2037]
#472119
12/07/08 06:14 AM
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cable
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thanks for the insight...i guess i didn't know the diff between a jake and a tom...i kept the tail and beard, and the bird was over 25 lb,
is a jake an immature male turkey or just one that genetically will never be at the top?
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Re: my first turkey
[Re: cable]
#472120
12/07/08 12:44 PM
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Hoytman
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A jake is a immature tom.
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Re: my first turkey
[Re: Hoytman]
#472121
12/18/08 03:17 AM
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GooseB4
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Re: my first turkey
[Re: GooseB4]
#472122
12/18/08 03:24 AM
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rstewlandman
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watched a show on turkey tonight on the History channel and it said that a turkey would take years to get to 25lb in the wild, if it weighed that much he was a TOM....congrats, I've never killed a Tom and is my goal this year...
the man at the top of the mountain didn't fall up it
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Re: my first turkey
[Re: rstewlandman]
#472123
01/12/09 11:18 PM
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dryland_fish
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Congrats on the bird  Now your hooked and you'll never beable to stop 
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Re: my first turkey
[Re: dryland_fish]
#472124
01/14/09 08:44 AM
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Double-H
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Congrats, I'm fairly new to turkey Hunting also and its the most addictive hunting Ive done yet.
"Good judgment comes from experience, and often experience comes from bad judgment". RMB
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Re: my first turkey
[Re: Double-H]
#472125
01/14/09 08:51 AM
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Rafter F
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Congrats on your bird! Its an addiction!!
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Re: my first turkey
[Re: Rafter F]
#472126
02/05/09 04:56 PM
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redonthehead
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Your words and how you use them will expose your character
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Re: my first turkey
[Re: redonthehead]
#472127
02/05/09 11:31 PM
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Hoytman
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Yep congrats! Just wait, just when you think ya got it figured out one will throw ya a curve but thats what makes it great!
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Re: my first turkey
[Re: Hoytman]
#472128
02/06/09 02:37 AM
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txhunter24
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