lets see some turkey mounts

mounted by Rhett Kelly in Werumpka. 1&3/8" blond spurs
and weighed 24 lbs. burned a dang truck up on accident
that mornin in MO and killed this tom. figured i'd better mount him

Rhett did my Rio too.

I killed a dang goodun this year in Kentucky with one of my best friends in the world! I decided to go ahead and get the gobbler mounted so I'd always have something as a reminder of just how special that trip was. Little to my surprise my taxi had my mount done in two weeks and what a FINE job he did! I still can't believe it! #blessed

haha

My brothers mount, my whiskey

Here's the one that I had mounted. Not my biggest bird and I really have no special story or reason as to why I got him mounted. I seen one mounted like this when I was younger and said I'd like to have one done like that one day so here it is. 11 1/4" beard and 1 1/4" spurs.

[quote=Spurcollecta]I killed a dang goodun this year in Kentucky with one of my best friends in the world! I decided to go ahead and get the gobbler mounted so I'd always have something as a reminder of just how special that trip was. Little to my surprise my taxi had my mount done in two weeks and what a FINE job he did! I still can't believe it! #blessed

That is a right nice mount there. You ought to use it as a struttin decoy if you get tired of killin em, or put it in the garden to scare the crows away

[quote=Bowhunter84]Here's the one that I had mounted. Not my biggest bird and I really have no special story or reason as to why I got him mounted. I seen one mounted like this when I was younger and said I'd like to have one done like that one day so here it is. 11 1/4" beard and 1 1/4" spurs.

I love the hanging dead mounts

I would get one mounted if I could afford a good mount. I had 26 lb. 11" beard, 1-5/8 spurs to get mounted in my freezer. But I didn't want to spend the money on a good mount, and the cheap ones looked like hell. So I finally just fan mounted with his beard and saved the spurs.

Wish I was rich. I don't want one to come back lookin like Spurcollecta's

Me too. The one I seen was hanging on an old barn door in a sporting goods store. The cedar that this one is hanging on came from the property where I grew up. The fox squirrel sitting on top of it is one that I killed the same year I killed the turkey. My taxidermist came up with the idea of sitting him on top of the post.

Just now saw the fox squirrel. Looks like he is colored different than most fox squirrels.

Rhett Kelly did this turkey for me two years ago, beard was over 11 inch and thickest I've ever seen! was an 1 1/4 where it came out of his breast. 1 1/2 and an 1 5/16 weighed just over 19lbs... Lowndes county Pasture turkey... I've got another getting done from this year, Looking forward to adding to my collection.

I wish I had a better pic but here's a thick multi-bearded, banded, MS public land bird I killed back in 2002

like the placement over the mantle

Thanks man. I didn't think my trailer walls would hold it but its hangin in there

I really like your mount. Looks like he heard the safety click off, lol

spurcollecta didn't mention that his turkey was banded. look closely at his leg

trailer walls my ass. You prolly have the biggest house in MS. Warren Buffet calls you for financial advice

Dayum that's a thick beard!

that is a whopper beard. here is my best one...5 fingers wide

That fool can't even spell Roth IRA

Reminds me of an ex girlfriend....

My hanging dead mount.

Stocks, that is awesome

That looks great...

I killed the deer behind my old house in Ms. I found the horseshoes at my Great Uncle's old horse barn. The wood came from an old barn in the Natchez, Ms area. The turkey was the first Rio I ever killed in Oklahoma. That year there were not many longbeards and the hunting was tough. I spent 8.5 hours on this turkey before I killed him.

Bert Beebe is a taxidermist and a friend of mine. I worked there for 7 years while I was in High School and College. He only uses freeze dried heads, then airbrushed the heads. Bert is an avid turkey hunter, so he knows about how turkeys should look in natural poses too.

Anyone looking to get a mount done ought to look him up.
Beebe's Taxidermy
Picayune, Ms

jstocks...best of thread by far

headed to my wife's grandmothers saturday to disassemble a barn

i wanna see those spurs

I decided while in college that I was going to mount the next bird I killed, regardless of beard, spurs, weight, excitement of the hunt, or any other factor involved. I just wanted a mounted turkey. So I did just that. I killed a bird with an average beard, average spurs, and on an average hunt. I wanted one to hang on the wall gobbling, not in strut. So here it is, 9 years later.



If we are going to bring the could've, should've, would've in to the discussion then I should have mounted the bird on the right. 12" beard, 1 5/16" spurs, and old as the hill he was killed on.

i guess the sho nuff turkey hunters (i.e., squeaky ad yek) dont have any mounts
to show or they are laughing at us hysterically

Don't let Yekrut fool you. He's a deer hunter at heart He has 3 deer mounted and zero turkeys.

I won't waste any more money mounting anymore pine goats and I've never killed a turkey big enough to mount yet. Maybe one day if will kill a good one I might consider it.

If I killed as many birds as trkymn6f0 I would have done killed a good one by now I imagine, but I can't compete with the man himself.

I'll have an Osceola and Rio full body mounted in a few months from this year.

Don't even start that crap. I've seen some sho nuff hooks that you've killed.

I hope I get one mounted some day.

Jakes is it. Easy hunting and tender breast mean.

Does this count?

Yeah man, good looking string you have there.

That was 2012. Wish I could put one together like that every year.

Prolly the only one I will ever have done

Sounds like you need to step up your game.....

i didnt even hear a turkey this year. and u were stackin em up

A grand slam

and nary a single 2 year old. great mounts

Me too brother, me too.

This is my Rio I killed in Texas in 2010 25#,1 5/8 and 1 9/16 spurs and 10" beard.

SON, them are some hooks!

who mounted??

Awesome spurs Bustinbeards!

Here's the only one I've had mounted. This was my 1st Merriams.

That's a great looking mount! Who did it?

I agree. Great looking mount and hooks.

Don't have pics of it, and I at my office today. Got them on the harth of my fire placee as we speak though!

This is my dads from a place in Foley. I forget the guys name but I think he shut it down. The place was called Long Spur or something

Not my bird, but a friend of mine in Kentucky killed this on his land back in 2006.

Awesome.

think that is a smoke phase gobbler. I like it

I've seen plenty of em flyin away from me

That smoke phase mount is SWEET

That's a beautiful turkey.

That's the prettiest bird I've ever seen

there has got to be more people on here with turkey mounts

Give me another 8-10 months; hopefully I will get my son's turkey back from the taxidermist by then.

I'll be adding another come this September or October, paid my deposit last week.

This was an old bird that I had been wanting to kill. He finally slipped up late one afternoon and came to see me. 11.5" beard,1 3/8" spurs and 22lbs.

I have no full mounts but I do have a slam of fans.

That's a good looking mount

Nice

yekrut dont worry i havnt got one mounted yet, got 2 deer mounted. However hopefully in about 7-8 months i will have my osceola and the monster national forest bird back. having them both in full strut and one facing to the right the other one facing to the left.

scott

This is posted for Booger. This is his son Simon's bird. Congrats Simon!!!! I'll let Booger tell you why it's extra special.

Thanks Brad. This is Simons first bird. He hunted for 12 years before getting his shot. Simon is legally blind and will probably be totally blind as he ages. He is in New Jersey now getting his guide dog, so the finished mount is a surprise. He wants to complet the grand slam. I wonder if he would be the first legally blind person to do so?

That's a very nice mount.

I like that one Jonathan. Nice mount.

Nice mounts...

Man that's sweet! I love it

Merriams from NEBRASKA




two Easterns. Bird on right has a 12" beard and is a bow kill



Rio from Oklahoma



Osceola from...Florida. 24# and second largest Osceola at time of kill. Lake Ocochobee area.

I like those flying mounts Fred.

X2 great looking mount!

I have one bird mounted full strut I killed when I was pretty young. I have since killed two other birds I would have considered mounting but did not. I am waiting on one of those sure enough long spurred multi bearded birds. I don't have any pics of the mount on my photobucket account or phone to share.

I have way more deer mounted as that's been my obsession for so many years. I just got serious about turkey hunting

friends Osceola.
mount by mike memizelle, central fla

Bunch of good mounts in this thread, but this one is gonna be hard to beat. That'n looks alive.

X2.... That one is incredible....

Tru-Talker, when you gonna post the formal time and date for the shindig, you are having at your camp?

We were just talking about it this morning.... It's gonna be the weekend of Aug 9th.... That's a definite.... Trying to get a few things straight before actually announcing it... It will be a lot closer for the southern guys for sure....

Am I invited.....you know....so I can get some turkey scouting in for next spring?

JUGHEAD, I was thinking that I would swing thru Haleyville, and pick up that smoker in the classifieds........and you, BrentM, and I, could split it and a camper, for the new lease.

Swing by T-town and pick me up. I'll get on the iTunes and download some FGL for Jughead.

It's on. I ain't even worried about scoutin'. President Darryl done said he went the last day of the season and heard them sumbiches soundin' off in every direction. Good man that Darryl is.

I'm in....except for the FGL part of course. If I go hunting with Brad and he plays that mess, I'm gonna find out just how tough he is by seeing if he can tote a load of TSS 9's.

It will be a No FGL Zone.

speaking of shells, i will swing down 280, and pick up those 31 Nitros, that are in the classifieds. from what Sir Darryl said, we may need to start hoarding turkey shells. i was gonna get Darryl a handle of Wild Turkey also

This damn thing is gonna be over before the word go is ever mentioned....

Well, dang. I just ordered Turkey Life stickers.

It's like a bunch of dang piranhas were cut loose....

That will give me 2 good months to put out trophy rocks and cameras for Brother Darryl. I'll be able to get him some good pictures by August.

My Yukon seats 6 comfortably with all the talk radio you can handle!

Don't you mean....President Darryl?

Now we're talking. I've been on hunting trips with foldemup too. He will get us there QUICK so we will have plenty of time for scouting and such.

I'd stick with Brother..... Impeachment is in his immediate future ...

we can all split a double wide, if y'all want.........we almost have enough people to do so

Being all you guys are behind me on invite I'll try to leave y'all one to hunt. Darryl and I have two new Franchi's to break in and several pounds of TSS to shoot up

Oh and I am off work on the planned shindig so I'll take this opportunity to check out where I will be hunting opening morning

Y'all better have some dang good deer hunting to offer me since my presidency is on the line

I can handle that ol buddy....maybe a toothache and several inches of snow/ice will not cut our hunt short this year

Us club presidents usually just call each other brother pal. It's a sacred bond.

You get the first turkey hunt no doubt I'm going to carry a notebook and write down notes on exactly what makes you a turkey killa

Chuck, aka YEKRUT, has been quiet today

Gotcha.

I'm sure CHUCKRUT is lurking...

Better get a big notebook.

Well, I can help you out there. He's fast. Real fast. I saw him run one down like a cheetah after a gazelle. I don't think he shoots half the ones he kills. He just slips up on em from tall grass and runs them down before they can fly. All the hollering "Help me" is just a diversion. LOL!

You got that right...I'm so fast lighting can't keep up. I've had to run down one this year and was about to chase down my 2nd one when you saved me the trouble.

When I get that new Franchi dialed in with those 8's I'll have to find a new use for my lighting fast speed.

Once that gun is set up with some 8's you can take it easy, enjoy the moment, then stroll out to about 60 yds and pick him up.

does that mean you are going to let me have all of your 9's

It means I already owe you half of those 9's and I'm sure the other half can be negotiated

sounds like a plan

Very good job that guy has talent

Troy, urs done by Tommy Knight?

I have been thinking about mounting a big double beard turkey I killed along with one of my Osceolas. I looked up that Mike Mizell guy in Fla. and he charges $750. I think that is a dang good price for the quality of work shown in that picture.

I agree foldemup, great looking bird.

Mike would be a good choice. He mounts a fine bird. I like the way he paints his heads, they don't look painted.



Strutter

Man that is some great art work!

I'd pay just about whatever for my bird to look that good..... That's probably the best I've ever seen....

There's a couple of pretty impressive bird taxidermists in North AL but I'm not sure they are that good.

Shane Smith is the only bird taxi's work I've ever seen that would rival that.

That looks awsome, looks as real as I've ever seen

It would be worth mailing him birds to mount.

I wonder if the others were outside if they would look as impressive as that one. May have something to do with it
If not it's the most realistic looking turkey mount I've ever seen

I hope my Osceola looks half that good.

They would look better no doubt. Natural light makes those feathers pop.

yes, Tommy did all of mine. Dang good work on em.

Wow, I love those heads. Very realistic. As good a mount as I have seen.