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Re: size difference between
[Re: Turkeymaster]
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04/13/15 05:32 AM
04/13/15 05:32 AM
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Posts: 12,121 Sylacauga, AL
poorcountrypreacher
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I've heard similar stories regarding the turkeys in Coosa Co. Not sure if I believe it or not; it could just be the normal variations in size that any species is gonna show.
One of the oldest gobblers I ever killed weighed 14 pounds, but spurs were very long and curved, and he was on public land and had a "reputation". But I also killed an old bird in Perry Co that weighed just 15, and I think he was just a normal turkey on the way down.
I haven't noticed any gobblers turning down a hen because she is from a more recent stocking, so I doubt that there really is much difference in AL turkeys, other what is just normal from one individual to the next. I could be wrong. Definitely a big difference in the leg length of those 2!
All the labor of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled.
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Re: size difference between
[Re: Turkeymaster]
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04/13/15 06:15 AM
04/13/15 06:15 AM
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Posts: 8,757 bessemer, al
hunterturf
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Aint nothing wrong with havin short legs Just my .02, i see big young deer and small old deer, dont know why it would be any different with turkeys.
Give me bout 15 more minutes, I was dreamin about beavers.......... Si Robertson
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Re: size difference between
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04/13/15 06:58 AM
04/13/15 06:58 AM
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Posts: 14,623 Tuscaloosa Co.
N2TRKYS
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Booner
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The bronze color phase turkeys that I've killed have always been smaller in size.
83% of all statistics are made up.
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Re: size difference between
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04/13/15 03:44 PM
04/13/15 03:44 PM
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Posts: 3,540 Spanish Fort
ozarktroutbum
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10 point
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Sorry for highjacking the thread but I came across something similar. I have done most of my hunting in Henry county but killed one this year in Macon county. Seemed like his fan was a little smaller than the ones I have killed so I compared it to another one I had killed. Width of fans were 25" and 28". Couldn't really tell about the height but there was probably a 1 1/2 inch difference. Both of these birds had around 1+ inch spurs that I estimated to be going on 3 years. This might be common but I just noticed this recently!
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