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Re: HUGE Gobbler
[Re: Festus]
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05/24/19 06:17 PM
05/24/19 06:17 PM
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BhamFred
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alabama
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I'd have to see the DNA on that bird before I'd believe it is a true wild bird from Wilcox Co. I've killed a LOT of Wilcox gobblers, don't remember any over 19 pounds by me or anyone I knew around there. We killed a lot of 14-16 pound mature gobblers back then.
I've spent most of the money I've made in my lifetime on hunting and fishing. The rest I just wasted.....
proud Cracker-Americaan
muslims are like coyotes, only good one is a dead one
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Re: HUGE Gobbler
[Re: Festus]
#2814616
05/24/19 06:44 PM
05/24/19 06:44 PM
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N. Bama
257wbymag
Boo Boo Head
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Boo Boo Head
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N. Bama
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I’m sure it just had a thyroid problem
Quietly killing turkeys where youre not!!!
My tank full of give a fraks been runnin on empty
I'm the paterfamilias
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Re: HUGE Gobbler
[Re: Festus]
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05/25/19 08:13 PM
05/25/19 08:13 PM
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Gee's Bend/At The Hog Pen
James
Freak of Nature
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Freak of Nature
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Gee's Bend/At The Hog Pen
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We killed a few in Wilcox County (Alberta Area) that weighed over 26
How many people am i willing to sacrifice for freedom?
Everyone. All of them...
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Re: HUGE Gobbler
[Re: Festus]
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05/29/19 10:43 PM
05/29/19 10:43 PM
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Pine Hill, Al
sluggun
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8 point
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Pine Hill, Al
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I killed one in Flatwood several years ago that was 22.5 lbs
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Re: HUGE Gobbler
[Re: Festus]
#2818303
05/30/19 07:25 AM
05/30/19 07:25 AM
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alabama
BhamFred
Freak of Nature
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Freak of Nature
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alabama
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22 pounds, and even 26 pounds are a hell of a long way from 32 pounds in turkey weights.
I've spent most of the money I've made in my lifetime on hunting and fishing. The rest I just wasted.....
proud Cracker-Americaan
muslims are like coyotes, only good one is a dead one
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Re: HUGE Gobbler
[Re: BhamFred]
#2818320
05/30/19 07:46 AM
05/30/19 07:46 AM
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USA
Remington270
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22 pounds, and even 26 pounds are a hell of a long way from 32 pounds in turkey weights. Yep. That's a big difference.
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Re: HUGE Gobbler
[Re: Festus]
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05/30/19 09:18 AM
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Sylacauga, AL
poorcountrypreacher
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Biggest gobbler I ever killed weighed 23.5 and is also the only one with 1.5" spurs, and he came from Wilcox Co. I don't remember ever seeing a bigger one that someone else killed. I don't believe wild turkeys in Wilcox Co are gonna get a whole lot bigger than that one. Considering that a 32 lb tame turkey is not at all unusual, well, draw your own conclusions. When I was in HS, I saw a gobbler in Coy that probably weighed 32 lbs. And he was free ranging, though only about 100 yds from a house, and had a bunch of chickens around him. I passed. 
All the labor of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled.
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Re: HUGE Gobbler
[Re: Festus]
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05/30/19 11:42 AM
05/30/19 11:42 AM
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alabama
BhamFred
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alabama
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I have killed a 24# Alabama gobbler, and prolly 20 at 20-21# over the years. I killed a 22# Osceola gobbler near Lake Ocochobee, 2nd largest in Fl at the time.
I have also killed a 12.5# gobbler with a 10" beard and 1" spurs...not skinny either just a runt.
32# and there is a mad farmer somewhere looking for his turkey. I guy I know entered a 35# bird in the old, old Woods and Waters contest, followed an hour later by a farmer looking for him and his tame bird......
I've spent most of the money I've made in my lifetime on hunting and fishing. The rest I just wasted.....
proud Cracker-Americaan
muslims are like coyotes, only good one is a dead one
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Re: HUGE Gobbler
[Re: Festus]
#2818484
05/30/19 11:49 AM
05/30/19 11:49 AM
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N. Bama
257wbymag
Boo Boo Head
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Boo Boo Head
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Posts: 38,489
N. Bama
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In 2016 4 of the birds I killed were all between 22-24 lbs. only time that’s ever happened. A 36 would look like a coop grip spur walking thru the woods.
Quietly killing turkeys where youre not!!!
My tank full of give a fraks been runnin on empty
I'm the paterfamilias
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Re: HUGE Gobbler
[Re: 257wbymag]
#2818486
05/30/19 11:51 AM
05/30/19 11:51 AM
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Posts: 30,910
Clanton, AL
Out back
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Grumpy Old Man
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Clanton, AL
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In 2016 4 of the birds I killed were all between 22-24 lbs. only time that’s ever happened. A 36 would look like a coop grip spur walking thru the woods. Your scales needed calibrating.
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