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Another granddaddy gobbler!! #8400664 05/09/25 12:14 PM 05/09/25 12:14 PM
Joined: Jan 2007 mo. N nate OP trapper
nate OP trapper N Joined: Jan 2007 mo.	A true trophy!!! 24.5 lbs, 9" beard, 1.7/16" spur's What more can a guy want.

Re: Another granddaddy gobbler!! [Re: nate] #8400665 05/09/25 12:28 PM 05/09/25 12:28 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Three Lakes,WI 73 C corky trapper
corky trapper C Joined: Dec 2006 Three Lakes,WI 73	Great bird http://www.usdebtclock.org/ This place is getting more like Facebook every day.

Re: Another granddaddy gobbler!! [Re: nate] #8400666 05/09/25 12:29 PM 05/09/25 12:29 PM
Joined: Apr 2009 South Ga - Almost Florida Swamp Wolf trapper
Swamp Wolf trapper Joined: Apr 2009 South Ga - Almost Florida	NICE!!! Congrats! Thank God For Your Blessings! Never Half-Arse Anything! Resource Protection Service

Re: Another granddaddy gobbler!! [Re: nate] #8400675 05/09/25 12:49 PM 05/09/25 12:49 PM
Joined: Mar 2013 IL H houndone trapper
houndone trapper H Joined: Mar 2013 IL	Good job congrats.

Re: Another granddaddy gobbler!! [Re: nate] #8400680 05/09/25 01:13 PM 05/09/25 01:13 PM
Joined: Oct 2009 east central WI K k snow trapper
k snow trapper K Joined: Oct 2009 east central WI	Great bird.

Re: Another granddaddy gobbler!! [Re: nate] #8400699 05/09/25 02:12 PM 05/09/25 02:12 PM
Joined: Sep 2023 MO C Crappiekiller trapper
Crappiekiller trapper C Joined: Sep 2023 MO	Very nice CK

Re: Another granddaddy gobbler!! [Re: nate] #8400704 05/09/25 02:16 PM 05/09/25 02:16 PM
Joined: Mar 2007 McGrath, AK W white17 "General (Mr.Sunshine) Washington"
white17 "General (Mr.Sunshine) Washington" W Joined: Mar 2007 McGrath, AK	That's a beauty !! Mean As Nails

Re: Another granddaddy gobbler!! [Re: nate] #8400740 05/09/25 03:38 PM 05/09/25 03:38 PM
Joined: Dec 2022 illinois J jalstat trapper
jalstat trapper J Joined: Dec 2022 illinois	Yes sir

Re: Another granddaddy gobbler!! [Re: nate] #8400742 05/09/25 03:39 PM 05/09/25 03:39 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Coldspring Texas Savell "Wilbur"
Savell "Wilbur" Joined: Dec 2006 Coldspring Texas	Good deal Nate Insert profound nonsense here

Re: Another granddaddy gobbler!! [Re: nate] #8400751 05/09/25 03:51 PM 05/09/25 03:51 PM
Joined: Dec 2010 Central, SD Law Dog trapper
Law Dog trapper Joined: Dec 2010 Central, SD	Sweet bird Was born in a Big City Will die in the Country OK with that! Jerry Herbst

Re: Another granddaddy gobbler!! [Re: nate] #8400757 05/09/25 04:02 PM 05/09/25 04:02 PM
Joined: Apr 2011 SE SD D DWC trapper
DWC trapper D Joined: Apr 2011 SE SD	Ive read mixed reviews on how to age a gobbler. It definitely isnt beard length, as Ive shot several birds with 10-11 inch beards and 3/4 inch spurs that come in around 20 lbs. Ive read that spur length is the most reliable, but also read that it may not be. My assumption is that bird is 3+, but I have no clue how to gauge after that. Sometimes you see a group of jakes where one or two are clearly bigger with longer beards, but theyre still last years birds. Great bird no matter the official age.

Re: Another granddaddy gobbler!! [Re: DWC] #8400762 05/09/25 04:12 PM 05/09/25 04:12 PM
Joined: Oct 2013 East of the Mason-Dixon Line DelawareRob trapper
DelawareRob trapper Joined: Oct 2013 East of the Mason-Dixon Line	Originally Posted by DWC Ive read mixed reviews on how to age a gobbler. It definitely isnt beard length, as Ive shot several birds with 10-11 inch beards and 3/4 inch spurs that come in around 20 lbs. Ive read that spur length is the most reliable, but also read that it may not be. My assumption is that bird is 3+, but I have no clue how to gauge after that. Sometimes you see a group of jakes where one or two are clearly bigger with longer beards, but theyre still last years birds. Great bird no matter the official age. It’s almost impossible to do so in the field. If it’s a Jake it’s in its first year. Toms are older than that. Unless it was banded as a Jake or poult and you harvest that bird and report the band you won’t really know in the field. That’s what a biologist friend told me. Stop over cooking your meat! It isn’t gamey, it’s over cooked! Gordon Ramsey, maybe…

Re: Another granddaddy gobbler!! [Re: nate] #8400763 05/09/25 04:12 PM 05/09/25 04:12 PM
Joined: Oct 2013 East of the Mason-Dixon Line DelawareRob trapper
DelawareRob trapper Joined: Oct 2013 East of the Mason-Dixon Line	Nice job on the turkey! Congratulations Stop over cooking your meat! It isn’t gamey, it’s over cooked! Gordon Ramsey, maybe…

Re: Another granddaddy gobbler!! [Re: nate] #8400785 05/09/25 04:43 PM 05/09/25 04:43 PM
Joined: Oct 2015 wisconsin M Muskratwalt trapper
Muskratwalt trapper M Joined: Oct 2015 wisconsin	Congrats! You're right, you can't ask for a nicer bird than that! Walt legge

Re: Another granddaddy gobbler!! [Re: nate] #8400802 05/09/25 05:08 PM 05/09/25 05:08 PM
Joined: Mar 2025 Minnesota P Papa Dozer trapper
Papa Dozer trapper P Joined: Mar 2025 Minnesota	Great bird. Congratulations.

Re: Another granddaddy gobbler!! [Re: nate] #8400815 05/09/25 05:39 PM 05/09/25 05:39 PM
Joined: Feb 2009 St. James, Missouri Bigbuck trapper
Bigbuck trapper Joined: Feb 2009 St. James, Missouri	Heck yeah that's a great bird. Congratulations!!1 A long hair country boy can survive

Re: Another granddaddy gobbler!! [Re: nate] #8400841 05/09/25 06:19 PM 05/09/25 06:19 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Northern Maine Bruce T trapper
Bruce T trapper Joined: Dec 2006 Northern Maine	Very nice.Congrats NRA,NTA,MTA,FTA #1 goal=Trap a wolverine

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