Friend's daughter put the smackdown on an old gobbler yesterday morning. There are a few nicely-spurred gobblers down here in these woods, but this one is on the upper end of nice!

Had an 11" beard, too.

1 3/4 spurs id say that’s a good Turkey Bird.

Dang, that's a fine bird.

Fighting rooster

Excellent

She is a hunter! She goes right by herself. Darkness, swamps, miles out in the woods, or blood doesn't affect her.

She had been after this gobbler since opening morning. She got set up on him and a little soft early calling brought him right to her.

She is in her mid-30s and has killed more bucks, gobblers, and bears than most men around here. She also owns a pack of deer hounds and a Ford F-one fitty 4x4. She also helped me trap beavers a while back when I had knee surgery.

Her daddy has kept her in these woods all her life and she is an outstanding woodswoman!

I didn't get her permission to show her face on-line, but here she is with this tom.

That is the epitome of a limb hanger. Great bird!

Very nice, congrats to her!!

Extremely fine set of hooks. You can keep the beard length and weight. I’d take those hooks any day!

5 yr old bird (or more?) for those in the know??

I've only have seen 3 wild Gobbler's w/ 1.75 or longer spurs, they are darned near once in a lifetime.

Does that mean it’s a bigger bird in general? Like more meat? Forgive me I know very little about turkeys. Congrats by the way!!!

There spurs are a very good indication of how old they and lots of wisdom comes along with it.

Very mature Smash. Like killing a really old, wise buck.

But arn't the young dumb ones more tender?

Nice bird congratulations to the young lady.

There are no young dumb ones in the spring season, some are older than others, but none will rival the flavor/taste and tenderness of a fall juvenile Jake.

That is a good one.

Very true.....they are a rare creature!

I've killed a good many gobblers and looking back I can find only 2, maybe 3, that had 1.5"+/- spurs. Never killed one that reached 1.75".

Was the GW in this multi-county area for 27 years and have only seen 2 gobblers with 1.75" spurs and this is one of them.

I'd say so on the 5 year age.....maybe 6 as those hooks are keen!