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 My best turkey yet (Clay County)
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04/28/14 03:28 AM
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barnez
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I love looking at everyone's turkey pics so figured I should share my own. Shot my best turkey to date this weekend in Clay county. Found the roost, set up 250 yards away. Three gobblers flew about 120 yards away. They didn't come into my spread so I just sat tight. About 20 minutes later after a few yelps they came back with 2 more gobblers. Two of them came in within 40 yards but were behind brush and on my off side (so glad I didn't try to force a shot). Sat tight and saw them leave to go with a real hen. I kept calling and about 25 minutes later I saw two of them coming back. This time I knew I'd have an open shot so I just stopped calling. Both birds came in within 25 yards before I shot the front bird with the bigger beard. The first shot didn't kill him so I had to creep up on him and take a second to finish the job. I knew he had a nice full beard but was more impressed with his sharp spurs. Beard: 10.25 Spurs: 1.25 &1.375 Weight: exactly 20.0 lbs (digital scale) NWTF Score: 66.75   
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Re: My best turkey yet (Clay County)
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04/28/14 04:23 AM
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Re: My best turkey yet (Clay County)
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04/28/14 05:25 AM
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barnez
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You been "croc" hunting yet? 
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Re: My best turkey yet (Clay County)
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04/28/14 06:28 AM
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Gamblinman
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Limbhanger right there.
Congrats
Gman
" I don't hunt turkeys because I want to, I hunt turkeys because I have to."
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Re: My best turkey yet (Clay County)
[Re: barnez]
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04/28/14 11:10 AM
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Western
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If at first you dont succeed, then skydiving is not for you..
"Don't trust everything you read on the Internet"- Abraham Lincoln
Dennis
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Re: My best turkey yet (Clay County)
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04/28/14 01:54 PM
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Pope&Young
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Great Bird 
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Re: My best turkey yet (Clay County)
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04/28/14 03:17 PM
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SweetTea
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OMG, this is the best slumber party ever!
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Re: My best turkey yet (Clay County)
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04/28/14 07:26 PM
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"People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf."
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Re: My best turkey yet (Clay County)
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04/28/14 07:30 PM
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Nice bird! Got some hooks on him
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Re: My best turkey yet (Clay County)
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04/28/14 11:54 PM
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Great job! I'm still trying for my first bird.
Born to hunt and fish.
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Re: My best turkey yet (Clay County)
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04/29/14 08:07 PM
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Smiling Mallard
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Nice Bird! 
"Call 'em up close and shoot 'em in the face" 
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Re: My best turkey yet (Clay County)
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04/29/14 09:14 PM
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Mighty nice, going to be hard to get a better one.
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Re: My best turkey yet (Clay County)
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04/30/14 10:46 AM
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"It is the same boiling water that softens the rice, which hardens the egg." It's not always about the circumstances, but what you are made of....
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Re: My best turkey yet (Clay County)
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05/01/14 12:47 PM
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LoneRanger220
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Lions never lose sleep over the opinions of sheep.
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Re: My best turkey yet (Clay County)
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05/02/14 02:46 PM
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wal1809
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I had forgotton how bad arse turkey hunting realy is. Great story and congrats on a great bird.
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Re: My best turkey yet (Clay County)
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05/05/14 07:48 PM
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AWESOME ,good bird. Forrest
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Re: My best turkey yet (Clay County)
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05/06/14 03:41 AM
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Re: My best turkey yet (Clay County)
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05/07/14 12:44 PM
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LoneRanger220
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Can't wait to get my first bird
Lions never lose sleep over the opinions of sheep.
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Re: My best turkey yet (Clay County)
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05/07/14 08:39 PM
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LarryCopper
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Dang that's a thick paint brush! Congrats! And SM, I'm pretty sure this bird lives on my lease. I don't know if he's been shot in the arse or just a fighter, but about every other feather in his fan is missing or broke off.
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Re: My best turkey yet (Clay County)
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05/07/14 11:42 PM
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spur
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Re: My best turkey yet (Clay County)
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05/09/14 04:55 PM
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Re: My best turkey yet (Clay County)
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#5106613
05/09/14 05:14 PM
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caruncle1
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great looking mature tom way to go!!
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