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#7733645
01/30/20 11:00 PM
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Posts: 397
FF/Birdman
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Bird Dog
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Bird Dog
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A nice 21# spring Rio that I mounted for my brother. This bird had a 10 in. beard and 1 in spurs. Beautiful specimen. ![[Linked Image]](https://i.ibb.co/d4BQ6Dn/20200130-140313.jpg)
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Re: Turkey
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#7733981
01/31/20 03:49 AM
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krmitchell
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Nice work. Do you use the real head or a reproduction?
Last edited by krmitchell; 01/31/20 03:49 AM.
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Re: Turkey
[Re: krmitchell]
#7733994
01/31/20 04:13 AM
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Bird Dog
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I used a reproduction head.
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Re: Turkey
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02/01/20 02:24 AM
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krmitchell
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I used a reproduction head. Looks nice. Just curious as I haven’t mounted a turkey in 20 something years, was there a reason to shift to reproductions? They look just as good but wasn’t sure if there was a reason.
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Re: Turkey
[Re: krmitchell]
#7734981
02/01/20 02:04 PM
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FF/Birdman
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Bird Dog
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Freeze dry heads are the best but rather pricey. They do look good though. Reproductions are somewhat cheaper and not too bad. The real heads have a lot of shrinkage and are an older technique.
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Re: Turkey
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#7735199
02/01/20 08:13 PM
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krmitchell
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Freeze dry heads are the best but rather pricey. They do look good though. Reproductions are somewhat cheaper and not too bad. The real heads have a lot of shrinkage and are an older technique. Cool, thanks for the info.
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Re: Turkey
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#7735764
02/02/20 08:10 PM
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Joined: Jan 2018
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pop r
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Re: Turkey
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#7739372
02/06/20 07:48 PM
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Clark8907
Bird Dog
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Freeze dry heads are the best but rather pricey. They do look good though. Reproductions are somewhat cheaper and not too bad. The real heads have a lot of shrinkage and are an older technique. The guys winning at world shows and the NWTF are all using freeze dried head off the bird killed. Then they are painting them. They look absolutely fantastic. Black Wings Turkey out of Florida is one of the best taxidermist I have ever seen when it comes to turkey. Your mount looks really good as well.
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Re: Turkey
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#7743291
02/11/20 09:27 PM
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Joined: Dec 2014
Posts: 150
RedRaider13
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Woodsman
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Paul, That Turkey turned out great!
Makes me want to get one mounted... just not sure I have room on my wall for a bird that big.
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Re: Turkey
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#7744500
02/13/20 02:39 AM
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bigsky
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I have seen that in person and the pictures barely do it justice. Very cool mount
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Re: Turkey
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#7758915
02/28/20 07:16 PM
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twdjr
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