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Have you killed a Gobbler with 1 1/2 in spurs?

I have killed a Turkey with 1 1/2 in. or longer spurs.
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I have not killed a Turkey with 1 1/2 in. or longer spurs.
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Re: Anyone killed a Tom with 1 1/2 in spurs?

Unread postby gutone4me » Fri May 15, 2015 3:28 am

I started turkey hunting in 1993 and have killed about 70 turkeys and watched probably another 50 die. I have yet to kill one or see one die with 1.5 inch spurs or longer.

I personally blame it on my style of hunting. I like to call and like birds that gobble and strut. I just dont think a 5+ year old turkey plays the game that way at that age.

The guys I do know that have killed turkeys with long spurs and bushwhacked everyone of them.

Again just my opinion and something else to consider.


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Re: Anyone killed a Tom with 1 1/2 in spurs?

Unread postby Dewey » Fri May 15, 2015 6:25 am

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BassBoysLLP wrote:Yes. Only one. Actually made a poor initial shot and ended up running him down 200 yards barefoot. I haven't seen anything close since.


I've seen a few, but I've only killed one. Stats are lackluster aside from the spur length.

24 lbs, 6 ounce
9 inch beard
1 5/8 inch spurs
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Re: Anyone killed a Tom with 1 1/2 in spurs?

Unread postby Stanley » Fri May 15, 2015 6:57 am

Dewey wrote:
BassBoysLLP wrote:
BassBoysLLP wrote:Yes. Only one. Actually made a poor initial shot and ended up running him down 200 yards barefoot. I haven't seen anything close since.


I've seen a few, but I've only killed one. Stats are lackluster aside from the spur length.

24 lbs, 6 ounce
9 inch beard
1 5/8 inch spurs
WI
Period A, 2009
Zone 5

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Are you sure your not related to Stanley somehow? The resemblance is uncanny! :mrgreen:

Guess it's better than SpongeBob on Zap! :lol:

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I'm way better looking than that guy, for crying out loud. ;) :lol:
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Re: Anyone killed a Tom with 1 1/2 in spurs?

Unread postby PK_ » Fri May 15, 2015 7:37 am

You guys are too much.
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Re: Anyone killed a Tom with 1 1/2 in spurs?

Unread postby hunter_mike » Fri May 15, 2015 8:06 am

These are the biggest ones i have ever seen in person, a friends bird from a couple years ago. Wish i wouldve taken better pics and actually measured them.

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Re: Anyone killed a Tom with 1 1/2 in spurs?

Unread postby BassBoysLLP » Fri May 15, 2015 9:13 am

hunter_mike wrote:These are the biggest ones i have ever seen in person, a friends bird from a couple years ago. Wish i wouldve taken better pics and actually measured them.

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Measure your thumb, take measurements on photo, and calculate :)

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Re: Anyone killed a Tom with 1 1/2 in spurs?

Unread postby hunter_mike » Fri May 15, 2015 9:19 am

BassBoysLLP wrote:
hunter_mike wrote:These are the biggest ones i have ever seen in person, a friends bird from a couple years ago. Wish i wouldve taken better pics and actually measured them.

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Measure your thumb, take measurements on photo, and calculate :)

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My thumbs are probably fatter now than they were back then but i am guessing those were 1.75" spurs or dang close!
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Re: Anyone killed a Tom with 1 1/2 in spurs?

Unread postby mauser06 » Fri May 15, 2015 12:28 pm

I will vote after the season!!




As of now...1 1/4" is my best....


I have my eye on one now...I got glass on him the other day...when I first seen him I said "dang!! Good beard! Hits short grass in full strut!". Then I hit his legs and my jaw dropped...

He pretty much owns one of my tags this season....had him in a killable distance Monday but with light brush at the end of my muzzle I opted to let him slip away and not risk it...he seems to be getting hotter by the day and hens are nesting harder...

Ive found the older birds can be more vulnerable later in the season...

Hung 2 cameras today...gunna try to get pics of him and get a pattern figured out...

I dont know if he will go an inch and a half or not...but from the quick look I got I was pretty certain he has a serious set of hooks...


I dont know what it is....I get a kick out of targeting a single bird...people do it with bucks...not many do it for turkey...

I learn their gobble....their roost...their pattern..if I can't hunt em I keep tabs on them...I dont do it unless I know he's 3+yo..I love it...

Good way to eat tag soup...but I dont put all my eggs in the same nest...and eventually I will hunt a different bird or go take my frustrations out and kill any longbeard...


I enjoy the game...and to be honest...going out and killing a turkey isn't all too impressive...some birds can be red hot maniacs and literally run in fast and hard...boom its over..

Everyone has their own thing...I dont claim to be a professional turkey killer by any means...but 2008 I started hunting like this...ate my tag but learned more that season than the years prior of killing birds right away...2009 I targeted a bird and got my 1 1/4" hooks..I never heard another bird on that ridge till I fired...the woods echoed with gobbles for a half an hour..I really believe they knew the boss was dead...

Haven't hunted since...now this year I'm back to it...


Spurs to me mean a lot more than beard length...snow/ice, beard rot, nature put the beard a little lower or gave him a little shorter legs etc etc makes for a shorter beard....and beards typically all wear off in the 10-12" range which is hit by 2 or 3yo..

I love long sharp hooks...

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Re: Anyone killed a Tom with 1 1/2 in spurs?

Unread postby BassBoysLLP » Fri May 15, 2015 12:54 pm

hunter_mike wrote:
BassBoysLLP wrote:
hunter_mike wrote:These are the biggest ones i have ever seen in person, a friends bird from a couple years ago. Wish i wouldve taken better pics and actually measured them.

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Measure your thumb, take measurements on photo, and calculate :)

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My thumbs are probably fatter now than they were back then but i am guessing those were 1.75" spurs or dang close!


Nice!

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Re: Anyone killed a Tom with 1 1/2 in spurs?

Unread postby kurt » Fri May 15, 2015 1:22 pm

gutone4me wrote:I started turkey hunting in 1993 and have killed about 70 turkeys and watched probably another 50 die. I have yet to kill one or see one die with 1.5 inch spurs or longer.

I personally blame it on my style of hunting. I like to call and like birds that gobble and strut. I just dont think a 5+ year old turkey plays the game that way at that age.

The guys I do know that have killed turkeys with long spurs and bushwhacked everyone of them.

Again just my opinion and something else to consider.


Style of hunting for sure plays a role. Results from a forum full of dedicated hunters can looked skewed.
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Re: Anyone killed a Tom with 1 1/2 in spurs?

Unread postby hunter10 » Sun May 17, 2015 1:23 pm

biggest bird ive seen was my younger brothers first bird. 1 spur was 1.5" and the other was actually a tad over 1.5"
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Re: Anyone killed a Tom with 1 1/2 in spurs?

Unread postby matt1336 » Sun May 17, 2015 1:41 pm

Yep. Weighed 28.5 lbs. wouldn't come in to calls so I snuck up on him and shot him at 15 yards. He was huge. When I carried him out, over my shoulder his head was hitting my calves. I'm 6' tall. It was the most fun hunt I've ever been a part of.

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Re: Anyone killed a Tom with 1 1/2 in spurs?

Unread postby JJWI » Sun May 17, 2015 2:03 pm

I shot 2 that had 1 1/2 spurs. My first one had 2 10" beards and only weighed 20 lbs.
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Re: Anyone killed a Tom with 1 1/2 in spurs?

Unread postby Ridgerunner7 » Mon May 18, 2015 2:15 pm

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1" 3/4 is my best. The other side was a touch shorter.

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Re: Anyone killed a Tom with 1 1/2 in spurs?

Unread postby Zap » Mon May 18, 2015 3:04 pm

I like m turkey meat young...... :P
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