Tipped one over with the 138 year old Parker
 

I shot a nice turkey with my 1880 O Grade Parker 10 gauge lifter today here in MN. We still have a fair amount of snow on the ground after a 18" blizzard last weekend. The sun was out today and the turkeys were to. This bird weighed 23 lbs 6 oz, 8 1/2" beard, and 1 1/8" spurs. This is the biggest Eastern I have ever harvested and my first with black powder and brass out of this Parker. I was shooting 4 drams of black powder, 1 3/4oz of #6 and #5's out of 2 5/8" 10 gauge brass.

Nice job!

That's a darn heavy turkey for this time of year (well, not really but it sure is a good one!) - what's he been feeding on?





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Congratulations Matt. I have never hunted turkeys in the snow that I can recall. But with the way the weather has been around here in Southern Indiana it may happen this spring, who knows.

mighty nice turkey a big one too...that barrel on that gun looks to bereally long how long is it..seems like the load you are shooting is a good one how far was the turkey when shot....charlie

Good for you Mathew. You worked hard to get your Parker in "turkey shape" and it paid off. I will indeed mount your tail, beard and spurs with your brass shell.

Great job. I've never had to hunt them in the snow. Are they strutting and when do they nest if snow is on the ground?

Wow! That one is 3 lbs larger than my largest. I stay home if its below about 45 degrees. Good job. He looks even bigger,

Great job Matt! That is awesome...congratulations!

The shot was 35 yards and the barrels on this Parker are 32". The bird strutted around a hen for at least a half hour before the hen came over to me decoys and then this old boy followed in. They do indeed strut in the snow.

Dang that is a nice bird and great story. Clearly don't associate turkey hunting and snow on the ground. Cold fronts where I live will shut em down, much less a bunch of snow.

Early 90's storm of the century hit right in the middle of turkey season. No one I knew even saw turkeys for two weeks in the mountains were the snow held. When snow melted it was like someone flipped a switch and every gobbler in the country was going crazy.