1st turkey

[Harold Lee Pickens]

My son Jeremy shot his first turkey this morning out at our Ohio farm. No, not a sxs but using a gun that I
worked and saved for when I was in high school in the 70's, an 870 Wingmaster. Was much impressed with the #9 TSS. Worked a second bird but couldn't get it to come in.
Jeremy's bird was a big mature bird with 1 1/8" spurs but had a 1 inch beard that was brown on the ends---mites or fungus? Jeremy wasn't too upset. Now it's my turn, passed up a Jake yesterday in WV.

[Gerald McPherson]

Beard rot? I don't eat that part anyway.

[Stephen Hodges]

Nice bird:) We have to wait until May 1 here in the Granite State:corn:

[Garry L Gordon]

Congratulations to the hunter and the father of the hunter. You’re a lucky man, Harold, but I’m sure you know that.

[Dean Romig]

Congratulations both of you!
Vermont toms need to sport a beard of a minimum of 3”





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[Daryl Corona]

Way to go Dad!:bowdown:

[Gary Kephart]

Pretty work’

[Harold Lee Pickens]

After calling in one for my son's first turkey, l have been so close to closing the deal 5 times, but finally got to pull the trigger today. So yes, there will be smoked turkey again this year at Hausmann's, stop over.

[Garry L Gordon]

Excellent!! Congratulations, Harold.

[Dean Romig]

What - No Parker???





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[Harold Lee Pickens]

No, not a Parker, but that old 870 has a lot of sentimental value to me. I did take one with a grade 2 hammer 12 last year. I do prefer the 870 for turkeys and once again the TSS 9sflattened the bird at 38 yds just as it was disappearing over the rise.
I want to take my next turkey with the old Greener hammer gun. I u

[David Case]

My favorite hunt decades ago was a 20yd shot with a Pedorsoli 10 ga. Percussion SxS. 21lb 1-1/8" spurs. 1-5/8 oz of copper plated 5 shot and equal amount of ffg by volume. . 4 overshot cards over powder and 1 overshot card over shot. I found that using the thick fiberwads blew donut holes in center of pattern.