Tipped one over with the 138 year old Parker

[Matt Buckley]

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.

[Dean Romig]

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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[Randy Roberts]

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.

[charlie cleveland]

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

[Jim Beilke]

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.

[J. A. EARLY]

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?

[Daniel G Rainey]

Charley No I did not wear a white sheet for camo during my only turkey hunt in the snow. But many years ago, I heard Wil Primos tell the story of the late Russell Davis Mayor of Jackson, Miss. and a famous turkey hunter back in the 1960's. He left the hunting the camp one morning walking dressed in a White jump suit only to return with a nice gobbler mid morning. He collected from a fellow club a bet that he could call up a gobbler and kill him dressed in white.

[Gerald McPherson]

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,

[Jay Oliver]

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

[Matt Buckley]

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.