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[Woodcock survey]

Tom we are a technology society and not a bad thing. I am the same on the draw of a compound, it helps this aging skeleton. Wounding is to be avoided no matter what but it will happen. That was the most extreme example i could think of at the time.

[Tom Flanigan]

Originally Posted by Daniel Carter

Tom we are a technology society and not a bad thing. I am the same on the draw of a compound, it helps this aging skeleton. Wounding is to be avoided no matter what but it will happen. That was the most extreme example i could think of at the time.

Wounding is a major issue for me and is the main reason for going with a compound. I don't trust myself to get good enough to shoot a recurve anymore. If it wasn't for the compound bow, I would have never got back into bowhunting. I always scoffed at compound bows an claimed it wasn't really bowhunting. Then for Christmas, the owner of the land I hunt bought me a compound bow. He wanted to see me get back into bowhunting. As a young kid, he remembered me bowhunting the property which was owned at that time by his father and before that by his grandfather who was a close friend of my grandfather. Between my grandfather and I, we have been hunting the property for 87 years.

I have not lost a deer since I was in my teens and then only two. My grandfather taught me to be meticulous about the shots I take on deer and game and it has paid off. Between regular hunting and crop damage permits I have taken over two hundred deer, five bear and many moose. I wish everyone could grow up under the tutelege I did.

[Aaron Beck]

These are modern times and we all strike our own balance with technology. However, it seems to me a good bit of hunting is now about image and identity. In that vein hunting can be about getting the shot, and I mean the photo after. It might be worth pointing out this thread is about photos of successfully bagged turkeys, but still there are hunters doing it right and hunters who mostly care about "success". Whether you learned from your grandpa or from tv and instagram, if you want to brag up your success at some point you will push the limits with your bow, gun, access or whatever. I think the responsible hunter learns more from the mistakes while the hacks learn mostly from their success. If super shot or a compounds (or shudder-xbows) gives you an edge, the responsible hunter will bank that as insurance for an ethical kill and the photo hog will leverage it into the occasional success and discount the error on the margins.
I enjoy this group because there arent many online forums where the majority of participants share my hunting values. Now ill go find a photo of an old tom I got.

[Aaron Beck]

Well the turkey proofs must have predated my Iphone because I cannot find them. As I recall the toms in eastern Massachusetts were plentiful and not particularly wary and the 10 ga was more than enough gun. We had some good times but i passed it on some years ago. No regrets. These shots date from 2011, I was just over 30.

[TARNATION !!!]

I enjoy all posts with hunting pics. This particular image immediately caught my eye with the closely matching case and gobbler colours. Great pic. Cheers Jack

[Cory Rams]

Just broke in my Charles Daly 10 gauge this morning! I never weighed the bird. It has one and a half inch spurs and two beards. The main beard is 10 1/2 inches long and the smaller one is 7 1/4 inches. First time shooting anything with this gun. The shell was black powder reloaded from yours truly. The Tom came in full strut around 11 AM this morning. Once the smoke cleared the bird was on the ground. I would say it was about a 25 yard shot. I used 100 grains of Fg and 1 5/8oz of BPI nickel plated #6’s. When I skinned it the neck was all jelly inside. The load did a great job.

[Cory Rams]

Originally Posted by Cory Rams

Just broke in my Charles Daly 10 gauge this morning! I never weighed the bird. It has one and a half inch spurs and two beards. The main beard is 10 1/2 inches long and the smaller one is 7 1/4 inches. First time shooting anything with this gun. The shell was black powder reloaded from yours truly. The Tom came in full strut around 11 AM this morning. Once the smoke cleared the bird was on the ground. I would say it was about a 25 yard shot. I used 100 grains of Fg and 1 5/8oz of BPI nickel plated #6’s. When I skinned it the neck was all jelly inside. The load did a great job.

Finished mounting it today. I used an old wood slice photo fame and fabricated a fan and beard holder. Fourth season can’t get here fast enough so I can do it all over again!



I never noticed the beard till I mounted it today but the main beard is starting to separate into two. Probably would have had been a tripplebearder by next season I’m guessing.

[Phil C]

Very nice bird. Congratulations.

[Harold Pickens]

Nice gun, nice bird, great pics. Congtrats Cory, it has been close, but no cigar for me so far, but I have alot of time left

[Cory Rams]

Originally Posted by Harold Lee Pickens

Nice gun, nice bird, great pics. Congtrats Cory, it has been close, but no cigar for me so far, but I have alot of time left

We get drawn for seasons here. I had 2nd. It’s a Wednesday through the following Tuesday. I basically have a 1 week season to get it done. I bought a left over 4th, 5th, and 6th season tag as well. The fish and game makes a good racket on it here charging $10 per left over tag.