DanSanDiego
Venison for Thanksgiving 2016
I’m not going to be out in the field this weekend so I’m looking forward to hearing about everyone else’s quest for Toms. Anyone out there on the opener, post up when you have a chance.
Pretty brave Steve hiking on public with a wing your back and head sticking up. You should put a Kevlar plate in that pack lol.[/QUOTE
I knew id get a laugh out of it.
i believe the beard must be visible extending beyond the breast feathersI had a tom come in this afternoon, but I let him walk for 2 reasons....
1 - It was 5:30 pm when he committed towards me. He was in full strut out of shooting range for a good 20 minutes. He put on quite a show! I think during my calling, I actually grabbed the attention of two hens who were coming my way. He was locked in on one of them, and she finally bounced out into some thick stuff. That's when he kept walking towards me. I looked at my watch to confirm that I had to let him walk. As he passed by, I noticed....
2 - I don't even think he had what I could even call a beard. It was so small, I had to question if I could legally harvest it some other day. But what I'm more confused about is that his fan was fully matured. All fan feathers were the same length, and with a fairly large spread.
I asked a friend's dad who kills turkeys every year limiting out, and he said there is the possibility of beard rot.
What do you guys think? Can this turkey be harvested legally?
load your video to youtube then post the link.Went out sunday with kids, turned into family time more than hunting. Would and will do it all over even if i never see a bird. Video to large but here are some pictures. My daughter was calling on the slate and I was using mouth call. This caused the little one in the back to laugh a lot then chain reaction between the 2.