bowhunter16
New Member
I went out Monday morning the 10th of May and was fortunate enough to harvest this guy. I was set up in an area where i knew there were turkeys, but there was only one group gobbling a long ways off. I sat and hoped my light calling here and there would bring in a turkey. It got to be about 7:00 and i thought it would be a good time for a little nap. As i was laying there half asleep, I heard something running through the leaves. I picked up my head expecting to see a squirrel, but instead this guy was 15 yards away pecking at my tom decoy. I was looking for a beard just to make sure he was a tom and thought i saw a short one tucked in close to his body. After manuevering my hands out of my pockets and bringing the gun up for a shot I was able to drop him in his tracks! When i went up to look at his "beard" I realized that what i saw was a couple of big nasty black scabs where the beard should have been. He was also missing a lot of feathers in this area as well. Any speculations as to why this guy didnt have a beard? He was a male turkey, he just didn't have a beard.
He weighed 22 lbs.
Sharp 1 inch hooks
0 in. beard
He weighed 22 lbs.
Sharp 1 inch hooks
0 in. beard