my first gobbler

[Pappy]

well, after the last few seasons with no luck.....this mornin was my mornin:D

[Woodsrider]

mmmmm.. Bet I can guess whats for Easter dinner:D

[Honda4trax250x]

congrats! keep up the good work!:blah

[Pappy]

Originally posted by soggyrider
mmmmm.. Bet I can guess whats for Easter dinner:D

hahaha yup.....apple wood smoked wild turkey:D

damn that sounds like some kinda liquor:devil

[Tommy 17]

hey pappy throw that thing in the jeep and get up here... the deep fryers waiting:devil


lookin good... what did u shoot with with 12 guage???


our turkey starts next sat the 26th but its the same day as prom... but odn't worry i already told my mom and my date that i will be outta the woods by 10:macho

[p@iNn3ck]

bow? or pumper?

and it looks like you had some help from the little guy (you hoggin all the credit?:D )

[Woodsrider]

Originally posted by Pappy
hahaha yup.....apple wood smoked wild turkey:D

damn that sounds like some kinda liquor:devil


You do that in a water smoker, or a dry smoker? When I use my water smoker, and apple wood I fill the water bowl with apple cider and toss in a fresh cinnamon stick. I have done a turkey like that once and it was awsome, But I use that all the time for my babby back ribs. I placed third with them at the first BBQcook off I went too:D :D

[Doibugu2]

Do you work or just never sleep?

Man, your making me hungry talking about food.

[Pappy]

i killed it with a 870 and winchester 4 shot turkey load

soggy....that recipe sounds like the chit

:D i have both types of smokers and i just might try that on this one

yeah i was happy, i was a lil late gettin set up and 7 turkeys were already in the field. i tried callin them but nuttin. so i rushed the flock and scattered them...then reset up about 1/8 a mile away and within 10 minutes i had all 7 toms strutting 30 yards from me:D i picked the biggest one and lett'em have it. ive killed a hen in our fall season, and have worked toms before but this is the first one ive been able to take clean. i have one more tag left...maybe ill try the ol' bow out:p

[Pappy]

Originally posted by Doibugu2
Do you work or just never sleep?


well, i was asleep at midnight...on the road at 4 am...2 hour drive to the spot....hunted with the owner of the company...still managed to direct some stuff at work via my 2 way:D now ill take the rest of teh day and work at home.

[Doibugu2]

Man if I don't get 8 hrs of sleep I start getting moody. Oh, yea I'm moody all the time, it just gets worse if I don't get enough sleep.

[250EXking]

nice bird


our season starts in a few days and ill be out trying to get my first bird. ive got at least one of every speices here:devil

[QuAdRaCeR244]

Congrats Pappy! nice bird:macho

[Bretmd94]

Thats good size. How much does he weigh?

[Castor-426ex]

pappy if you dont mind send a slice of that to my addy


extra stuffing:)

[OutlawEX]

Gobble Gobble Gobble Gobble Gobble Gobble Gobble :p

[spliffy]

Nice turkey Pappy.. I just got a tag for the first time(we have drawings here) it starts May 16 :macho I can't wait to try it out.

[Pappy]

actually i think i will make a kickass pot of turkey soup and then freeze it and bring it to hatfield.....you want some....you'll have to bring a bowl and spoon there:D and yes i promise to keep rico from sticking his head in the pot:devil

good luck to anyone else who goes after the mother of all yardbirds:p

almost forgot....it only had a 5 inch beard and 1 1/4 inch spurs and weighed 24 pounds.

[QuadTrix6]

MmMmmm those are good eatin pappy :D

[Glow Plug]

looks tasty :D

[SGA]

Originally posted by Pappy
almost forgot....it only had a 5 inch beard and 1 1/4 inch spurs and weighed 24 pounds.
24 Pounds:eek2: Pappy, thats is a big gobbler! Good job man!

[Pappy]

yep...the ol lady made me make soup outta it cuz it wasnt fittin in a roastin pan:p

they weigh them here before we field dress them...but i was surpised too. maybe ill get a real big one yet...there is still a month left to try:D

[ridered86]

i missed turkey season here, tryin to get my quad together, but i can already see another dear season on the horizon, maybe this year ill finally get one.:blah

[Rip_Tear]

Thats cool pappy! Good job! We raise Turkeys here every so often, our smallest was like 16lbs and largest was 30 some... Most are around 24lbs :D Not wild turkey's, just the white ones, wild ones are too hard to get in at night (to many wild killers here to leave them out over night)

[250x#93]

Congrats:devil

[Pappy]

lol.....u should have busted him:devil

[QuAdRaCeR244]

Originally posted by Pappy
lol.....u should have busted him:devil



lol...he should have :devious: :muscle:

[Pappy]

Originally posted by SGA
Pappy, I saw this turkey behind a resturaunt. It jumped up out of a smelly dumpster and flew up to the roof. Later I saw two more turkeys standing next to a dead possum on the road. There sure is alot of turkeys around here! :p

turkey BUZZARDS dont count:ermm:

[Glow Plug]

Originally posted by Rip_Tear
Thats cool pappy! Good job! We raise Turkeys here every so often, our smallest was like 16lbs and largest was 30 some... Most are around 24lbs :D Not wild turkey's, just the white ones, wild ones are too hard to get in at night (to many wild killers here to leave them out over night)


24 pounds that's not to bad, me and my dad rasied some chickens like 2 years ago we had about 60, the last ones that we dressed out we about 14 pounds cleaned :D

[Leo]

Pretty sweet..!

Turkey opens up here on the 1st of May..

They have been non-existant here for the last 100 years or so.. About 10 years back they reintroduced them, now they are all over the place..

Got the Mossberg all dialed in, I can feel a sick day coming on.. :D

Leo

[cjpoole1]

Originally posted by Leo
Pretty sweet..!

Turkey opens up here on the 1st of May..

They have been non-existant here for the last 100 years or so.. About 10 years back they reintroduced them, now they are all over the place..

Got the Mossberg all dialed in, I can feel a sick day coming on.. :D

Leo
Turkey are becoming way over populated here in middle TN . I see them in groups of up to 30-40 birds almost everyday all over my county. They are starting to graze, dont think thats the technical term for it, in residential areas around here.

[Pappy]

same here leo....
i think it was in the late 70's they started introducing them from western maryland into all areas of the state. i saw my first "local" wild turkey in 1989.....then it seemed like everywhere near our farm they could be spotted. they are a cool bird and very tuff to hunt.


cough cough....i hear ya leo:p