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World Record Gobbler

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WHO:Redarrow
DATE:April 1st.
TIME:3 am
STATE:Mi.
SPECIES:Eastern
WEAPON:Benelli
AMMO:Foxtrot
CALL & MAKER:Michigan Mac Daddy.Redarrow
BEARD 1: 35inches
BEARD 2: 29 inches
BEARD 3: 19 inches
RIGHT SPUR 8 1/2
LEFT SPUR:8 i/4
WEIGHT:86 lbs even
SCORE: Off The Chart
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If I didn't see it here with my own eyes, I'd a never believed it, Billie!
That is a stinkin brut!
Was it a Foxtrot TSS slug? Had to be!
Well done!
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I would have let it grow another year!
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Hognutz wrote: ↑April 1st, 2023, 9:06 am If I didn't see it here with my own eyes, I'd a never believed it, Billie!
That is a stinkin brut!
Was it a Foxtrot TSS slug? Had to be!
Well done!

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I know an old timer from West Virginia, all his birds were that big! lol
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redarrow wrote: ↑April 1st, 2023, 10:10 am
Hognutz wrote: ↑April 1st, 2023, 9:06 am If I didn't see it here with my own eyes, I'd a never believed it, Billie!
That is a stinkin brut!
Was it a Foxtrot TSS slug? Had to be!
Well done!

Foxtrot 8 gauge ,6 inch,triplex ,2 oz. each of 2s,3s,and 4s.
😂😂😂
May I assume you're not here to inquire about the alcohol or the tobacco?
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When attacked by a group of clowns...Go for the Juggler!!
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Dtrkyman wrote: ↑April 1st, 2023, 10:28 am I know an old timer from West Virginia, all his birds were that big! lol
Too funny! I knew a fisherman like that!!
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That turkey looks to be about 6' tall, 180-190 pounds, & about 71 years old.
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HunterGKS wrote: ↑April 1st, 2023, 11:23 am That turkey looks to be about 6' tall, 180-190 pounds, & about 71 years old.
Close. 220 lbs.
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Looks to me like a wrecker was needed to tow, bof' em' outta' da' woods :LMAO:
ever wonder where the white goes when the snow melts??
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Quite the turkey. The birds nice too.
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soiltester wrote: ↑April 1st, 2023, 1:43 pm Looks to me like a wrecker was needed to tow, bof' em' outta' da' woods :LMAO:


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Is this for real?!?😂😂😂😂😂
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Prospector wrote: ↑April 1st, 2023, 5:37 pm Is this for real?!?😂😂😂😂😂
Every picture and post here on GN, is authentic and genuine ;)

If ya' don't believe me, why jist' ask me :cheers:
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I think I saw that bird once. I ran back to the truck wimpering like a little girl! I was undergunned, unprepared and plain old scared. If I remember right it had wolf like fangs too! Glad someone of quality took him out!
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Had a gobbler that big in a dream once

Had the wrong shells with me and I was rifling through all my pockets trying to find the correct ones to shoot it lol
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It's true! I saw it on the internet!
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