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“When Tyranny becomes Law, Rebellion becomes Duty”
Colossians 3:17 (New King James Version) "And whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him."
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Congrats.
I have weighed a ton of old Toms on Dads old deliars and dad still uses them.
Mine are knock off but still seem to be pretty accurate.
The last time that bear ate a lawyer he had the runs for 33 days!
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Those old Zebcos have pretty strong springs, odds are the bird weighs a few pounds more. Same for the ruler, they are notorious for measuring short.😀 At least that was how my old Zebco worked with fish, they always seemed heavier and longer than the Deliar said. This was so obvious that I did not need to verify with another scale or ruler. I have no doubt yours is off just as much and in the same way as mine!
Congrats on a nice bird and I hope I am as fortunate in 9 days myself.
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Thank you gentlemen for the kind words. And woody, you're right. That bird must have weighed at least 26 pounds . Another thing to mention; the box call in the picture was made for me in 1994 but I only dedicated myself to learning it's secrets my last few hunting seasons. Allan Paul makes a very fine product and is a woods musician when running a box. Check them out. Paul's CallsMine has mahogany sides with walnut top and bottom. Has a bit of a high pitch and volume when run with pressure but you can lessen the pressure on the lid and get very nice soft yelps and clucks that still carry well. Starting to figger out the purr. Lots of uses for that call especially when you need just 2 more steps to drop the hammer. Since using the box enough to be comfortable with it I've lightened my call load to it and a mouth call. These folks have a really nice product and they're good people besides. If you're in the market for a new call check them out.
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“When Tyranny becomes Law, Rebellion becomes Duty”
Colossians 3:17 (New King James Version) "And whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him."
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Beauty, eh.
Gobbl--BOOM! erk!
Them dinosaurs just wont be dead.
Maybe the next meaty-or will finish em off. Theys smart sometimes.
Very Nice call.
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Shootem, that is one handsome Eastern gobbler with a huge hog head. I would not be surprised with a head like that if he was over 25. I have been hunting these birds in VA for 25 years my best is 23.6 pounds. It takes alot of patience to get these gobblers when they get past their 3rd year. I have seen them out there when they have shoulders like linebackers congrats.
Good luck and shoot straight y'all.
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Thank you kat. Shot one about 10 miles from this one that went over 22 on these same Deliar scales. I'll have some digitals before next season. I'm comfortable he was 24 plus. There is no way to zero these scales. On mine the bottom of the indicator bar is well above zero at rest and with the bird hanging the bottom of the bar is at 24 1/2. If I keep talking about it he'll end up around 26 or so
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