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I had a family funeral to attend Monday morning in Oklahoma, so I went up Sunday to my place in Alfalfa county and got in an evening turkey hunt on opening day of spring season. I had two toms answer my call, but I only got to see them through my binos as they went the other way. A little while later, I had a jake come within range, but I let him leave healthy and lead free. I spend most of Monday funeraling and visiting with family I don’t see often, but I got back to place in time to hunt again. I almost didn’t go, because it was hot, windy, and there’s a ton of buffalo nats. I set up in a ground blind under and behind a locust tree, and I was texting with a buddy and randomly calling. I heard clucking behind and to the left of my blind, and I hit the call again. About a minute later, this tom walked around the blind on the right side. When the tree was between me and him, I was able to get my gun up and take an 8 yard shot with my Blaser BBF97 12 ga over 308 combo gun and a handloaded 1 1/4 oz #6 shell. He had a 6.5” beard, 7/8 and 1” spurs, and weighed 27 lbs. ![[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]](https://i.imgur.com/alRtxzN.jpg)
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24HCF in its entirety, is solely responsible for why my children do not have college funds, my mortgage isn't paid-off and why I will never retire early enough to enjoy the remainder of my life.
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Thank you. I’m proud of the way it turned out, because it’s a “selfie”. I was hunting by myself, and it was my first time to use a Bluetooth remote for my iphone.
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Yeah, great picture and heck of a bird. 27lbs is a butterball. Good eating there! Congrats!
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Big old Tom! Great selfie pic too.
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Nice bird. Crazy weight for that short of beard and spurs.
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Nice pic and story. Congrats!
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That’s a big bird, congratulations. Great picture too. 👍
Would like to hear more about your Blaser combo gun, looks interesting.
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That bird was eatin' good !!!
Great pic, too. Congrats !!!
Wollen nicht krank dein feind. Planen es.
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That’s a big bird, congratulations. Great picture too. 👍
Would like to hear more about your Blaser combo gun, looks interesting. Here’s a better picture of the gun. ![[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]](https://i.imgur.com/x7CaOj8.jpg)
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27 lbs! that is a well fed bird!
Very cool gun and congrats
I may not be smart but I can lift heavy objects
I have a shotgun so I have no need for a 30-06.....
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That’s a beautiful bird! How is Oklahoma’s turkey population?
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