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Age This Bird #4004035 04/17/10
Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 96,121 Likes: 1 S Steelhead OP Campfire Oracle
OP Steelhead Campfire Oracle S Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 96,121 Likes: 1	Came in and started kicking the Jake decoy's ass so I decided to end that mess. The tail is a bit shot up but it's a nice even tail and the bird was as big as any other adult bird I've killed in that area. Beard Spurs "Dear Lord, save me from Your followers"

GB1

Re: Age This Bird Steelhead #4004244 04/17/10
Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 46,746 Just The Tip T tzone Campfire 'Bwana
tzone Campfire 'Bwana T Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 46,746 Just The Tip	Jake. Camp is where you make it.

Re: Age This Bird tzone #4004259 04/17/10
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OP Steelhead Campfire Oracle S Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 96,121 Likes: 1	Not a jake "Dear Lord, save me from Your followers"

Re: Age This Bird Steelhead #4004268 04/17/10
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sse Campfire Ranger S Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 18,667 Likes: 1	jake

Re: Age This Bird sse #4004271 04/17/10
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OP Steelhead Campfire Oracle S Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 96,121 Likes: 1	No way in hell "Dear Lord, save me from Your followers"

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Re: Age This Bird Steelhead #4004277 04/17/10
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sse Campfire Ranger S Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 18,667 Likes: 1	Just kiddin. A jake has no spurs.

Re: Age This Bird sse #4004282 04/17/10
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OP Steelhead Campfire Oracle S Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 96,121 Likes: 1	This bird has NO spurs. "Dear Lord, save me from Your followers"

Re: Age This Bird Steelhead #4004284 04/17/10
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OP Steelhead Campfire Oracle S Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 96,121 Likes: 1	Not even the hint of a bump "Dear Lord, save me from Your followers"

Re: Age This Bird Steelhead #4004289 04/17/10
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sse Campfire Ranger S Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 18,667 Likes: 1	Originally Posted by Steelhead This bird has NO spurs. (I know, that's why its not a jake. Wonder what happened to its beard.) I thought that was a spur in the top pic. Whoops. A couple years ago I saw two good size gobblers under a bird feeder. One of them was huge, the other noticeably smaller. But, the smaller one had a longer beard on him. I figure he must have been up in years and past his prime, probably ended up dying of old age. Last edited by sse; 04/17/10.

Re: Age This Bird sse #4004301 04/17/10
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sse Campfire Ranger S Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 18,667 Likes: 1	I don't know what the hell it is!

IC B3

Re: Age This Bird sse #4004445 04/17/10
Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 1,603 Mid-Mi S shotgun4fur Campfire Regular
shotgun4fur Campfire Regular S Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 1,603 Mid-Mi	Anybody that knows anything about turkeys knows that's no jake ! Jakes have uneven tail feathers. Not sure on age. Not a legal spring bird in Mi. No beard = no shot. I've killed birds with 10+" beards and only 1 spur (under 1"). Congats anyhow. I start Mon am.

Re: Age This Bird shotgun4fur #4004450 04/17/10
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shotgun4fur Campfire Regular S Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 1,603 Mid-Mi	BTW... He anit getting any older !lol

Re: Age This Bird shotgun4fur #4004451 04/17/10
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OP Steelhead Campfire Oracle S Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 96,121 Likes: 1	Fortunately the regs say Gobbler, nothing about beard. "Dear Lord, save me from Your followers"

Re: Age This Bird Steelhead #4004461 04/17/10
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shotgun4fur Campfire Regular S Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 1,603 Mid-Mi	Crazy. We can shoot anything with a beard.

Re: Age This Bird shotgun4fur #4004468 04/17/10
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OP Steelhead Campfire Oracle S Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 96,121 Likes: 1	Bearded hens are a no-no here. "Dear Lord, save me from Your followers"

Re: Age This Bird Steelhead #4004490 04/17/10
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OlyWa Campfire Regular Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 609 Wetter Washington	Trans-gender New Age bird? Good to see that you honor diversity Steelhead.

Re: Age This Bird OlyWa #4004524 04/17/10
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OP Steelhead Campfire Oracle S Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 96,121 Likes: 1	I'm good with the freaks. One legged bird I killed in 2003 "Dear Lord, save me from Your followers"

Re: Age This Bird Steelhead #4004532 04/17/10
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OlyWa Campfire Regular Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 609 Wetter Washington	Just your sensitive side shining through...

Re: Age This Bird OlyWa #4004564 04/17/10
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TomA Campfire Regular Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 2,031 San Antonio, TX	Heck that bird came from Texas. Not every cowboy wears spurs when chasing the opposite sex. [Linked Image]

Re: Age This Bird TomA #4004614 04/17/10
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wsmfan Campfire Greenhorn W Joined: Jul 2009 Posts: 58	Interesting. Did he gobble, or strut at all?

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