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Hunting on
Ranger Creek Ranch in Texas |
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Three Rios that Charlie and I took one afternoon. All three were longbeards. It was over in about 3 seconds. I shot two (one on the fly) and Charlie shot one making his exit on foot. |
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My biggest Rio of the trip (first day bird). He had 1 3/16 spurs and a 10 1/4 inch beard. We did not weigh him. You can tell he had some good hooks. He is hanging by them! |
Charlie with the longbeard he got on the first day of the hunt. It was a really good bird. It had 1 inch. spurs if I recall correctly. |
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We killed 10 birds in 3 days, and 7 of them were longbeards. Charlie got two longbeards, I got three, Ronnie got 2 and Ed was "Jake Man." He got three jakes. Ed and Ronnie B. took no pictures of their birds. |
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Hunting on
Tiny Bell Plantation |
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My GA longbeard taken on Ed's farm in Georgia. He had a 10 1/2 inch beard and 1 inch spurs. I called him in to me by calling his hens. |
My GA Jake that Ed and I took on a friend's place near Pine Mountain, GA. I did not know he was a jake when I shot him, but I felt no remorse when I found out. |
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Tiny Bell longbeard that Emory and I called up. He got the shot! There were 3 longbeards, but I could not see them until Emory shot. He planned it that way! |
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Hunting in
Arkansas |
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My Pottsville longbeard that I killed on my place. He had only 3/4 inch spurs, but a rope for a beard. His beard was 11 inches. |
The Arkansas jake that I killed at my place in NW Arkansas. It was the first turkey I killed on that place and I was happy to get him. |
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Lance and Bubba with a jake Bubba killed during our hunt in NW Arkansas. Every time we go with Bubba, we get a bird. Not a bad record! Bubba knows his place and knows where the turkeys are located. |
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