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General discussion => Black Powder Shooting => Topic started by: guido on April 23, 2022, 05:59:54 PM

Title: Smoothbore gobbler
Post by: guido on April 23, 2022, 05:59:54 PM
Big gobbler with 62 cal smoothie built by me. Beautiful bird
(https://i.ibb.co/6rZFKTY/9-AF1857-C-0-DB0-4-ED8-B014-67-B02-BD8-BFF9.jpg) (https://ibb.co/DzbQBv4)

(https://i.ibb.co/5TS2FH5/B98-A4-AE9-BCCE-4-F0-E-AB74-A79-A68117-AD4.jpg) (https://ibb.co/F6ynVTB)

(https://i.ibb.co/Kmx32Xh/10199-FE3-9-CE8-4046-8957-F0-A462-AD3-EB8.jpg) (https://ibb.co/nRM57bm)
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Post by: martin9 on April 23, 2022, 06:03:49 PM
Nice! that is a big ol', very pretty colored bird.
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Post by: Prairie dog shooter on April 23, 2022, 06:05:01 PM
Very nice!
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Post by: Big Bubba on April 23, 2022, 06:50:56 PM
Nice!
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Post by: Daryl on April 23, 2022, 07:07:17 PM
Nice bird indeed.
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Post by: smylee grouch on April 23, 2022, 07:29:11 PM
Good job Guido, on the bird and gun.  :) Both are handsome.  :D
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Post by: Osprey on April 23, 2022, 07:57:00 PM
Congrats!  Good photos, too.  Glad somebody is getting on them, birds seem to have gotten pretty scarce in my area the last few years, be glad when they have a few good hatches and we start seeing better numbers.
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Post by: grouse on April 23, 2022, 09:16:41 PM
Thanks for sharing your hunt! Nice bird and gun!!
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Post by: Dave Marsh on April 23, 2022, 10:15:41 PM
Nice tom and gun.  You did great on both.  Congrats.
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Post by: smylee grouch on April 23, 2022, 10:51:41 PM
Yes, a very nice photo. Those vivid colors of the barred feathers mesh nicely with the curl of the stock wood.  ;) What kind of Turkey is that?
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Post by: wattlebuster on April 24, 2022, 12:04:02 AM
Bird and gun is beautiful. Congrats to you
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Post by: Austin on April 24, 2022, 03:03:43 AM
Good job!
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Post by: Daryl on April 24, 2022, 03:40:09 AM
Looks like a Merriam's wild turkey to me, but then, we don't have them in this part of B.C., yet.
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Post by: bob in the woods on April 24, 2022, 03:45:57 PM
Congratulations. That's a beautiful bird.
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Post by: Shovelbuck on April 24, 2022, 04:06:04 PM
Nice bird and great photo.
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Post by: 577SXS on April 24, 2022, 04:24:37 PM
Beautiful bird and gun. Fun way to hunt.
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Post by: prairieofthedog on April 24, 2022, 08:12:02 PM
That would be the beautiful "Eastern" species Turkey.
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Post by: Daryl on April 25, 2022, 12:01:57 AM
Years ago, Taylor and I saw a "flock" of Merriam's Wild Turkeys walking along a highway in North Dakota.
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Post by: hanshi on April 25, 2022, 01:30:11 AM
That rifle is a real head turner.  But so is that big turkey.
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Post by: duca on April 25, 2022, 12:18:03 PM
That’s a good day!!! Nice!!!

Anthony
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Post by: guido on April 25, 2022, 02:50:35 PM
It’s a Virginia bird (eastern). Older bird, they have more color   Love flintlock huntn!
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Post by: alacran on April 25, 2022, 03:11:52 PM
Congratulations Guido! Beautifull Bird and gun.
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Post by: Rusticbob on April 26, 2022, 11:41:20 PM
Excellent, be proud
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Post by: Percy on April 27, 2022, 06:07:07 PM
Well done, both bird and gun.
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Post by: acorn20 on April 27, 2022, 09:32:49 PM
Congrats Guido!  Great looking bird and firearm! 
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Post by: Tim Crosby on April 27, 2022, 10:54:44 PM
 Way Cool! Beautiful bird and gun, Well done. What kind of call did you use?


  Tim C.
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Post by: ScottH on April 28, 2022, 01:02:46 AM
Congrats! Nice gobbler and gun!
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Post by: Nessmuck on April 28, 2022, 04:27:14 AM
Nice combo right there !