Author Topic: Opening Day Maryland Gobbler (Read 1672 times)

Osprey · « **on:** April 18, 2023, 08:52:08 PM »

What a perfect opening day in Maryland today! First spring I've heard birds gobbling at my new place after the last 2 years quiet as a church. Took advantage of it and got it done. Gobbled non-stop on the roost, worked around a field/swamp edge right to me. 20 ga, 44" Colerain full turkey choke, 90grFF pushing 1 3/4oz of lead 4's.

DanL · « **Reply #1 on:** April 18, 2023, 09:00:42 PM »

Congratulations Osprey!! Beautiful bird.

DanL

okawbow · « **Reply #2 on:** April 18, 2023, 09:07:52 PM »

Good job! Nice Tom.
It’s been quiet here at my place in west Tennessee after the first morning last Saturday.

Tilefish · « **Reply #3 on:** April 19, 2023, 04:00:26 AM »

Congratulations! That’s a good size bird.

Dave Marsh · « **Reply #4 on:** April 19, 2023, 04:15:18 AM »

Nice. My congrats. Are those ash logs?

Daryl · « **Reply #5 on:** April 19, 2023, 04:44:06 AM »

Nice'un.

Keith Zimmerman · « **Reply #6 on:** April 19, 2023, 08:03:54 AM »

Congrats! Nice pics. What do the spurs look like??

Arcturus · « **Reply #7 on:** April 19, 2023, 09:12:41 PM »

Nice! Congrats... and yeah, show us them hooks!

smylee grouch · « **Reply #8 on:** April 19, 2023, 10:15:47 PM »

Yes fun times. Nice looking bird with an attractive looking gun too.

Osprey · « **Reply #9 on:** April 19, 2023, 10:51:40 PM »

Quote from: Dave Marsh on April 19, 2023, 04:15:18 AM

Nice. My congrats. Are those ash logs?

Tulip poplar. And he had inch spurs, pretty sure a 2 year old bird.

Percy · « **Reply #10 on:** April 20, 2023, 09:48:33 PM »

Congratulations, nice bird, nice gun too.

dadybear1 · « **Reply #11 on:** April 21, 2023, 12:53:29 AM »

CONGRATS--THE WAY IT WAS DONE THEN STILL WORKS TODAY!!!!

Tony N · « **Reply #12 on:** April 21, 2023, 02:36:09 PM »

Congratulations

Tony

alacran · « **Reply #13 on:** April 21, 2023, 03:34:02 PM »

Congratulations! Nice photo.

Semisane · « **Reply #14 on:** April 22, 2023, 04:27:13 AM »

Excellent!

Daryl · « **Reply #15 on:** April 22, 2023, 06:15:57 AM »

Quote from: Osprey on April 19, 2023, 10:51:40 PM

Quote from: Dave Marsh on April 19, 2023, 04:15:18 AM
Nice. My congrats. Are those ash logs?

Tulip poplar. And he had inch spurs, pretty sure a 2 year old bird.

I found this: "The tulip tree is North America's tallest native hardwood tree and probably existed on Manhattan before Central Park's creation."

I also thought it strange for the inclusion of the word "poplar", as the leaves are nothing like a poplar, or aspen.

Osprey · « **Reply #16 on:** April 23, 2023, 12:55:02 AM »

Daryl I have some HUGE tulip poplars here in my yard and woods. Had a couple cut out near the house two winters ago that were 5-6 foot across the stump and there are bigger out away from the house! Tree guy was fussing, they were taller than his boom truck, too.

Daryl · « **Reply #17 on:** April 23, 2023, 02:11:07 AM »

One of my school chums (Southern Ontario) had a large tulip tree in their back yard that has something wrong with it, always bleeding bark and there was one in a neighbour's front yard across the road from our house - beautiful when in bloom. We just knew them as Tulip Trees.

Pat_Cameron · « **Reply #18 on:** May 14, 2023, 08:17:37 PM »

Very Nice photo's. Thanks for sharing

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Author Topic: Opening Day Maryland Gobbler (Read 1672 times)