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Joe S

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Spring Turkey Identification Quiz
« on: May 11, 2018, 06:40:18 PM »
Technical Data:  Miniature Hudson Valley Fowler (barrel length only 50”), 10 bore, 115 gr 1F followed by three over shot cards, 1 5/8 oz nickel plated #6, then two over shot cards. Cards were lubed with mink oil. This load has been field tested to 6 yards, and is guaranteed deadly at that range.

Now for the quiz – one of these creatures is a fine, handsome long beard, and the other one is just an ugly old turkey. Which is which?



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Offline Daryl

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Re: Spring Turkey Identification Quiz
« Reply #1 on: May 11, 2018, 06:51:20 PM »
 ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D :o
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Re: Spring Turkey Identification Quiz
« Reply #2 on: May 11, 2018, 08:08:34 PM »
I caint see much diffrence, 'cep' one's bigger'n the other'n...mighty nice lookin' smokepole, tho!  ;)
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Re: Spring Turkey Identification Quiz
« Reply #3 on: May 11, 2018, 09:10:41 PM »
That plain old turkey holding the gun looks pretty...well, you know.  The gobbler looks great, though.
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Offline Martin S.

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Re: Spring Turkey Identification Quiz
« Reply #4 on: May 11, 2018, 11:52:42 PM »
Why is the turkey's head blacked out?  Is he afraid to be seen with you?

 ;D ;D ;D ;D

Congrats on the turkey, by the way.
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Joe S

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Re: Spring Turkey Identification Quiz
« Reply #5 on: May 12, 2018, 12:13:21 AM »
I had to obscure their beaks to make the quiz harder – otherwise it was just too easy to tell which one was the ugly old turkey.
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Re: Spring Turkey Identification Quiz
« Reply #6 on: May 12, 2018, 12:31:33 AM »
Good looking fowler. Even after taking a load of shot to the face the bird still looks pretty darn good. The fellow holding both of them well ::)
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Re: Spring Turkey Identification Quiz
« Reply #7 on: May 12, 2018, 01:35:16 AM »
Classic Jose ;D

Congratulations  Skychief
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Offline stubshaft

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Re: Spring Turkey Identification Quiz
« Reply #8 on: May 12, 2018, 02:26:26 AM »
Great looking bird and fowler. 
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Re: Spring Turkey Identification Quiz
« Reply #9 on: May 12, 2018, 07:17:42 AM »
That is indeed, a turkey gun - with round ball, it would be hard to beat on moose too.
Buddy of mine up here has an 11 bore rifle, shooting a .735" ball.  It is a super moose killer, even better than my 14 bore - imagine that!
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Re: Spring Turkey Identification Quiz
« Reply #10 on: May 13, 2018, 01:25:16 AM »
  They both got beards so it was pretty confusing. But only one has real wings with feathers. Jose is that 60 yards of 6 with your gun?  Oldtravler
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Joe S

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Re: Spring Turkey Identification Quiz
« Reply #11 on: May 13, 2018, 02:40:04 PM »
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Jose is that 60 yards of 6 with your gun

Nope. Just plain old six yards (5.48 meters). I can't see 60 yards anymore.
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