Opening morning '25 turkey

[Osprey]

Week late posting, but another great opening morning in Maryland.  Put him to roost night before, worked him for an hour and a half, had hens and Jake's in range almost all morning.  Finally got the 30 yard shot and he barely flapped when the smoke cleard.  20ga Armstrong style fowler I built a few years ago, Colerain turkey choke bbl, 90gr FF, 1 3/4oz #5 shot. 10.5" beard, 1 3/8" spurs.
 

[wattlebuster]

thats gettin er done. Congratulations

[Keith Zimmerman]

Thats a good one for sure!!  Nice spurs!  Congrats!

[grouse]

That is a fine bird,and gun!!

[Austin]

Good job!

[rich pierce]

That’s a big old bird!

[Percy]

Congratulations! Real nice bird, like the picture too.

[Daryl]

That’s a big old bird!

Sure it. Are they still good eating that size?

[okawbow]

That’s a big old bird!

Sure it. Are they still good eating that size?

I make mine into breakfast sausage. That way all the meat is utilized and It provides many meals. I mix about 2# bacon with the cubed turkey meat, along with the heart and liver. I like cajun seasoning, but regular breakfast sausage spice is good also.

[Daryl]

AHHHH - a camo hat. OK - couldn't tell on my phone, okawbow - was wondering WHAT IS THAT ON HIS HEAD - A WIG? LOL- good stuff. Nice bird.
On the desk top with big screen and better resolution.

[okawbow]

Lol, just a head net rolled up, covering my bushy afro.😁

[Daryl]

Head-net makes even more sense. LOL Weird hat I was thinking.

[Joe R]

Osprey, nice horn, nice gun, nice bird! 👍

Reminds me I need to get in gear and build my Colerain turkey choke gun one of these days.