Ohio Bird
My brother Darryl and his boy Derek just got back from a turkey hunt in southern Ohio. Darryl shot a rather unusual Tom that has us gessing as to It’s age. The bird had a full fan and a 10-1/2 inch beard. One spur was sharp but short (about 1/2 inch.) The other was dull and rounded like a Jake. He took the turkey to an Ohio DNR check point where it wieghed in at 14-1/2 pounds. That is not a mature bird, but then Jakes don’t have a full even set of tail feathers and a 10-1/2 inch beard either. My thoughts are that it is a real old bird on its way “out.” Readers give me some help-what do you think?
Mike