They don't always gobble in the evening!! I killed the BOSS!!!!!!

[swamprooter]

Thats the biggest turkey I think I ever seen. Man, good job, them yankee turkeys must eat better than ours do. Let us know when you do the measures. Chris

[southpawshooter]

Great turkey there Curt     !  Congrats!!!!

[Guru]

Thanks Guys.....I need a nap      ,I try to close the one window back up,so it a little darker.But as I take my bow out of the holder, I fumble with it,no time,he's almost to the decoys.He's coming big as a house,strutting right to the jake deke.Pick him up in the window just as he's getting to the jake.Well he never made it,my Kwyk Styk puts a Snuffer tipped cedar in the air.........

The set up from the gobbler view as he came in..
 

[Guru]

....Strutting gobbler and arrow come together with a crunch and he goes down!! Flaps a couple times and his head goes down,dead in less than 10 seconds!! I can't believe it,one second I don't even know if he's there, few seconds later he's dead in front of me,WOW!!!!
Now I see the hen coming in to check things out.Fish out the camera....

 

As she walks away I sit back and take it all in,adrenalin has taken its toll!! What a feeling,if I could only bottle it.After a minute I get out,hen flys off,as I walk to him.
Took this pic before I checked him out.View of the set up from another direction.
 

I walk to him,his beard and legs are under him.Go for the beard first...OH MY!!!...thicker than any I've killed(I knew this bird had a thick beard,I'd seen him before).
 
 

..then I dig for the spurs.......

[kyle]

aw come on now....suspense is killin.

[Randy Morin]

Oh man Guru, with a new Baby girl in the house I didnt get to go on any Turkey trips this year but this is good stuff too.  Congrats on a fine hunt.  I can hear the excitement in your words.

[Littlefeather]

  Pass the bottle please!


I knew that a bird was gonna die today. Cooool! Great job, again. CK

[Guru]

Thanks

CK,Different bird.....better result.Thanks Bro    

....grab the first leg..MY LORD!!!!!!!!!! Quickly grab the next one....HOOOLY!!!!!
Second one even longer and sharper..NO WAY!!!!!

I just kinda fall back on my heels,and look at the hooks....I can't believe it....


Now I can't wait to see if I've killed a genuine limb hanger..let's try it....


Can you believe them hooks????



Where the arrow entered...


and where it came out..see the Snuffer..


always amazed at how a turkey can stop an arrow..

I'll be back.....

[kyle]

dem's sum big ole hooks for sure.  WOW!!!!!!!!

Kyle

[Huntrdfk]

Unbelievable bird Curt.  I don't imagine that would be the bird you'd want to tangle with if he wasn't dead yet, huh?

Again, great job and kudos to a great season.        

David

[RayMO]

Just have to say way to go!!

[LAR43]

Super Job Curt!
Congratulations!!
You definitely got it goin' on there!!

Larry

[the Ferret]

Dang I have NEVER seen a pair of spurs that nice!

I still can't believe you guys can stick them blinds on the 50 yard line of a football field and them eagle eyed toms walk right up to them and let you fling arrows at them...unbelievable!

Curt you amaze me!

[frankb]

Sa-WEEEET!!! Gotta echo Mickey's last: Aint never seen a set of spurs like that before....

   

Frank B

[longbowhntr]

Congrats!! Very NICE!!!!

David

[joe skipp]

Nice going Curt...need a good photo for the Kempf Calender. Had a big tom walk across my backyard today at 4pm...gobbling too!

[Stickbow98]

Congratulations Buddy, You're on your way to becoming the "Myles Keller" of the Turkey hunting world!

(I keep telling Ya those spine shots are the one to anchor 'em!!)  

[Guru]

Thanks you guys,means a lot coming from my TG family    

Still on cloud nine,just can't belive those hooks myself.They blew me away when I saw them!

It's been a heck of a season.Been getting up everyday at 4:30 before work to scout,watch,and listen to birds even though I couldn't hunt.Sometimes running(a long way!) back to my truck so I wouldn't be late.It all paid off.Loved every minute of it!!

Did some measuring before....

Beard- paintbrush thick 9 1/2"

Spurs- 1 1/2" AND 1 7/16"

He was a run down 21#'s....and he has the biggest tail I've ever seen on a bird!!

Big 160 Snuffer took the top of his lungs and broke his back.

Joe, Go kill that bird bro!!!

[Guru]

Ron,Thanks bud,no he's already into pieces!! Besides Cally has one of my bird already  

[Danny Rowan]

Holy cow, what a bird! I hate you man,LOL, Just kidding. Way to go Curt.

Danny