2017 Florida public land turkey

My 2017 started off great with this NW Florida public land bird.

17lbs, 10.5" beard, 1" spurs!






To make it even better, this was my first long beard!
I started turkey hunting last year and killed 4 jakes, so I was dead set on a long beard this year!

Congratulations Bud, that is a special awesome bird, great pic, memories , better taxi that bad boy..just my Op.

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Nice work I just started getting into turkey hunting glad I did called in 2 toms last night with no shot. Holy crap what a rush it was though I'm hooked now.

>Nice work I just started getting
>into turkey hunting glad I
>did called in 2 toms
>last night with no shot.
>Holy crap what a rush
>it was though I'm hooked
>now.


Thank you!
You nailed it, turkey hunting is such a rush!!!!
This is my second year hunting them and I am addicted.

It's how I keep myself from going crazy until elk season starts.
Good luck to you the rest of the year.


>Congratulations Bud, that is a special
>awesome bird, great pic, memories
>, better taxi that bad
>boy..just my Op.
>
>))))------->

Thank you!
If I wouldn't have had such a big hunt year ahead of me (with a potentially large taxidermy bill) then I would have loved to mount it!

It was a great time and like you said... great memories!