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Rich
4-8-00, 20-1/2 lbs. 10" beard
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Ryan Tucker
Quaker Boy Pro-Staff, Mossy Oak Hunt Team
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Ryan Tucker
Quaker Boy Pro-Staff, Mossy Oak Hunt Team
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Doyle Gore
Holden Wv., Killed 4/18 /00 in New Mexico
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Ken Snyder
Central PA. - 20 lbs. 6 oz., 9" beard
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Wayne Boger with his bird called in by Katherine Taylor
18 lbs. 11" beard, 1-1/4" spurs
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Dennis Campbell & Bob Stickley w/ Montana Merriams
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D. Long - Eastern
20 lbs. 12 oz. 10-15/16" beard, 1-9/16" spurs
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D. Long - Merriam
23 lbs. 13 oz. 9-1/8" beard, 13/16" spurs
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Duke Turnage & Mike Sentell with Mike's 2000 Missouri gobbler
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C. B. Southward and Deane Cheatham with a 21 lb Nelson county mountain bird taken on
4/27/00
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Mike Chenault with another Nelson County prize taken from the same basic location 4/15/00
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Deane Cheatham, C.B. Southward, and Mike Chenault with three birds taken from three different set-ups on a lucky April |
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Osceola taken in South Florida by Deane Cheatham, Ronnie "Cuz" Strickland of Mossy Oak, and Bubba
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Robbie(R) & Freddy(L) McGuire - These birds fought one evening, separated and roosted. It rained the next morning and |
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Robbie McGuire's first - 9 ½ inch beard and 20 lbs.
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Rob Taraba's first VA Gobbler! -
Beard lengths (l-r) 4.75", 5.25", 3.0", 10.25"
Spurs 1.0" (both)
Weight 18.75 lbs.
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Larry Wilkins Granville Co. NC 04/13/00
18 1/2 lbs. 9 " beard 7/8 " spurs.
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Rich's 2001 Opening Day. 18 lb/9.5 inch beard.
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Kevin Lee (Gobbler Getter) 21.5 lb. gobbler taken Saturday, April 14, 2001. I took him in Montgomery County, Va. He ha |
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Troy Toms (hnt4bucks) Bedford Co. VA - 4-18-01 17lb 13oz 10” beard 1 1/8” spurs
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Troy Toms (hnt4bucks) Bedford Co. VA 4-16-01 20lb 120z 9 ½” beard 7/8” spurs |
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Cory Nason's 1st Gobbler! He killed this one 4-27-01 at 6:30 AM in Suffolk. The beard was 11 inches turkey was 20.03 l |
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David Brugh got this nice gobbler 4-17-01 in Franklin County. 18 lbs, 10 in beard 1 in spurs.
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The Future of our Sport! Sarah Haley "Daddy's Girl" with her Dad's bird... Frank Haley
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Frank Haley with his 4/16/01 Gobbler. 20 lbs. 5 oz. 10" Beard and 1" Spurs
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Brannon Breeding - 21.5 lb.
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Dave Heath, 18 lbs/10 inch beard, killed 4/18 in Middlesex County
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David W. Collins bagged this bird in the spring of 1994. It is # 3 in the state of Virginia and the last time checked |
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Scott Hadley's first bird. April 21st in MD 19.5 lbs., 10.5 in. beard, and 1 in. spurs.
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Cory Nason's 2nd Gobbler! 16 1/2 pounds with a 11-1/2 " beard and 3/4 inch spurs.
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Hody's 1st of the 2001 season. 18.5 lbs 9 inch beard and 1 inch Spurs. Killed on April 19th.
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Hody's 2nd of the 2001 season. 17.7 lbs 11 inch beard and 1 1/8 spurs. Killed on April 27th.
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Mike Rodgers of Yale, VA. Weight was 20 lb
4 oz., 11 in beard, 1 in. spurs
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"Old Man with Wet Turkey!" |
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Paul Klima's (Maytom) 6 bearded gobber taken
on 5-28-96. He went 17lbs, had 3/4" spurs and a 10
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Another nice bird from Paul Klima (Maytom) taken on 5-28-97. He went 17.8lbs, had 1" spurs and a 9" beard
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Max Rowe with his 1st Non-Typical. Weight was 20.5 , 2 breads both 9.5" ,Left spur 15/16". Right spur 1" Taken on farm |
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Tim & Austin Mitchell, 4-13-02
weight--20 lbs.
beard--10 in.
spurs--1 1/8
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Trevor Simmons, 4-13-02 - First Gobbler!
weight--17 lbs.
beard--10 in.
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10 year old Hunter Wells with help from his Dad David, killed his first turkey opening day of VA's 2002 season, with a |
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Tim Mizell's first gobbler!
18.5 lbs 11-1/4" beard 1- 1/4"Spurs' taken in Williamsburg, VA
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Todd Burton (TBurt)
20lbs. 10" beard 7/8" spurs
April 18, 2002
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Hal Abbott
Eastern, North Carolina, April 27, 2002
15 lbs, 9.5" beard, 1 3/16" matching spurs
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Hal Abbott
Osceola, March 22, 2002
16 lbs, 9 1/4" beard, 1 1/16 and 1 3/16" spurs
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Mike Sobonya - 2002 Grand Slam
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Pat Ely & Al Manning with Al's first bird taken in Northern PA |
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Jim Hayes - Osceola - March 6, 2003
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Bill Harper - King George county VA, 6:45 AM 19 April 2003, 19 LBS and 9 inch beard. 1st gobbler
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Cory Nason - 19 1/2 pounds 10.5 " beard and 1 1/8' spurs
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Jared Abbott with his first gobbler
20 lbs, 9 ¾” beard, 1 1/8” matching spurs
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John Keys - 20.5 lbs 1in 9.5 beard 4 /16 2003 6:45 AM Marshall VA
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Steve Holt - Celina TN killed this 18 lb. gobbler that had a 8.5 inch beard and 1 inch spurs
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Thomas Tutwiler - The bird came in at 19 lbs, 1 1/4" spurs and a 9" beard. Harvested on opening day in Texas April 5th 2003. |
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2003 in James City County, VA. Second year turkey hunting. My daughter Shelby always wants to be in the photos. B.K. Staton |
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Rich's 2003 bird harvested in Gloucester, VA. The bird weighed 20 lbs and sported a 11.5 inch beard, my best bird to date. |
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Shot 9:45 am May 12th. 20 3/4 lbs,9 1/2 in. beard, and 1 1/4 spurs. Reynoldsville, PA.
gobblerspur/greg
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Here is my 2004 Fort AP Hill gobbler. Harvested on 4/13/04, 19 lbs, 10 inch beard. - Rich
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19.5 lbs., 10.5" beard, 3/4" spurs taken in Esses Co., VA by Jacob Bouser
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Chuck Loebsack
8:00 AM, 5-26-00, 19-1/2 lbs. 9-1/2" beard, 1-1/8" spurs |
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Mark Shreve
Shot April 8, 2006
22 Lbs. 6 oz
9 3/4" beard
1" spurs
King George, VA
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Debra was with Tracey Huddleston and Glenn Davis for this last day gobbler.
19 lbs.
9" beard |
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