what's your biggest bird

[lonewolf]

mine was 22lb,11in beard,1in spurs killed in '06

[yankeegonesouthern]

Well how do we meassure biggest? My heaviest was 23 lbs but it only had a 9 1/2 beard and barely 1 inch spurs. IMO my best/biggest bird was 19.6 lbs with a 10 3/8 beard and 1 1/8 spurs. I look at it like I would a Buck. My 130 9-point is my best/biggest buck but it only field dressed 138 lbs. I have killed a few heavier but much smaller racks. Just my way of looking at it.
Dan

[lonewolf]

beard or spurs what ya think

[turkeyhunter91]

weight 27pound 7ounces
beard 11in
1 1.5 and 1 5/8 in spurs
all those are Rowan county birds.

[Bradley]

i called in one for my boy last year
11 1/2 beard
3/4 spurs

[lawmanbville353]

25lbs 11oz, 11.75 in beard 1.25in spurs

[raven_over_easy]

25 Lbs. 10.75 Beard 1.25" spurs

[yankeegonesouthern]

This year I have seen several 19to20 lb birds, at the check-in station on Campbell, that were 10 plus inches on beards and 1 plus on spurs. Seems to be a lot of light birds this early in the season or did I just never notice?

I think I would get a bird mounted that is over 25 lbs, 11" beard and 1 1/4" spurs. Why those numbers? lol, sounds good to me and I have to set myself a goal.

Any one know the biggest bird taken in KY?

Is this accurate? --->NWTF keeps records for typical and atypical (more than one beard) eastern turkeys.

Birds are scored by adding measurements of the both spurs and multiplying the combined length by 10. The beard length is measured and multiplied by two. The spur and beard points are added to the total weight for the bird's score.

[rarebreed]

27lbs 11" beard 1 1/4" spurs Pendllton Co
when I was carrying him out I knew this wasn't your typical 20lb 2 yr old

[kidd rock]

Weight-24.5
Beard- 11.5
Spurs-1.5

These were not all on the same bird, but are my personal bests.

[Scott7m]

Biggest weight was 23.5#


A couple years ago was the biggest spurs/beard.... Had 1 1/4" spurs
3 beards, one was 11 1/2 the next was 8 1/2 the smallest was 5 1/2"
that bird only weighed 19# though, he was the dominate bird on the farm though

[mcdenney]

Biggest weight was a couple at 25lbs and some change weighed on certified scales, not guessing. Best score was this one taken with a smoke pole. :D

Hunter's Name: MARTY DENNEY
Home State: KY
Species: Eastern (A-Typical)
Harvest Date: Apr 22, 2006
Harvest Location: LAWRENCE, KY, USA
Total Score: 92.0000 #2*
Longest Beard: 10.7500" #3*
Beard Total: 19.2500"
Number of Beards: 2
Longest Spur: 1.5000" #1*
Other Spur: 1.5000"
Weight: 23.5000 lbs. #3*
Method of Take: M Loader
Calls Used: Slate, M Diaphragm
* Rank for Eastern A-Typical taken with a Muzzleloader for ALL locations

[notimlmit]

26.5 lbs 11'' beard 1 1/4'' spurs

[huntmadd]

I have been realy lucky I gess I have killed two three bearded turkeys in Ky and one with five beards 24 pound 29'' total beard length and 1 3/8 spurs killed in ky. as well Hart co. My buddy says I am lucker than a dog with two p------.

[WKYHNTR]

25 lbs
12''
1 5/8 spurs
all from different birds but my overall best was 24lbs, 11 1/2 inch beard, and 1 3/8'' spurs. It scored around 73 and some change and that was the year I worked at uncle lee's and they won't let employees register! But I wasn't too sad It took me almost all season to get him, I think he had heard/ seen me bust some of his buddies.

[Mepperson]

My biggest bird was a 28 pound Butterball. I didn't kill it, but I carved it real good on Thanksgiving......:D. I had to do that guys. Seriously though, I've killed only one gobbler and two hens, both hens were with a bow. The gobbler had a 10 inch beard and 1 inch spurs, but only weighed about 17 pounds. It sure looked bigger but was my first so I'm not complaining. I'm going for my personal best this year, maybe I'll get an even bigger one.....say 18 pounds?

[bigpuddin43]

biggest was last year 22lb 11in beard and 1 1/8 spurs. best part was he was gobbling at me on the other side of a brush pile he was maybe 8 yards.

[killer]

26.8 lbs.
10" beard
1.5" spur

Killed in 2000 or 01 (can't remember)

[Valley Station]

Heavist -27 lbs., with only a 10" beard and 1 1/4" spurrs.
Hart county, Ky.

[runt62]

28.5 lbs, 11 3/4 beard, dinky 3/4 spurs. Montgomery CO 2006

[hunter1hall]

24.5lb, 10 1/2 beard, 1" spurs.

I am gonna do my best to at least beat one of these!

[I_HUNT_ALL]

Weight----> 26lbs
Beard----->14 1/16"
Spurs----->1 3/8"

[bigcard75]

34 pounds, bought at Kingsley Meats for Thanksgiving Dinner, Fed 10 people.........hahahahhahaahahhahahahaha

[skin_dog1]

26.26 lbs
10.5" beard
1 5/16" spurs

[huntindawoods]

22lb, 9 1/2, 1in spur

[cbelcher24]

2 birds, killed in consecutive years....26#, 1-1/2" spurs, 11-1/2" beards...

[headoftheholler]

http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m15/larryslamps/FrazeeTurkey-722529.jpg

[j smith]

4 24 04 around 800am. 23 lbs 11 1/2'' beard one spur was 1.75'' the other just under 2'', no stuff. called it in using gobbler call and jake decoy. sort of spoiled me though been tuff as hell to get another like that. james taylor stuffed that one for me and hes in the living room struttin now on a branch.

[yankeegonesouthern]

4 24 04 around 800am. 23 lbs 11 1/2'' beard one spur was 1.75'' the other just under 2'', no stuff. called it in using gobbler call and jake decoy. sort of spoiled me though been tuff as hell to get another like that. james taylor stuffed that one for me and hes in the living room struttin now on a branch.
OK, how about a picture of that? That is what I want someday!

[booner1331]

27 1/2 lbs, 10 1/2 " beard , 1" spurs.......

[thunderchicken09]

Dont you guys hate it when someone kills a turkey and they dont weigh it at all but somehow it weighed about 25 er 26lbs?

[BurleyDog]

13 pounds:o

[Jarhead]

My best turkey so far.
25lb 8oz
3 beards 11 1/2, 9 1/4, 7 1/2
1 3/16" and 1 1/4" spurs.

Been lucky enough to kill several with good weights and beards but the spurs just avoid me.

[hunter1hall]

I guess the peacock i called in two years ago could have been my biggest, but I elected not to shoot. No beard, but about 1.5" spurs, and the fan on this dude strutting had to be about 6 foot!

[jlewis]

24.5 lbs 11 in beard 11/8 spurs

[deepfryum]

24lb
11" Beard
1.5" Spurs
Not All Same Bird My First Bird Is My Best Over All. 21lbs 11" Beard And 1.5" Spurs.

[pentail]

27.8 pounds on a digital scale. had 1.5 inch spurs. killed in the farm country of southeastern Iowa in spring of 2005. same year while up there we saw a jake killed that weighed 17.5 pounds. easily the biggest jake I have ever seen alive or dead. guy said he came in with a group of 6 other jakes and he thought he was a gobbler because he was so much bigger than the others. that bird would have been a horse in a couple years:D

[deadaim]

http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w150/deadaim1967/turkeyresized-1.jpg

29# weighed on scales at Sunrise Outfitters 07 Bird 10'' beard 1 1/4 spurs

[Elk Hunter]

My best over all best gobbler was taken in Lincoln Co. on April 28 , 2004 , it was # 5 in Kentucky with a total score of 126.3125 NWTF scoring and has been moved down to # 8 this past year . I also have another that scores #32 .It also was taken in Lincoln Co. I went on my first turkey hunt in 1966 at Beaver Creek , back then there was a weekend hunt in April , I saw no turkey ,but heard many drumming grouse . Back then Beaver Crk. and LBL were about the only place to turkey hunt . In 1978 I was lucky enough to get my first gobbler a 21 # two year old bird , since that year I have only missed 1 year turkey hunting , and my love for the Spring turkey season is still as strong as it was on that first hunt . My favorite call has to be the wing bone and I would be lost without it in the Spring woods .

[shot'm&hook'm]

26#'s 11 in. beard and 1.25" spurs. All I could see was a red head over a hill!

[WoodsWhisperer]

25.7 lbs.
11 1/2 in. beard
1 3/4 in. spurs