Blackpowder gobbler

[KyFlintlock]

This morning's hunt was awesome, my buddy Bill called in a big tom in thick cover, but he came in silent behind me to about 12ft. As he passed he turned with his head behind his body and I tried to get the gun around on him. He made a little sprint behind the brush and I chose not to body shoot him... I slipped back out this eve and called up this gobbler to 10 yards before laying the hammer down on him with "Ol Betsy". That smoke drifting across the Kansas landscape was mighty pretty indeed!

20.5lbs
10.5" beard
1 1/8" spur
90gr FF Powder and 90gr of #5 shot

Good luck if you are after them!
Wess

 

[dbutch]

Outstanding! Great hunt! Good shot! Love the pictures! How exciting..Congratulations on a beautiful bird! Your smiling face say's it all!

 

[roundball]

Way to go Wess, congratulations !!

(we wear the same 18" Grange boots...not HC but outstanding !)

 

[JayDee Flohr]

Congrats! Great pics.

 

[lone hunter]

Thats a pretty satisfied look on your face there my friend. Congratulations on great bird.

 

[chance]

Congrats on a true trophy!!!

 

[Flintlock58]

very nice bird!! What brand side by side do you shoot and what chokes if any are in the barrels?

 

[nw_hunter]

Nice bird......Congrats :thumbsup: Good lookin twice barrel too!


My first harvest with a ML, was a big old Tom.Back in the late 70's with a CVA Mountain Rifle 50 cal, roundball load.

The weather was warm and sunny that morn.,and the night before I had read an article in Outdoor Life, about using a ballpoint pen as a call.

Morning of the hunt, there I was wearing a T shirt, bluejeans, and sneakers....sucking on the bottom half of a ballpoint pen. :grin: I finally managed to make sound, that sounded more like a dying calf in a hail storm, than a turkey, but after a few attempts, I heard a gobble, and a few more squawks.......got my Tom!I swear fellas....True story

 

[agill]

Congratulations and great pictures too! :thumbsup:

 

[Robby]

Nice pictures and nice bird!! :hatsoff: :thumbsup:
Robby

 

[hawk]

:thumbsup: :thumbsup: outstanding!

 

[BillinOregon]

Big bird! Very nice work with your old double shottie. Looks like an original -- is it?

 

[guylabou]

Congrats :thumbsup: Monster Bird! I'll bet he tastes as good as he looks!

Larry

 

[rabjr]

Nice! Grats Wes! :thumbsup:

 

[RugerDog]

Congrats!!

Nice looking bird.

 

[Britsmoothy]

Well done you Sir :thumbsup:

good when stuff gets that close :thumbsup:

Brits.

 

[paulvallandigham]

Congratulations! Who said a smile doesn't say it all???? :blah: :wink: :hatsoff:

 

[Skychief]

Wouldn't it have been as satisfying if you got him with a tight-choked smokeless repeater at 50 yards?































































HEAVENS NO !!! Way to go on a great trophy! Was he gobbling much? Spittin' and drummin'? :thumbsup:

 

[lonehunter]

Grats! :hatsoff: Great pictures :v

 

[hanshi]

Congratulations on a great hunt. That's one trophy I still have yet to take.