First Turkey with Fowler

[kenfoerst]

Thought I would share a photo of the gobbler I killed yesterday while hunting in the Mark Twain National Forest in Southwest Missouri. This is my first turkey with a muzzleloader. I got a clean kill on the strutting bird with the Chambers 20 gauge Pennsylvania Fowler at approximately 25 yards using 90 grain measure of no 5 shot and a 80 grain measure of Goex 2F. The bird weighed 22.5 pounds. You can't see a beard in the photo as it had two stubbs about 2 inches long. Apparently what is know as beard rot.

 

[Ron LaClair]

Congratulations!! :hatsoff: I know the feeling you had when you got your bird....great feeling ain't it?...

 

[dbutch]

Great Photo!..Congrats! :thumbsup:
" Oh What a feeling!"
Hope there's more in your future!
Flintlocks and turkeys..Oh Yea!

 

[wattlebuster]

I never did get use to the taste of beard :idunno:. Congrats whats under the beard will taste lots better. Good looking fowler

 

[Bob J]

Beautiful fowler and bird...Congratulations!! :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

 

[AWsaddles]

Nice bird and fowler.What part of mark twain you hunt? I ride horses and camp just north of Shell Knob beautiful country. After you posted pics of that fowler with a yote you killed last fall it made me pull the trigger on a chambers smooth rifle kit. I'm about half done with it but will have going for next years turkey season. Keep the pics comming. :hatsoff:

Allen

 

[kenfoerst]

Allen, I was hunting the Hercules Glade Wilderness Area. Yesterday was a fantastic morning and the streams and spring colors were absolutely beautiful. I had hoped to find some mushrooms but the bird interrupted my plans. I am sure you will like the smooth rifle.

 

[gsday]

Congratulations ! ! !

Ain't that just like your first bird all over again!

Good lookin' gun!

Greg

 

[roundball]

That's gettin' it done, congratulations !!
:hatsoff:

 

[hanshi]

That's a fine bird and a fine gun. Congratulations.

 

[Robby]

Great job Ken!!! Nice gun too! :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Robby

 

[Tony Logan]

:hatsoff: excellent

 

[Silex]

Fine gun and fine bird!
Congratulations! :hatsoff:

Silex

 

[Flintlock58]

Nice bird, nice fowler!!! Congratulations

 

[KyFlintlock]

Way to go!! :thumbsup:

 

[Skychief]

Nuttin' like the first Ken!

Congratulations!!! :wink:

 

[sb 54 cal.]

Nice looking bird. Hunting is a little hard here in east central Mo. Still trying to get one with a 28 ga. smooth bore. Congrats Pappy :thumbsup:

 

[Carl Fowler III]

Beautiful bird and gun ye got there...congrats! :v

 

[ny griz]

:thumbsup: :thumbsup: :applause: Griz

 

[matt denison]

I love the picture. Blue jeans, T shirt. No camo, no face mask, no 10 gage super wazoo plastic shotgun. I've been sayin' all along it doesn't take all of those accessories to kill a Tom. Good job!!