Syracuse.com - Cicero boy, 12, gets his first gobbler

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He shot it a 5 yds when the tom came into check out the decoys. It had a 9 1/2 inch beard and 1 1/8 inch spurs.

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<p>Matthew Rancier, 12, poses with his dad , Daniel Rancier, and Matthew's first wild turkey, which he shot during the recent Youth Wild Turkey Hunt weekend.</p>

<p>According to the proud dad: " Matthew shot this nice turkey on Sunday 4-21-13 during the youth turkey hunt. He shot it a 5 yds when the tom came into check out the decoys. <br />It had a 9 1/2 inch beard and 1 1/8 inch spurs.</p>

<p>"We live in Cicero and shot it near where we live. He is only 12 years old and shot this one on Sunday. Sat we went out and had an exciting day where we say lots of birds, but he was so excited he missed a different Tom at 15 yards.</p>

<p>"Sunday he was much more calm and killed him with one shot. The Tom came in very quite (no gobbling) circled our decoys all fanned out and stopped facing us at 5 yards when my son shot. Quite a hunt!"</p>

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