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Tom without spurs?


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My buddy shot a Tom last week that didn't have any spurs at all, not even little bumps. This bird had a full fan and a 9 inch beard, so it wasn't a Jake. Has anyone ever seen this before? I have pics, I just have to figure out how to send them to my E mail from my phone (new phone)!

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I have never personally shot one without spurs but have seen several over the years that friends or aquaintances shot with no spurs..Just last month when I was hunting in Ontario, my host's nephew stopped in with a nice adult gobbler that had no spurs.

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Don't normally post but had to on this one.  I did the same thing a few years ago in Southern Ontario County.  Shot a bird with no spurs but full fan and 8" beard and 19 lbs.  It looked just like your pics.  Just little bumps where they should be and nothing more. 
 

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Never saw one without, weird? He couldn't have been too intimidating in the ole fight for a mate arena. Very nice bird nevertheless..

He was definately a subordinate bird. My buddy was on a field edge and was calling to a big Tom that was strutting for a hen about 75 yards away when he looked to his left this bird was just standing there looking at him 20 yards away! He never made a sound!

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