Youth bird

[Hock3y24]

My son missed a Jake in PA Saturday in the miserable weather, followed it up with a beautiful double bearded  heavy Tom. Saw 11 beards in these high winds and it was not easy, we covered 5-6 miles locating a dozen birds, when we found them they wanted to play. Our buddies son missed a Jake for his first bird. Back at it Thursday. 

[First-light]

Congrats!We had a young lady get her first by me. All good!

 

[Hock3y24]

11 and 8 inch beards. 1" spurs, my scale is not great but said just a touch over 22lbs, I think he closer to 23-24lbs based on carrying him out. 

[First-light]

Big bird!

[airedale]

Congrats, nice bird.

Al

[First-light]

Sister in laws bird at 24 lbs. 

[Hock3y24]

21 hours ago, First-light said:

Sister in laws bird at 24 lbs. 

I wish I coulda mounted this one but it lost a ton of feathers when he ran up to tackle it lol. It was dead but flopping down the hill into briars.