Syracuse.com - Baldwinsville boy, 12, gets his first turkey during Saturday hunt

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The boy shot the bird with a Remington 1100, 20-gauge shotgun. The turkey's beard measured 9 3/4 inches and had one-inch spurs. It weighed 21 pounds.

Submitted photoAustin with his first wild turkey.

Austin Reinhardt, 12, of Baldwinsville, poses with his first wild turkey that he shot Saturday during the state's special youth hunt weekend.

Also pictured are, Brian Gottfried, of Mendon, and Bill Lang, of Mendon. Both are local officials for Cross Road Limb Hangers, of Lima, a local charter of the National Wild Turkey Federation. Both men accompanied the boy on the hunt in Mendon (just outside of Rochester).

The boy shot the bird with a Remington 1100, 20-gauge shotgun. The turkey's beard measured 9 3/4 inches and had one-inch spurs. It weighed 21 pounds.

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