Two Beards and Fifty Grubs

[String Music]

I had a fun weekend trying to get my dad a bird. I called two gobblers in yesterday but he missed. Two more gobblers skirted us this morning and then the monsoon hit. After he left, I threw on my rain gear and hunted through the nasty weather.

The weather finally broke and I spotted this guy in a field strutting with a hen. After belly crawling into position, I convinced them to head my direction. At 10 yards, my single barrel 20 gauge went to work.

He's my first gobbler with my little 20 gauge pop gun. I like the challenge of getting them in close- although it was tough letting one walk earlier in the day at 40 yards.

He's a good 3 year old with two beards, good spurs and had to weigh at least 23 lbs. The coolest part was digging 50 grubs out of his crop!

 

[Setterman]

That's awesome, nice work. We called those things Betsy bugs growing up, in my drinking days I've sadly eaten a few myself. Not too bad after a 12 pack

 

[PalsPal]

Mmm, what else did you find while digging around in there ?

Congrats on the bird!

 

[BlountArrow]

Good job, bro. I can honestly say I've never seen anything even remotely like that in a turkey's crop; that's almost freaky!
To be honest, when I kill one they are usually semi-full of corn and where they're getting that I'm not sure, but I could probably guess who the offender is two ridges over.

 

[PinchPoint]

That's wild. Congrats!

 

[Boll Weevil]

Never seen anything like that...joker was hungry though! Good bird.

 

[TNtrapper]

WOW…Congrats!!

 

[Andy S.]

Congrats SM!

 

[Gravey]

That dude was eating well. Congrats!

 

[easy45]

Congrats


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[callemquacktn]

Congrats!

 

[Tennessee Lead]

That's cool! I like to see what they've been eating myself. Congrats


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[AllOutdoors]

Congrats! That dude hit the jackpot on the grub worms.

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[darn2ten]

Dang, I've seen them in there a few times, but never anywhere close to that number.

 

[String Music]

That's awesome, nice work. We called those things Betsy bugs growing up, in my drinking days I've sadly eaten a few myself. Not too bad after a 12 pack

Nothing tastes bad after a 12 pack!

 

[String Music]

Mmm, what else did you find while digging around in there ?

Congrats on the bird!

A gold necklace, dice, and one viagra...

 

[String Music]

Good job, bro. I can honestly say I've never seen anything even remotely like that in a turkey's crop; that's almost freaky!
To be honest, when I kill one they are usually semi-full of corn and where they're getting that I'm not sure, but I could probably guess who the offender is two ridges over.

I pulled 25-30 acorns out of a gobbler's crop a few years ago. I didn't realize the crop could hold that many!

 

[hcdeerman]

I have admittedly never even thought about checking to see what a turkey has been eating. Interesting.....

 

[Hunt 365]

Grubs, huh? Never found those. Had clover, yellow flowers off rape plants, beechnuts and worms in one I killed last week. That bird you killed must've found a rotten log full of them and gone to town. Prob why he weighed 23 lbs!

 

[Bone Collector]

Congrats!