Weights of birds?

[VolDoug]

Anyone else notice light weights on birds this year?

My dad killed double bearded (10 & 5"), one-inch spurred gobbler this morning. He didn't touch 15 lbs on the scales !

No noticeable injuries, and the meat looked fine. And this was middle TN, as well!

Reckon since he's been breeding since February that he's wore himself plumb out ?

 

[Setterman]

Not at all birds have been heavier than normal. The places I hunt have ideal habitat and virtually unlimited food, combine that with a mild winter and the weight packed on.

 

[stik]

the 2 we killed this year were considerably lighter than last year's.

 

[timberjack86]

I have noticed all my late season birds wiegh less than birds killed early on..But this year well I couldnt tell you cause I just killed 2 :grin:

 

[shopson]

Ours were normal sized. Nothing out of the ordinary.

 

[Anonymous]

Killed a two year old gobbler up on the mountain on Thursday(1:00) that barely made 16 pounds. Craw was empty and his breast(ball)was bare

 

[Gravey]

One was 18 lbs and the other was just shy of it. About average round here for what I guesstimated as 2-year old birds.

 

[Roost 1]

Birds are always lighter late in season, breeding takes its toll..I killed one in TN on April 2nd that weighed 26.5lbs it was pretty heavy by the time I got to truck. LOL

 

[catman529]

mine were all over 20 lbs except the jake which was 13 lbs. Maury and Marshall county.

 

[Hillbilly Hunter]

normal weights here. Early birds were heavier than the later ones

 

[turkeyhunter64]

Normal for me..

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21
22.5

 

[PickettSFHunter]

Seemed very normal looking at mine and all others I called in plus the many birds on the braggin board at the check station.