This appears to be a premier year weight wise for TN birds. I suspect is has to do with the bountiful mast year we experienced in a lot of the state that let the gobblers start gorging in September and kept them on the acorns well into March and April. I am still seeing "good" acorns on the ground for them to eat.
The two yr old bird I killed was at least 23#s in my estimation. From the size when I shot, I was figuring it was at least a 3 yr old bird.
But, the best I have seen was a HUGE gobbler killed in Carrol Co by a good friend. I saw the picture of it hung from a scale with the weight pegged at an even 30 POUNDS. That is personally the heaviest TN gobbler I have ever seen.
The two yr old bird I killed was at least 23#s in my estimation. From the size when I shot, I was figuring it was at least a 3 yr old bird.
But, the best I have seen was a HUGE gobbler killed in Carrol Co by a good friend. I saw the picture of it hung from a scale with the weight pegged at an even 30 POUNDS. That is personally the heaviest TN gobbler I have ever seen.
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