#2827148 - 05/12/12 03:20 PM
Weights of birds?
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VolDoug
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Registered: 11/05/99
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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  ?
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#2827156 - 05/12/12 03:40 PM
Re: Weights of birds?
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Setterman
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Loc: Knoxville, TN
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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.
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#2827158 - 05/12/12 03:44 PM
Re: Weights of birds?
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stik
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Loc: lenoir city,tn
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the 2 we killed this year were considerably lighter than last year's.
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#2827282 - 05/12/12 06:50 PM
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shopson
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Ours were normal sized. Nothing out of the ordinary.
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#2827330 - 05/12/12 07:45 PM
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Gravey
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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.
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#2827360 - 05/12/12 08:10 PM
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Roost 1
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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
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#2827500 - 05/12/12 11:16 PM
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mine were all over 20 lbs except the jake which was 13 lbs. Maury and Marshall county.
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#2827682 - 05/13/12 09:41 AM
Re: Weights of birds?
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Loc: Branchville
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normal weights here. Early birds were heavier than the later ones
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