What’s a trophy Rio grande? I’ve the chance to kill a few over the past couple of years and am curious. I have never measured spurs but have killed a couple with 10-11 inch beards, is this big? What is used to determine size, weight, beard length, spurs?
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Scoring your turkey
For Rios:
longest beard: 15.375"
longest spur: 2.25"
weight: 37#
3 different birdsLast edited by WildThings; 04-04-2021, 10:23 AM. -
^^ good data. Anything 10”+ beard is a good bird. I like long spurs, but depending on how rocky your terrain is, Spurs can get worn downComment
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To me size isn’t everything, more about the hunt.
I think it’s in the eye of the beholder. It could be a wise ol bird you have hunted hard all season and it finally slipped up and you shot it with your recurve. Or it could be a multi bearded tom you drove up on while checking a water trough and shot with your glock. Going to vary a bit from person to person.Comment
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Any turkey is a trophy to me!Comment
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If he gobbled at me and I get him called in and kill him........ trophy!Comment
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Any Turkey i kill with a bowComment
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3+ yr old that comes in to the call within 30 yds.
My longest beard was also attached to my longest spurred bird
Weight varies by conditions.
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Thanks for the input, I have had a lot of fun hunting them, longest beard was around 11 inches, and I shot one that weighed right @30#. I can’t imagine a 37# bird!Comment
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Maybe if you de thatched your lawn more than once a year she could find itOriginally posted by Playa View PostI’m grateful my wife has the same philosophy
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Why does it have to be a trophy ?Comment
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