I know many fly fishermen who have watched the same big trout lurking near the bottom of a deep pool for years, before finally hooking it. Having history with an animal or fish can add to the excitement of finally finding success. He broke out of strut and Kenton put him down,” Monte said.
I yelped at him and he broke out of strut, his head lost all its color and he sprinted in the opposite direction.
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“Last year, he was out in the same field in full strut. Monte and Kenton looped around about 125 yards and set up on the opposite field edge. When Monte finally made it to a safe place to peer out into the field, he liked what he saw. This was an experienced bird and they knew the slightest movement would send him over the next ridge in a hurry. Monte said they used extreme caution as they slowly moved through the timber. Once the birds were on the ground, the duo moved up 30 yards to see the gobbler and three hens in a field. We’d set up about 80 yards from his roost,” Monte said. Finally, we heard a hen yelp, so we knew turkeys were around. “Even though he wouldn’t gobble, I told Kenton he had to be there. He was patient though, and was rewarded for his experienced play. Monte roosted the gobbler on Friday night, but when Saturday morning arrived, the old bird didn’t give them a single gobble from the roost. The second one is a about as big around as a regular wood pencil.” The gobbler sported a 10 ½ inch main beard and a six inch second beard,” Monte said. Whether or not you count the spurs, this is one heck of a bird. The seventh is there, but not as distinct.”Īfter examining the photos, I think it maybe a little stretch to call some of the bumps on the back of this turkey’s legs spurs, but they are certainly a little strange. “There’s four on the right leg and three on the left. “I say it’s a seven spur turkey,” Monte said. To their surprise, each leg hosted multiple spurs and it sported a double beard. After chasing this bird for three seasons, he finally put a plan together that led to his cousin, Kenton Halteman, wrapping a tag on the wise old gobbler.
Montie Halteman made history with an interesting Pennsylvania turkey.
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