marco
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I was fortunate enough to call in a tom yesterday morning and manged to close the deal. He came in from over 300 yards across a bean field, really put on a show over the course of 30 minutes. After I shot him at 25 yards I went and checked his beard, it was just over 10 inches and I guessed him to weigh between 21-22 pounds. He was actually my 5th tom of the year (2 in SD, 1 in KS and 2nd in Iowa). He was definately a big bird, probably my second largest of the year. I was surprised when I turned him over and discovered he had nothing for spurs! They weren't broke off either, one was just a nub and the other was maybe an 1/8 of an inch. I've shot jakes with bigger spurs. Has anyone ever ran into this? He was definately a tom, had a full fan. I'm not complaining, it was an awsome experience and the end to a dream turkey season but I was just very surprised. Thanks
Marc
Marc