NM, Gobble Gobble!

[mp]

new mexico gobbler with a 8" beard.  thanks tradgang for all the useful info here.  what a wealth of knowledge!

[whitebuffalo]

Very nice bird,, beautiful feathers.. whats your bow setup, natural blind or popup? Great bird..Congrats      

[John D]

JOB WELL DONE.  

[TexMex]

   

[mp]

thanks jason, it is beautiful.  bow is a chek-mate hunter I, 60# @28.  arrow is a gold tip 35-55 30" with a 50gr insert and 125 grain magnus 2 blade.  no 'planned' blind setup, just jumped in a bunch of bushes!

[mp]

by the way, for any of you "do-it-yourselfers" i have the two wings from this bird for fletching.  going once...

[DarkeGreen]

I'll take them!!!

Please and thanks!

[DarkeGreen]

Pretty cool bird. Are those white tips on the tail feathers?

[BigRonHuntAlot]

Awesome.  

[mp]

darkegreen,
there yours! pm me or email me with your info.  
the tail feathers aren't exactly 'white' but their aweful close, sure was a pretty bird! here's a closer up shot.

[DarkeGreen]

Pretty sweet. I've never seen a turkey with white tipped tail feathers. Ours are a light brown.

I PM'd my address to you. Thank you very much!

[mp]

interesting.  i've only killed 4 turkeys here in nm, but all were similar in color to this one, even the one young jake.  this is not a rio grande turkey either (at least i don't think it is).  curiously though, this one had vary white/pink breast meat.  the others i have gotten had darker breast meat.  This was my first time hunting in this area of nm at about 9000' elevation above sea level.  i was fortunate enough to see quite a few elk also.  one heard of about 50 cows and calves crippled my first attempt at sun up on a young bird.  two hours later i found this one in a field.  lucky me!!!

[4runr]

Beautiful bird, mp!!  Congrats!!

[AnointedArcher]

Great shooting mp!

[korn stalker]

Nice trad. turk........ Well done!

[mp]

thanks all.  
i'm still in bliss from the whole experience.  all your comments are icing on the cake too!

[the Ferret]

Very cool!  

[JEFF B]

real nice turkey mmmmmmmmm i can just taste the turkeys drum sticks now      

[yellow bow]

nice look'n bird, congrats!

[bentpole]

Well done! Don't cook the turkey that way though.