Brian Barnhill’s Bladen County gobbler

gobblerBig gobbler weighed 23 pounds

Brian Barnhill killed his first gobbler, which weighed a whopping 23 pounds, had a 9 1/2-inch beard and 1 1/2-inch spurs. He killed it with his deceased Papa’s turkey gun, with a shell his Papa had loaded in the gun before he died. Great hunt, great gobbler, great memories! Bladen County, NC.

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Brian Cope is the editor of Carolina Sportsman. He has won numerous awards for his writing, photography, and videography. He is a retired Air Force combat communications technician, and has a B.A. in English Literature from the University of South Carolina. You can reach him at brianc@carolinasportsman.com.

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