We put gobbler spurs on the wall, hung with empty shotgun hulls, beards and tail fans.
We string spurs up and wear them as hat bands, emblematic of our passion.
We wear them around our necks.
We hang them from rearview mirror supports.
Doing so extends the turkey hunt that put them in our hands.
I've been fooling with spurs, beards and fans from my 2010 turkey seasons around the country; spring and fall.
The spurs pictured here were first worn by my California central coast longbeard, tagged back in early April.
It's a reflective time on this cold December day, full of anticipation for spring 2011, news of ongoing late fall hunts around the country, and thinking back on the past year.
I'm doing that today, as you can see in this short video, shot in my Maine cabin. Any thoughts on my request?
Hey Charlie. Cool idea. Thanks. Yeah that row behind me on the wall needs some attention. That big string of beards, especially. My turkey call collections surrounds me as well. Over the years I've culled my massive collection of books (undergrad & grad school stuff is long gone), and I've brought it down to manageable size. Most of Tom Kelly's earlier titles sit there. Other classic turkey books (Henry E. Davis, etc.). When you start writing your own books, you also have to find a place for those as you might imagine. I definitely agree with your "wall space is at a premium idea."
Get nice piece wood maybe something like what they call character wood; router out center area about 1/2 - 3/4 inch deep, sand out the router marks. Arrange the spurs, shell brass, a feather or 2, beard and some item from the kill sight- leaf, catkin, pine needles or the punched tag in router-ed out wood and fill with clear acrylic. Fasten onto legs or a nice looking stump and use as an end table.
I am planning to make this type of table this winter figure it will look nice but the real reason; like many longtime hunters wall space is at a premium these days.
Those are some really nice beards on the wall behind you Steve and bet your library there has interesting reading.
later
charlie
Those are really nice spurs and I don't think my idea fits with something so nice. With my not so impressive legs I have dried them at an angle and screwed them to the wall and used them as a hat and glove rack.
Thanks for checking in, guys. Yeah, I've got a shadow box with the three beards from a New Hampshire gobbler I killed one Memorial Day. Great memory there. Hangs nearby as I write this. I've got to hear more about your friend's beetles & spurs clean-up deal, Levi. That fossil angle is cool too, cjohnsrud. Fans, beards and spurs hang on most walls of this place. Looking for something a little different here. Like you, Levi, my basement (not garage or shed) has a bunch of full fans: Osceola, Merriam's, Rio & Eastern. Maybe that's why my daughter calls it, "Daddy's basement." ;-) At any rate, thanks again for the posts. Anybody else want to check in with an idea we haven't considered? --Steve
I don't have too many memories hanging up anywhere, just laying around the garage or the shed. I've got spurs, usually cut the leg above and below the spur then I've got a friend with some beetles that clean them up. I've got a dried fan from a tough old bird to get, and some beards, but it's hard to keep them away from rodents in the winter. I'm afraid I don't have any fresh ideas for you Steve, I've never really tried to make or keep a mount fur or feather. I got my first good buck this year and I'm saving the part of the skull I cut off, but it's not going on the wall. Am I crazy?
My suggestion: I would put the spurs on a thin leather strap, making a necklace. Put the fan, beard, hull and necklace in a shadow box. You could still pull the spurs out and wear them on a special occasion. Whatever you do it's all about preserving the special memories. When I get around to it, I will make a shadow box with spurs, fan, beard, hull and some special fossil formations I found while hunting a bird.
My suggestion: I would put the spurs on a thin leather strap, making a necklace. Put the fan, beard, hull and necklace in a shadow box. You could still pull the spurs out and wear them on a special occasion. Whatever you do it's all about preserving the special memories. When I get around to it, I will make a shadow box with spurs, fan, beard, hull and some special fossil formations I found while hunting a bird.
Get nice piece wood maybe something like what they call character wood; router out center area about 1/2 - 3/4 inch deep, sand out the router marks. Arrange the spurs, shell brass, a feather or 2, beard and some item from the kill sight- leaf, catkin, pine needles or the punched tag in router-ed out wood and fill with clear acrylic. Fasten onto legs or a nice looking stump and use as an end table.
I am planning to make this type of table this winter figure it will look nice but the real reason; like many longtime hunters wall space is at a premium these days.
Those are some really nice beards on the wall behind you Steve and bet your library there has interesting reading.
later
charlie
Hey Charlie. Cool idea. Thanks. Yeah that row behind me on the wall needs some attention. That big string of beards, especially. My turkey call collections surrounds me as well. Over the years I've culled my massive collection of books (undergrad & grad school stuff is long gone), and I've brought it down to manageable size. Most of Tom Kelly's earlier titles sit there. Other classic turkey books (Henry E. Davis, etc.). When you start writing your own books, you also have to find a place for those as you might imagine. I definitely agree with your "wall space is at a premium idea."
I don't have too many memories hanging up anywhere, just laying around the garage or the shed. I've got spurs, usually cut the leg above and below the spur then I've got a friend with some beetles that clean them up. I've got a dried fan from a tough old bird to get, and some beards, but it's hard to keep them away from rodents in the winter. I'm afraid I don't have any fresh ideas for you Steve, I've never really tried to make or keep a mount fur or feather. I got my first good buck this year and I'm saving the part of the skull I cut off, but it's not going on the wall. Am I crazy?
Thanks for checking in, guys. Yeah, I've got a shadow box with the three beards from a New Hampshire gobbler I killed one Memorial Day. Great memory there. Hangs nearby as I write this. I've got to hear more about your friend's beetles & spurs clean-up deal, Levi. That fossil angle is cool too, cjohnsrud. Fans, beards and spurs hang on most walls of this place. Looking for something a little different here. Like you, Levi, my basement (not garage or shed) has a bunch of full fans: Osceola, Merriam's, Rio & Eastern. Maybe that's why my daughter calls it, "Daddy's basement." ;-) At any rate, thanks again for the posts. Anybody else want to check in with an idea we haven't considered? --Steve
Those are really nice spurs and I don't think my idea fits with something so nice. With my not so impressive legs I have dried them at an angle and screwed them to the wall and used them as a hat and glove rack.
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Hey Charlie. Cool idea. Thanks. Yeah that row behind me on the wall needs some attention. That big string of beards, especially. My turkey call collections surrounds me as well. Over the years I've culled my massive collection of books (undergrad & grad school stuff is long gone), and I've brought it down to manageable size. Most of Tom Kelly's earlier titles sit there. Other classic turkey books (Henry E. Davis, etc.). When you start writing your own books, you also have to find a place for those as you might imagine. I definitely agree with your "wall space is at a premium idea."
Get nice piece wood maybe something like what they call character wood; router out center area about 1/2 - 3/4 inch deep, sand out the router marks. Arrange the spurs, shell brass, a feather or 2, beard and some item from the kill sight- leaf, catkin, pine needles or the punched tag in router-ed out wood and fill with clear acrylic. Fasten onto legs or a nice looking stump and use as an end table.
I am planning to make this type of table this winter figure it will look nice but the real reason; like many longtime hunters wall space is at a premium these days.
Those are some really nice beards on the wall behind you Steve and bet your library there has interesting reading.
later
charlie
Those are really nice spurs and I don't think my idea fits with something so nice. With my not so impressive legs I have dried them at an angle and screwed them to the wall and used them as a hat and glove rack.
Thanks for checking in, guys. Yeah, I've got a shadow box with the three beards from a New Hampshire gobbler I killed one Memorial Day. Great memory there. Hangs nearby as I write this. I've got to hear more about your friend's beetles & spurs clean-up deal, Levi. That fossil angle is cool too, cjohnsrud. Fans, beards and spurs hang on most walls of this place. Looking for something a little different here. Like you, Levi, my basement (not garage or shed) has a bunch of full fans: Osceola, Merriam's, Rio & Eastern. Maybe that's why my daughter calls it, "Daddy's basement." ;-) At any rate, thanks again for the posts. Anybody else want to check in with an idea we haven't considered? --Steve
One more thing, those are some nice spurs!
I don't have too many memories hanging up anywhere, just laying around the garage or the shed. I've got spurs, usually cut the leg above and below the spur then I've got a friend with some beetles that clean them up. I've got a dried fan from a tough old bird to get, and some beards, but it's hard to keep them away from rodents in the winter. I'm afraid I don't have any fresh ideas for you Steve, I've never really tried to make or keep a mount fur or feather. I got my first good buck this year and I'm saving the part of the skull I cut off, but it's not going on the wall. Am I crazy?
My suggestion: I would put the spurs on a thin leather strap, making a necklace. Put the fan, beard, hull and necklace in a shadow box. You could still pull the spurs out and wear them on a special occasion. Whatever you do it's all about preserving the special memories. When I get around to it, I will make a shadow box with spurs, fan, beard, hull and some special fossil formations I found while hunting a bird.
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My suggestion: I would put the spurs on a thin leather strap, making a necklace. Put the fan, beard, hull and necklace in a shadow box. You could still pull the spurs out and wear them on a special occasion. Whatever you do it's all about preserving the special memories. When I get around to it, I will make a shadow box with spurs, fan, beard, hull and some special fossil formations I found while hunting a bird.
Get nice piece wood maybe something like what they call character wood; router out center area about 1/2 - 3/4 inch deep, sand out the router marks. Arrange the spurs, shell brass, a feather or 2, beard and some item from the kill sight- leaf, catkin, pine needles or the punched tag in router-ed out wood and fill with clear acrylic. Fasten onto legs or a nice looking stump and use as an end table.
I am planning to make this type of table this winter figure it will look nice but the real reason; like many longtime hunters wall space is at a premium these days.
Those are some really nice beards on the wall behind you Steve and bet your library there has interesting reading.
later
charlie
Hey Charlie. Cool idea. Thanks. Yeah that row behind me on the wall needs some attention. That big string of beards, especially. My turkey call collections surrounds me as well. Over the years I've culled my massive collection of books (undergrad & grad school stuff is long gone), and I've brought it down to manageable size. Most of Tom Kelly's earlier titles sit there. Other classic turkey books (Henry E. Davis, etc.). When you start writing your own books, you also have to find a place for those as you might imagine. I definitely agree with your "wall space is at a premium idea."
I don't have too many memories hanging up anywhere, just laying around the garage or the shed. I've got spurs, usually cut the leg above and below the spur then I've got a friend with some beetles that clean them up. I've got a dried fan from a tough old bird to get, and some beards, but it's hard to keep them away from rodents in the winter. I'm afraid I don't have any fresh ideas for you Steve, I've never really tried to make or keep a mount fur or feather. I got my first good buck this year and I'm saving the part of the skull I cut off, but it's not going on the wall. Am I crazy?
One more thing, those are some nice spurs!
Thanks for checking in, guys. Yeah, I've got a shadow box with the three beards from a New Hampshire gobbler I killed one Memorial Day. Great memory there. Hangs nearby as I write this. I've got to hear more about your friend's beetles & spurs clean-up deal, Levi. That fossil angle is cool too, cjohnsrud. Fans, beards and spurs hang on most walls of this place. Looking for something a little different here. Like you, Levi, my basement (not garage or shed) has a bunch of full fans: Osceola, Merriam's, Rio & Eastern. Maybe that's why my daughter calls it, "Daddy's basement." ;-) At any rate, thanks again for the posts. Anybody else want to check in with an idea we haven't considered? --Steve
Those are really nice spurs and I don't think my idea fits with something so nice. With my not so impressive legs I have dried them at an angle and screwed them to the wall and used them as a hat and glove rack.
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