Randy Stafford’s 49-slam fast facts

28 public-land turkeys

21 private-land turkeys

43 were Stafford and his wife Debbie

5 were with somebody else calling

47 were long-beards

2 were jakes

46 were killed in the morning

3 were killed in the evening

17 were killed at areas recommended by NWTF regional directors, biologists or volunteers

7 were hunts purchased at NWTF National Conventions

18 were taken on first day of hunting

27 took two to three days

1 took four days

7 states required return trips or multiple years to kill a turkey

2 (Ohio and Pennsylvania) required three trips or three years before taking a turkey

5 (Delaware, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts and West Virginia) required two trips or two years

13 turkeys in 11 different states was the best year

27 different states successfully checked off in 4 years

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Chris Ginn has been covering hunting and fishing in Louisiana since 1998. He lives with his wife Jennifer and children Matthew and Rebecca along the Bogue Chitto River in rural Washington Parish. His blog can be found at chrisginn.com.