Uphsur County hunter completes quest to kill a turkey in every state

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Uphsur County hunter completes quest to kill a turkey in every state

FacebookTwitterEmailSMSByChris LawrenceMarch 20, 2021 – 12:00 pmTanner Burns with the color phased gobbler he killed on a volcanic mountain in Hawaii to complete the U.S. Super Slam, 49 turkeys in 49 states

Tanner Burns of Buckhannon stands in his taxidermy shop, Full Draw Taxidermy, with some of his work.

BUCKHANNON, W.Va.— A ten year quest for an Upshur County hunter ended this month in spectacular fashion. On March 1st, on the side of a volcano in Hawaii, Tanner Burns of Buckhannnon pulled the trigger on a wild turkey which completed hisquest to kill a turkey in every state, often called the U.S. Super Slam.

Hawaii was #49, since there are no turkeys in Alaska, and it ended with him tagging an albino gobbler on public land. Tanner arrived on…

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  1. It’s heartwarming articles like this one that shows how hunters really are the true conservationists. Here we learn of a conservationist who traveled extensively to bring species conservation to every state in the union. This guy is not a trophy hunter out to set some trivial killing record, he’s saving an entire species. And the cost of his travel, licenses, and tags are a huge contribution to conservation! Hunters spend more on conservation than anyone, you know? This guy is a pack leader.

    Or not.

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