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Originally Posted by steve25
(Post 3806603)
Well folks my season is over.
And I didn't score any birds. But that is how it goes. If it wasn't the heavy rain and/or high winds it was the flooding making it near impossible to go hunting. On the few day I did hunt I had a good time other than 2 when I didn't here no one gobble or see any birds. The turkeys in the areas I hunt need a brake from this terrible nesting weather. The population is just getting lower and lower. I went to MDC website and compare the number for the last 8 years I think and there was one common theme every year less bird being harvested and the jake percentage went from around 35% to 10-15% in counties I hunt. That tells me the hatch has been just awful! But I am not giving up!!! I will be out there next year and hope the weather doesn't give us what we got this. I would like to thank Nauticstar for stepping up and taking the team caption spot when I was/am unable to be on here very much due helping family and friends escape the flood waters. Which are now going down thank goodness. But now the clean up begins!!! For those still hunting get after them!!! We need to try and take this thing!!!! If your season is still in reply as to when your season closes so we can root you on!!! |
That is a great attitude to have Steve. Family and friends always come first. You can hunt turkeys the rest of your life. You are a good man! Keep your head up and we will all get after them next season. Maybe the waters will recede enough for the hens to have a successful nest. Take care. Best....
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Well, I hate to come here and say it team 8,but alas I've been skunked again and thats two seasons running. I'm not happy about it at all,but it's been tough hunting here for everybody from what Ive heard. We had a really hard winter year before last which I feel took a large toll on the birds not to mention there's so much food in the woods still from a bumber crop the birds are spread out. Winter before last we had at least 12 inches of hard frozen snow on the ground where I hunt for about 6 weeks straight and I think we lost alot of birds. Better luck next year I guess.
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Originally Posted by Whitetailmadness
(Post 3808585)
Well, I hate to come here and say it team 8,but alas I've been skunked again and thats two seasons running. I'm not happy about it at all,but it's been tough hunting here for everybody from what Ive heard. We had a really hard winter year before last which I feel took a large toll on the birds not to mention there's so much food in the woods still from a bumber crop the birds are spread out. Winter before last we had at least 12 inches of hard frozen snow on the ground where I hunt for about 6 weeks straight and I think we lost alot of birds. Better luck next year I guess.
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Is everyone about done? Hadn't been much activity on our thread lately. Just checking in.
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Sorry team I have not been on in a long time but I do have 2 birds to register and post pics. Both birds taken in Iowa with my TK 2000. I am headed to neb for the last 5 days of the season there so I will have birds to register next week. I have 3 tags for there so we will see how things go. With being sick and work I have not been able to get on a pc till now so I will try to get pics and scores up.
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Bird #1 Eastern - Iowa
24 1/2 lbs 10 1/2" beard 7/8" r spur 7/8" L spur Taken with my tk2000 muzzleloader NWTF SCORE 63 Bird # 2 Eastern - Iowa 25 1/2 lbs 11" beard 1 5/16" R spur 1 5/16 L spur Taken with my tk2000 muzzleloader NWTF SCORE 73.75 Having trouble getting the pics uploaded but will keep trying. |
Captian, I have tried 2 different pc's and am still having trouble getting the pics up. Can you pm me your email address and I will send the pics to you so we can get them posted? Thanks
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Originally Posted by camokenny
(Post 3811611)
Captian, I have tried 2 different pc's and am still having trouble getting the pics up. Can you pm me your email address and I will send the pics to you so we can get them posted? Thanks
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Well team 3 more to add to the list.
Merriams out of neb. Bird #1 22lbs 9" beard 1" r spur 3/4" L spur NWTF 57.5 Merriams Bird #2 19lbs 8 1/2" beard 3/4" r spur 1" L spur NWTF 53.5 I will email the pics to u captian as this pc will not upload for some reason. Merriams Bird #3 19.5lbs 9 1/2" beard 1" R spur 1" L spur NWTF 58.5 |
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