Team 4 Spurr'n Longbeards
#321
Don't worry IBHUN10, now that we know the real story I'm giving you a lot of credit! We got people on our team that can call in deaf turkeys!!!! Now that's skillz! LOL!! We will catch up in the standings!
#325
Well, I finally scored this morning in NW, IL. I shot this tom at 6:55. 22 lbs. 1 oz, 11.5" beard and both spurs were 1.125". I believe he will score 67.5625. Although he's still not aa monster he's my highest scoring bird yet.
Your score is 22.0625 + 11.25 + 11.25 + 23 = 67.5625
Your score is 22.0625 + 11.25 + 11.25 + 23 = 67.5625
Last edited by Arrowmaster; 04-23-2011 at 07:05 PM.
#327
Matchbook, that's a good bird man!! I don't know what you call a monster, but a high 60's or low 70's is a heck of a bird! You got me fired up again, think I'm going to try my luck before church in the morning!
Congrats once again on that bird, he's a dandy!!! Did you hear any more? When ya going back?
Congrats once again on that bird, he's a dandy!!! Did you hear any more? When ya going back?
#330
I heard a couple gobble early to the west of me then saw a bird east of me cross the field N to S. With the fog I couldn't tell if it was a tom or hen but I suspect a hen going to her nest (looked to be on a mission). It was a cool sight to see her (or him) cross a hilltop in the fog. Next I had a lone tom cross the same area S to N. Never gobbled or strutted but stopped to stair at my decoys for a few minutes then went into the woods. About 10 min. later a hen came out 70 yards away and I got her to about 60 yards and kept her around for a bit. I thought I heard a tom gobble in the woods behind her but I have hearing problems and then had 2 toms come from accross the field and gobble. When they gobbled and I saw them I could tell it was coming from their direction so I think there might have been a mystery bird still in the woods. Anyway, the strutter went to the hen and his buddy came towards my decoys. He looked a little torn between his buddy and the live hen and seeing how bad my luck was last week I gave it to him. My TSS 98's did their job at a solid 60 yards (on my rangefinder). God bless that stuff! I'm done here in IL for this year. Sucks having to budget hunts and time! Next year I will be guiding for the outfitter where I hunt so I will be out there a bit more. I don't mind not pulling the trigger either - that only means the hunt is over (unless you miss!) I do have a tag for WI and will be up there 5/4-5/6 to hunt. Hopefully I can get one more bird for the season. This bird flopped a bit, lost a bunch of feathers, and had a broken wing. I'd like to get a nice bird (doesn't have to be a big one either) but a good looking bird for me to mount.