Team 4 Spurr'n Longbeards
04-25-2011, 05:42 AM
#334
Fork Horn
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Mid-Michigan
Posts: 192
Hey guys, sorry I haven't been around too much. I'm in the process of moving/wedding planning/work/finishing school so its been pretty busy around the house. I was able to get out this weekend for some hunting though.
Friday morning was fun. Had birds in the field all morning, all-be-it on the other side of the field. Two toms herding around a group of 6 hens all morning, then another tom with a group of three more hens in another direction. Neither group was very interested in my setup. Heard a lot of gobbles Saturday morning and saw two toms, without hens this time, in the field. Did a little calling but to no avail. Sunday morning had two hens come into me but other then that and a few gobbles here and there it was fairly slow.
Won't be able to get back out until this weekend due to school and work. Might make a trip over to a buddies farm and give it a try over there. Hoping to help out on the scoreboard in anyway I can. Good luck to you all out there. Be safe and have fun!
Friday morning was fun. Had birds in the field all morning, all-be-it on the other side of the field. Two toms herding around a group of 6 hens all morning, then another tom with a group of three more hens in another direction. Neither group was very interested in my setup. Heard a lot of gobbles Saturday morning and saw two toms, without hens this time, in the field. Did a little calling but to no avail. Sunday morning had two hens come into me but other then that and a few gobbles here and there it was fairly slow.
Won't be able to get back out until this weekend due to school and work. Might make a trip over to a buddies farm and give it a try over there. Hoping to help out on the scoreboard in anyway I can. Good luck to you all out there. Be safe and have fun!
04-25-2011, 07:12 AM
#335
Typical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Indiana
Posts: 655
Hey guys!!! 
I'm posting this for Arrowmaster - he's in Missouri and killed one at 7:45 a.m. today! (Monday 4/25/11) YAY!!!!
Species: Eastern
Weight: 22lbs 8oz
Beard: 10 7/8"
Spurs: 0.5"
Your score is 22.5 + 5 + 5 + 21.75 = 54.25
CONGRATULATIONS KENNY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Kim
I'm posting this for Arrowmaster - he's in Missouri and killed one at 7:45 a.m. today! (Monday 4/25/11) YAY!!!! Species: Eastern
Weight: 22lbs 8oz
Beard: 10 7/8"
Spurs: 0.5"
Your score is 22.5 + 5 + 5 + 21.75 = 54.25
CONGRATULATIONS KENNY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Kim
Last edited by Turkey Goddess; 04-25-2011 at 09:30 AM.
04-26-2011, 05:00 AM
#338
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Western Massachusetts
Posts: 7,168
Nice job Matchbook & Arrow... both some great birds!
I still haven't broken the 21 & 1/2 lb mark up here in New England.
Well... no good news here...
Youth hunt was ok... terrible weather... woke up to about an inch of wet snow... had 4 going on roost... hit the ground and shut up... tried to wait them out but no luck... then the wet snow turned to pouring rain the rest of the day... we tried a bunch of different spots and got a few located, but they didn't want to play...
We had 12 kids... only 3 scored... 2 jakes & 1 tom. All 3 kids first birds though... very cool.
Our season opened yesterday... very similar... wet.. had a few on the roost gobbling... then they must have henned up... tried a few other spots with no luck...
couldn't get out today, but hope to tomorrow AM & Thurs AM.
I still haven't broken the 21 & 1/2 lb mark up here in New England.
Well... no good news here...
Youth hunt was ok... terrible weather... woke up to about an inch of wet snow... had 4 going on roost... hit the ground and shut up... tried to wait them out but no luck... then the wet snow turned to pouring rain the rest of the day... we tried a bunch of different spots and got a few located, but they didn't want to play...
We had 12 kids... only 3 scored... 2 jakes & 1 tom. All 3 kids first birds though... very cool.
Our season opened yesterday... very similar... wet.. had a few on the roost gobbling... then they must have henned up... tried a few other spots with no luck...
couldn't get out today, but hope to tomorrow AM & Thurs AM.
04-26-2011, 02:46 PM
#340
Typical Buck
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Tuscaloosa AL
Posts: 609
Western MA, wish I could go with you just to hear a gobble! Man that weather must be tuff to hunt in but sounds like you got several birds around. I'll be looking for the big boy you post up in the next day or two!!!