We hunt all over in central Florida.

Nope EFH, snowing again today everything is covered in white!!

Good luck to all and everyone be safe :)

Big tom strutting in my folks' back yard as we speak!
He was there yesterday too...

:happy0001:Good Luck tomorrow EFH!! Let's get this Team 4 off to a good start with a BIG ol turkey. Good luck, shoot straight, and be safe!!!

Thanks, I'm gonna give it a shot! It's supposed to thunderstorm tonight, and a toad strangler just started. Gonna be wet!! I"ve got a few high places to hunt in this river bottom so hopefully they'll be pushed up there. Might have to start season in chest waders, but whatever it takes to get one.... right? LOL!

You're dang right about this storm coming through, it's turning into a turd floater here. Sounds like you got a good plan for tomorrow though, hope you score one man. Sure wish I was gettin my stuff together right now for opening day. This will be the first opening day I've missed in about 5 years, it's eatin' me up! Good luck and don't stop til you pull the trigger!

Man, hate to here that! When you going out?

I'll be out all day Friday through Sunday. Gonna camp out, do a little night fishing, throw a few back, and eat beanie weenies by a campfire. And I might not ever leave! Hey did you try those calls? Were they worth a lick?

Will be using them tomorrow!!!!

I hope you know how dadgum jealous I am of you right now EFH! I don't care if it is windy and raining out there, I'd give anything to be putting on the realtree instead of my work clothes. This just flat out sucks. I gotta sit through 3 dern days of the worst job on earth while you're listening to em sing........you better make em count cuuuz!

I hear ya SS... we still got over a foot of snow on ground in most places...

when are contest stickers going out? anyone know?

I should be getting our stickers soon. I will send them out when I get them. I'll be asking for addresses soon :)

EFH! UPDATE PLEASE! Any action today or was it too windy?

Well EFH how was the hunting today?

C'mon EFH!!!!

Maybe he's out roostin' a few oven busters!

Hopefully he is getting all the pics loaded up on this site so we can see the first "monster tom" for our team!!!!:barmy:

Man I don't know how to say this, but you'r gonna have to cut my shirtail! I freakin waded 3/4 of a mile from knee to waist deep water to get to a dry spot, and before I got sat down I had 9 hen's and 2 longbeards fly over me an lite about 80 yds out. I managed to get on a knee and the group feed a little closer.
Anyways I got a shot, didn't hit good, he angled twards me and my shotgun never through the next shell up!!!!!! :bash:
Theres more birds there, dont't worry, the water will go down and I will tote a bird!!!!!!!!!

Need you to pull for me so I can shake this off! LOL!

You can do it EFH. That sucks though, always tomorrow!!! Be sure to get your gun dried off and make sure its operating correctly tonight. "TAKE THAT GOBBLER OUT" now tomorrow should be your mission. :fighting0007:

EEEEEE! that sucks brother, but hey it happens to all of us. Get after him tomorrow man, but don't educate too much.....unless you give him permanent detention after school! I got a feeling you'll kill him at 7:25 tomorrow morning. I'll be checking the page at work to see a butterball in the bed of your truck!

I've got the rest of the week and the weekend, so I'm not going to push them to hard. I'll try to get there earlier and get deeks out. If the water's down any I'll try another dry spot and give em a day or two.

Well did you put the Southern Charm on him or hit him with the White Lightnin'? I need a success story for the calls tomorrow!

good luck.. lay him down for good today!

Team 4 on the board as of 10:15!!!!! Both birds were back but separated. Had the one I shot at 60 yds but couldnt seal the deal. But 15 min later his sidekick was on his way to the pickup! I've sent arrow the pics and I'm going back in the morn!

SS, I'm taking southern charm in the morn, left my mouth calls in the fridge!

Good job EFH. Now go get the one that's playing games with you and add him to the list. Once again congrats!!!

Oh ya EFH, good luck tomorrow morning as well.

Way to put us on the board EFH. Congrats!!

That a boy E, way to strike first blood! Now like IB said go get that other one. I just got home from work, gettin my stuff together so I can head out when I get off tomorrow. Can't wait to hear that first gobble of the season! Keep after em E, and get those pics posted, I wanna see this big ol Alabama red head!

Atta boy EFH!!! Way to get it done!
Congrats... can't wait to see pics!

Congrats EFH!

Pics of our First bird killed by EFH

Another

Another

OK EFH gives us all the measurments spurs, beard and weight and we'll get it scored

Maaaan yeah Ethan, I hear ya bud! Good looking bird, way to go brother. You got me pumped now! I got the truck packed and ready to hit the trail after work tomorrow. Maybe they'll play nice with me this weekend. Congrats again EFH!

Heres the measurments

He had a 8 5/8" beard
1" spur
7/8" spur
20lbs

Your score is 20 + 10 + 8.75 + 17.25 = 56

Arrow, thanks for the help with those pics!

SS, go get em this weekend! There doing it, got 2 buds that have shot too. Let's bust some heads!!!

Been hunting the river bottoms, huh efh? Hit Oakmulgee on opening day with no luck. Birds were flocked up. Busted up one flock of about 15. Didn't hear but one gobble. Congrats.