How long is your season Phil?

My season runs threw the entire month of May... So hopefully I should be able to get a bird or 2 posted.. I have been pretty lucky the last 2 years by getting 2 birds each year.. Which was 2 Jakes, 3 toms, and 1 bearded hen.. The bearded hen was by accident as it was foggy and light drizzley rain.. I saw a beard coming threw the weeds so I left it have it.. When I went over to pick it up another bird flew. I saw what I shot was a hen and I thought I had messed up and somehow shot the wrong bird.. I then tossed her into some bushes making sure no one was around and decided not to waste her. I went over to her and rolled her over and there was a 7 inch beard looking at me.. You should of seen the look on my face so she was tagged locally as the first ever bearded hen.. They gave her a good looking over as well.

OK guys here is how we stack up to team 6 right now.. They are a head of us buy a score of 32.7 as their team now has a score per hunter of ( 276.825 ) while our team is at 244.125.

So we are not far away from them and it can be done. Also if anyone scores a bigger bird while hunting that score will move ahead of the one already shot and will boost are rating up even more.. So best of luck guys as you get out there hunting for more birds for the team! Stay safe and enjoy the hunting is the main thing.. Getting any birds is a bonus to a day well spent in the great outdoors..

I went out and listened this morning and for the third morning in a row I have heard no gobbles. I don't know what's going on

I am not sure what is going on with them.. Was there a lot of rain last year that may have killed some of the chicks off?? If so they may have moved to another location?? Or it maybe just the messed up weather has them confused on the breeding season.. perhaps a combination of things and they are with the hens? I honestly do not know..

I just posted a thread where parts of Northern Maine has shutdown turkey hunting this year.. Even though I am up into the northeast section my zones of hunting still has the green light. This however maybe a harder to hunt season for me as well..

We have had several bad hatches in a row. Our turkey population is obviously down. Lets hope that things will pick up

I hope so for all our team members as well. The good thing for me is I have the entire first week off from work.. Then after that is questionable.. Good Luck everyone!!

Alright team!! The team standings have been posted for now and we are currently in second place as was posted earlier.. That is with the scoring of birds per hunter and overall weight of total birds combined! While it is still any teams game we are doing great with those 4 birds! Congrats again guys!! Way to go!!

Also for those that have their season opening up tomorrow Best of Luck out there.. Remember though it is more about enjoying your hunting more than anything else.. So if no one is lucky on opening day so what! Enjoy your time out there while folks like me are itching to go chase a gobbler around! Just think more of you get to go after them while I can only think about going after them.. Again Best of Luck out there and blast a cap on one if you can..

Actually I just read where team 4 picked up another bird. Which brings them very close to us.. They pass us with total weight but not by weight of birds per hunter.. ( Best bird per hunter only 1 bird counted there.) They have 5 birds and are just nudging a head of us in the overall totals. So keep up the good work guys!!

Heading out to the national Forrest in the morning. I am sure it will be crowded. Hope I can hear some birds in the morning. Good luck to every one else who's season starts tomorrow.

Good Luck swampbuster and stay safe out there.. That goes as well for any of you guys out hunting today !! Any and every bird will count now as this contest gets moving along.. We will show the others how it is done!!!