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I guess I need to add my story and weapon to the thread?I had been listening to a bird on a local WMA in anticipation that I would take my son there instead of a more...Should I say HIGHLY More popular public hunting area.We got lucky that morning,and so I decided to go listen for the bird on the WMA again.I set up in an open pine/oak area and set out a decoy.I had been scratching in the leaves and yelping softly.Around 7:40pm I heard something running in and thought I was about to be attacked by a coyote or something.I snatched my 870 super mag up and A big tom cleared the palmettos in time to see me.He slammed on brakes,and I kept pulling the gun up.Pulled the trigger when I got it on him.Wasn't a pretty shot,but got him anyways.He flopped around a little in the swamp,and got his tailfan wet.See pics above..

17lbs 6oz
10 1/4" beard
1 5/8" spur,and 1 9/16" spur

Date---3/22/08
Time---7:40pm
Weapon---870 super Mag 3 1/2" Winchester High Velocity 2oz #4's
State---Georgia

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Awesome bird ranchand

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Excellent! A great start for team 15, congrats ranchand to you and your son. Those are some great pics of great birds.

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By the way guys, you can check the thread now where scores are posted, and we're up there. It is a great start. Nice work Ranchand. Now if we could just get a couple more seasons to open. April 6 is Go Day in Okla.

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Awsome Ranch, still waiting for that april 21st to come, its taking forever, but we have Walleyes running in the river up here so that has me preocupied.

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Congrats r99, great bird!:D Good way to get us started!

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oldreloader, are you from ky? if so where at in the Blue grass.Good Hunting.

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RJOUTDOORS I'm from Magnolia AR

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Way to go ranchand!!!!! Nice looking birds.

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That'sis real nice birds you got there.
car

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Hey Ranchand, there is a new thread for posting turkey photos. Obviously, we want photos of all our kills on our team thread. However, if you would like to pop those up on the other post, that would be great too.

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Just 3 more weeks to go for me and I'll be setting in the woods before daylight!! :)

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Good luck fellas!!I highly doubt I will be upgrading.I did post 2 pics up on the other thread webbclan.

Hey talondale I remember where I saw those pics.We were on the same turkey team last year as well...lol

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Does anybody else want a sticker, I want one.

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Im bustin in onanother teams thread.......Hey webbclan are you ready for next Sunday? I know I am:D

BUT, seein as how Im still 17 I got to get an early start last weekend;)

Saturday Morning SW Oklahoma
Kiowa County

Just tryin to get you pumped for next weekend man!:D

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Nice work 20. I have ben scouting quite a bit, and I'm very excited about the opener. I have access to Rio's in Jefferson (SW) County and Eastern's in Choctaw and Coal Counties. It's my own small version of a grand slam. I've scored one of each (knock on wood) for the last several years.

Thanks for posting the pic. I'm jacked up and ready.

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Team 15, I am working on getting the contest stickers for everyone. I will let the organizersknow that we are all interested, and when they get them put together I will send them out to you.

If you guys want one of these stickers, send me an e-mail with your mailing address. I will send them out to you as soon as I get them.

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MY SON BUSTED A NICE ONE TODAY. 23 LBS. 9 1/4 INCH BEARD AND 1 INICH SPURS. TRIED TO TAKE IT WITH BOW A ARROW BUT MISSED FIRST TIME OUT WITH ARCHERY EQUIPMENT. HOWEVR, REACHED OUT WITH THE 20 GA. AND BUSTED HIM.

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15 more days till things get cranking here in ohio

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Webbclan has scored in Oklahoma. Photos and the story will be coming soon, andI will post the scoreon the score board. 20 1/2 pound Rio with a 10 1/8" beard. Spurs were 1 1/8" and 1".

I believe that means he scores 62 even.

Yahoo

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13 more days to go here in Ohio.

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Congrats WEB, things are finally starting to roll! cant wait to see pics sounds like a good bird
Car, how far is circleville from Zanesville?

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Somewhere around 50 miles.

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Hey boys, right now Team 15 (Team Spurrfect) has the lead in the 08 Turkey Contest. I know it is early, but it's nice to see us up there on the top of that leader board.

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congrats webbclan!

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Thanks Ranchand. Photo is posted. Check it out. I took the photo of the turkey laying beside the shed I found the same morning.

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I killed a big one this morning...I stood on a scale with all my boots and weighed 195 and then i picked up the turkey and it was dead at 220. It had inch and a quarter spurs and a lil over 10 inches. What do i need to get it scored

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You need a pic of the bird along with the measurments. Then your captain will post your score. Congrats it sounds like a real nice bird...

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I mean the beard was a lil over ten inches. I scored it on the nwtf site and i have a picture now what

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it scored 25+10+10+20=65

25 pounds both spurs 1 1/4 inches and beard 11 1/8 inch

It was shot at about 6:20 am in Kentucky with a Benelli nova 12 gauge with 3 1/2 inch 5 shot. Set up in a small group of 5 trees next to a fenceline behind field. Heard gobbles, started calling, then a jake came blazing by and i thought he had spotted me, but i soon found out what he was running from. The tom was walking towards my decoys and i putted with my mouth call he stopped and thats where it ended

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Hey I dont know if you can change the score or not, but I apparently measured it wrong. I ended up taking it to my friends house and his dad showed me the way you measure everything and clean it. I shorted myself on the beard because I measured it a lil under where it starts and i didnt make it straight and measure the longest strand. It ended up coming out to 11 1/8 inch

so new score would be:
25+10+10+22=67

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Great work Brandon. Sorry, I was out of pocket yesterday or I would have posted your score sooner. I will get the score posted ASAP. Also, you might want to post your photo on the photo post and do a little bragging. That is a great bird.

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Brandon, the scoring works this way.

25 lbs is equal to 25 points.

Spurs 1 1/4 each or 1.25 (Add em together to get 2.50) then multiply the combined spur length by 10.....Points for spurs 2.50 X 10 = 25

Beard length is 11 1/8 or 11.125 X 2 = 22.25

Combine all those scores:

25
25
22.25
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72.25 Final Score
I will post shortly

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WEB - yep - get it up for Arrow - I have already added to your team score a few pages back here.

JW

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Less than a week to go for me. Can't wait to join you guys that have been hunting.
car ;)

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Boy, you guys have been busy while I've been away. Congrats to ranch, webb, and brandon. Nice birds. Our season started this past Saturday but I haven't been out yet. I was out of town. I plan on going before work one day this week and for a couple hours this Saturday. I have a lot on my plate this week. Next weekend I have Friday and Saturday off to chase birds. I don't think I've missed much here. I cold rain front moved in Saturday and I'm sure the tom shut down for a bit.

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Looks like I will get to go this Saturday. I will be hunting SE Oklahoma, so I will have a shot at an Eastern.

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Taking the farmers son out for the youth season, saturday and sunday, then i have monday tuesday and wednsday to get it done here in ohio

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Always nice to know the farmer's son...the farmer...and the farmer's land, right? Good luck with the buckeye birds.

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you got that right web, thanks, they are pretty henned up around here, and the weather is 65 and blue clear skies for the next few days, its not going to be easy, also the fact that we have to quit at noon in ohio dosent bode well either, but we will give them all we got. good luck with those sooner longbeards.