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WTG SouthernStrut!

That's a nice jump for the team. Hopefully we can all follow suit.

later,

CS

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got one too.......i posted in turkey, i'll come back and do all the offical stuff later, lol...congrats Southerstrut ;)......we're kicking some turkey butt now....:D
my bird

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I'll get the pics on here asap bull. My dad has them on his work camera and I haven't had the chance to get it from him. It's my spring break so I've been out late catchin up with high school buddies and all that. I will get it tonight when he gets home and post my bird. Sorry for the delay. I'm going tomorrow, wednesday, and thursday so maybe I'll get us another one! Congrats huntnma!!!! Nice bird, keep it up!!

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My gosh where are you guys hunting, I still have another month[&:]

Nice work!!!!!:D

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Alright Huntnma! I'm going crazy here waiting until April 30! I have to live vicariously through all of you guys that can hit the woods already so keep those success stories coming!

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WTG Huntnma!! Wow, ya'll are laying the smack down on some birds! Let me know if you have any extra birds you need to get shot!! ;)

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congrats everyone who's gotten one already. i'll be out tomorrow morning.

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Ok, I'm gonna try to put the pics on here finally. This computer is from the stone age so bearwith me. Here's me withmy opening morning birdand his retarded fan. I didnt shoot any feathers off, they were missing. He's ugly, that's why I killed him :D.

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Southern nice work men. Look at that beard... I have entered your score and we should be on the board soon.

huntma congrats to you on a very nice bird. Can you pm me with your birds info or just post them here and I will get your score entered..

Way to go guys and gals..... With huntma's score we will be out in the lead.
I have only 36 days left to wait.

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Well I was able to get to my farm in SC today. I didn't see as much sign as I was hoping for. It was hard to pick out any turkey tracks in the field b/c of all the deer tracks!! I did find some areas that looked to have been scratched though. I also got my new choke tube for my shotgun today in the mail...of course they sent the wrong freakin one! I called them and they are going to send out the right choke tomorrow. Why is that when you order something it takes two weeks to get here but if they send the wrong thing they can get it in the mail the next day!??!!? Oh well, that's life!!

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Thanks
14.6 lbs.
9.25 beard
1 '' spur, the other one is gone :([&:]:)

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Got another, i'm done......woohooooo.....but y'all know me, i'll still be out there hunting with someone.....

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Nice work Huntma!!!

Congrats on a nice bird!!!!!! May I say a great looking bird with a great looking lady!!!!

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Nice bird too, but you are no way near as pretty as Huntma;)

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well Southern, at least the fan isn't what we score on LOL or we would have lost points:D Huntnma, very cool pict and bird!!! WTG!!

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Congrats to Ma and SouthernStrut! Nice lookin bird Ma, can't say the same for yours strut! I'm sure he'll be tasty even if he could win and ugly turkey contest!

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TEAM #14 Final Strut
1 bullshooter CAPTAIN 1 64.0000 59.0000
2 csgrizz 1 71.8750
3 firelt72
4 Germ
5 huntnma 1 49.3750 42.8750
6 MJR10 1 62.7500
7 NCRemington700 1 19.0000
8 Rick James 1 67.75
9 RIStrutStopper 1 56.5
10 SouthernStrut56 1 56.0000 54.3125
11 Hunter06FlKy
11 TOTAL TEAM BIRDS TAKEN 8
Total Points 447.2500 447.2500 156.1875 0.0000 603.4375
Team Rank 40.6591%


Above listed is your current Team Number, Team Name, Captain, and all registered Team Members to date.
Both Arrowmaster and JW!will be collecting Team member’s Big Turkeys harvested as posted by your Team Captain from the Captains Post Scores here link.[/b]. [TEAM CAPTAINS USE THIS LINK TO POST SCORES http://www.huntingnet.com/forum/tm.aspx?m=2707647
Team members MUST alert their Captain, once they have harvested a legal bird, by posting all birds shot on the Team Thread.
From Rules – (click on this link to read more – we are paraphrasing here http://www.huntingnet.com/forum/tm.aspx?m=2557474)

1. Only turkeys legally harvested, according to that states regulations during that states 2008 Spring season can be entered

2. You must post a pictures of your turkey toprove authenticity ofthe killPicture of Beard – Beards if more than one AND Spurs can be included

3. Do write a short story and include when (date-time), where (state-county if known), and what weapon you used (a brief description of your hunt – a brief description of weapon used for the kill when you post a picture.

4. Make sure in your article to include, weight (pounds and ounces), length of beard(s) (longest strand measured from base of the beard to the tip of the longest strand) Note all fractions need to be in decimal form - Conversion table and how to measure spurs can be found on this – click here 2008 HNI rules page 2 http://www.huntingnet.com/forum/tm.aspx?m=2557474&mpage=2&key=

Multiple bearded birds add all beard measurements together (must see beards in picture)
WRITE DOWN ALL DATA FROM ABOVE – USE IT IN POINT 8 BELOW

5. If you need help posting a picture ask a team mate or ask us. We are here to help.

6. If you aren't able to score your quarry for whatever reason, identify if your bird as a Hen, Bearded Hen, Jake, or Tom, and you can use this tableif you're unable to score:
Hens 10 points, Bearded Hens 15 points, Jakes 20 points, Gobblers 30 points ( difference between Gobbler or Jake will be made based on a clear picture of the tail fan extended as if in strut – tail attached to the bird)

7. Only one legal bird per registered Team member can be used for the Team’s total points. If you shoot more than one bird do alert your captain -do post according to above However – Your Team Total Score is based from each Team Member’s biggest bird – not the average.
THIS IS THE TEAM CAPTAIN’S RESPONSIBILITY!

8. THE OFFICIAL HNI TURKEY SCORING CALCULATOR
JUST CLINK ON THE LINK BELOW
http://www.nwtf.org/all_about_turkeys/turkey_score.html

9. IF YOU NEED HELP, SEE SOMETHING WRONG OR AN ERROR CONTACT US! Arrowmaster - JW!
10.

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Haha yeah neither me or my ugly bird are easy on the eyes! I took a buddy hunting at my place last Tuesday and he was able to MISS two dad gum birds at thirty yards.He has yet to kill one and it's killing him!I spotted a hen in a food plot and belly crawled us into position behind some tall grass. I lifted my head up and saw the top of a fan, we had a strutter! I didnt wanna stick my head up too far so I was unaware that there were TWO gobblers in the field competing for that hen's heart. After laying on our belly for 15 minutes or so the hen walked by in the clear at about 20 yards, followed by the two gobblers. He had his gun up and I just knew he was gonna get his first bird. But when two longbeards walked by, I was so mad that I didnt have my gun up when he shot. He missed the first one, and before I could get my gun up to shoot he pumped another shell in and missed the second one.........to say the least, I was upset for him, but it was one of the most fun hunts I've ever been on. Getting within 30 yards of 3 turkeys in a field with only a strip of tall grass for cover, what a RUSH!

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Man Strut that sounds like a great day!! I'm gonna be heading out on my first turkey hunt next week so I'm not gonna say anything about missing a bird!!:D

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Wow where is everyone? I'm headed to my South Carolina farm today. Tomorrow is opening day so hopefully the weather will cooperate and things will go well. I'll let ya'll know how it went when I get back!

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Good luck NC! Bust a big one for the team! I've still got a month to go before my season opens.

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Well guys the Ohio hunt got moved to May. It cost me a new washer, so I am headed to Kentucky in April:D

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Turns out that cool little story about creepin up on those two toms and my buddy missing BOTH of em has ruined my hunting. I've been back 4 or 5 times since then and have had NO luck hearing or seeing any birds. Pretty sure I won't see those two longbeards again this year, makes me sick. It seems like there oughta be plenty more birds to gobble for me though. It's 300 acres of riverbottom farmlandwith hardwood hollows andridges galore, I know there's more than 3 gobblers in there. I dont have any time to hunt during the week this year b/c of dadgum school, so it makes me wonder if other people are poaching....? Hasn't been a great season at all, but hopefully it will change SOON! I'm going to south alabama with a buddy to his family peanut farm this weekend, and next weekend my landlord, who has already killed his limit of 5 this year, is takin me to some of his property. But let me just say, CONGRATS to everybodywho is having a great season! You guys, AND GALS, keep it up and keep having fun!

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Just got back from my evening run (in the rain to boot). I was tooling along when a bird cut loose about 100 yds from the road I was on. I stopped and gave a listen. He must have gobbled 50 times in 10 min. They are getting cranked up here in PA.

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Two more weeks and i will be in KY:D

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Well guys, figured I would check in.I've been doing some scouting and also setup a new turkey gun for myself, so I'm prepared at this point very well I think.

I ended up buying a new 870 SPS Turkey with the23" barrel and Shurshot stock on it, fully dipped in Mossy Oak Obsession. The gun issweet. I've also mounted a 2-7x33 Mueller Multi-Shot on it with the illuminatedcircle dot reticle. If I can get anything within 50 yards this thing should kill one dead as a box of hammers........[8D]. I'm still playing with load and choke combos but should be done with that by this weekend.So far I've shot Wingmaster 3.5" HD out of it, 3.5" Winchester Supreme #5's, 3" Winchester ER HD #6's, and a few others out of a variety of chokes. I also have anIndian Creek .665 coming for it and some 3.5" 2.25oz #6 Hevi 13 loads that I think are going to be just the ticket for this thing. I've read of a few people with this exact choke/load/gun setup that were putting 200+ pellets into a 10" circle at 40 yards. ;)

Last weekend I went to the property I hunt here in NY before first light on Saturday and heard 3 birds in the same roosting spots we killed 2 of them out of last year. Looks like we should be able to get on them there again this year.

Also I put up the camera at my place in PA back in March with a small pile of corn just to draw them in enough to take inventory with the camera. The corn is gone now but I'm still getting pics as of earlier this week.

Looks like I'll have maybe 9 hunts this year to try and fill 3 tags, and with the number of birds I'm seeing I don't think it will be a problem to put at least one on the board for the team.

Below are a few of the better pics from my camera setup in PA for you to enjoy!

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Great pictures! Season opened today here in NC. I am not going to be able to get in the woods until Monday. I'm heading out tomorrow evening to hopefully roost a couple birds for the Monday morning hunt. I haven't been able to get on here or out there as much as I would like. I'm moving from NC to SC in less than 2 weeks so things are a little crazy around the house. I'll let ya'll know how it goes Monday. Good luck everyone!

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Got my second one today, finally. About the same size as the last one, 9 inch beard and inch spurs, bout 18 lbs. Had three big uns gobbling their ugly heads off from about 9:00 til 11:00, they circled me and snuck in to my right, I swung and popped one. Fun fun day in the woods. Pictures coming soon. NICE pics Rick!!!

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Finally got number 2 today!!! I got down there at 9:30, saw the same ol gobbler struttin on the road where I killed the first one, so I rushed to get set up. I sat there for about 20 minutes before it turned into an all outgobblefest between 3 or 4 different toms. I answered back with a little yelp, which I continued doing every 15 minutes or so. They gobbled over and over, cutting each other off and going crazy when crows flew over. Around 10:30 they all shut up, and I got a little worried. About 20 minutes later I saw em out of the corner of my eye, 3 of em walkin down the road from right to left......I was facing the opposite direction, they circled me. I waited for the lead gobbler to walk behind a tree, then swung and put the hurt on him. Anyways, here he is. My second bird, finally!

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Hey guys/gals/teammates, I experienced one of the most incredible days of turkey hunting in a long time yesterday. Started with my best friend, my youngest brother and I all with tags, ended with 3 longbeards down, including a double with my little brother. I wrote and incredibly long story and will post it on the main forum. Score another one for the team!

23 lbs 0 oz
1 1/2" left spur, 1 7/16" right spur
9 3/4" beard

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sweet hunt csgrizz way to set that bar high my teammate!!! Less than 8 days here!!!!!

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Well it finally happened. I got my first bird yesterday! Yeah, he's a jake and won't do a lot for our team score but I'm STOKED that I got him. He gobbled for over 2 hours before the shotgun got the last word. He weighed 14 lbs. Hopefully I'll be able to get a long beard before the season is out but we'll see. That was one of the most memorble, incredible hunts I've ever been on in my entire life!! I'm hooked!!!

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Great hunt csgriz, I read your story before, didn't realize you were on my team! NC, WAY TO GO! Jake or not, Congrats on your first! I've still got 2 weeks to go before I can hit the woods. Just started scouting a little, found some potential areas in RI. I just scored a 123 acre piece of property in CT, nobody else turkey hunts there. The landowner said a neighbor moved in last year and shoots some, but he is NOT supposed to be hunting on this property. I got the impression that no permission might not stop this guy tho, so we'll see how that goes. I'm gonna go check out the property on Friday. Funny thing, the guy didn't want me to deer hunt there because of lack of access and he has a couple buddys that hunt there. He said there is no shortage of deer tho. He says he limits who can hunt there and turns down most people that ask. I told him I bowhunt only in CT, and won't be interested in gun hunting, he said well, thats a different story! He said only one other guy bowhunts there, and he hasn't been ina while. Score 2 for me! The other guy who bowhunts there and the landowner are like family....of sorts. The other bowhunter's daughter bred her dog and I have one of the puppies. The landowner has my dog's sister, lol.

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WOW I go away for a few days and you guys are just slamming them. Congrats csgrizz on a true HOG....Southerstrut way to go on number 2.... And Ncremington way to go.
Things are looking up for team 14. I have sent the stats from all your birds, I am hoping for an updated total score tonight.
We have some turkey killers here let me tell ya... Congrats again guys a job well done....

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NC nice bird!!!!!

Guys I head out Friday(Tomorrow) for KY!!!

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Nice work!!!!!

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Your score is 23 + 15 + 14.375 + 19.5 = 71.875
congrats!

JW

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Okay guys I am headed for Mo. for two weeks, I will not be back untill May 5th. I will let JW know I am going to be out of town. Good luck to everyone and be safe. See ya back here in a few weeks.

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Good luck Bullshooter!! Smoke em!!

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Congrats to all on the team...I don't even get a chance to get out there until May 1st here in NY. I will be taking my niece out for youth season this weekend though. Hopefully she can connect on her first bird!!