Strutter20

Season isn't till the 14 but i have seen tons of turkeys while driving around. Our hunting area is like a 30 to 45 min drive though so we don't get out there very much. We don't go in blind though. April 12 is devoted to waking up early, driving, listening to birds in a bunch of diff spots, and then watching there route once off the roost. Boy I can't wait for youth season. I have a countdown started and my friends at school think i am nuts to wake up at like 4 to go kill a bird. My response is always its not a passion its an obsession (which is kinda ironic because i can't stand mossy oak).

JW

TEAM #13 "Struttin Stuffers"!
1 badger109
2 dawei
3 drakeb3 1 68.188
4 Hunter Dan7
5 jmbuckhunter CAPTAIN1 31.625
6 keyshunter
7 lnen#1
8 rookiebowhuntr_PA
9 ryan08rb
10 Turkey Fife
11 Strutter20
11 TOTAL TEAM BIRDS TAKEN 2
Total Points 99.8125 99.8125
Team Rank 9.0739%



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!
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jmbuckhunter

Will do bosses. Looks like you guys have things well under control.

rookiebowhuntr_PA

Hey all,

Sorry I have not been on much and may not be on much. School is keeping me busy. I can't wait for opening day!!!! I have seen a few turkeys struttin in PA about 2 weeks ago when it got really warm. A week after that I saw about 20-30 turkeys in the same field.Bad news is thatit issomeone's yard and not a huntable area, oh well.
Well good luck to everyone.
Justin

jmbuckhunter

OK team, it looks like thegreat guysrunning this contest are making up stickers. It sounds like they will be sending one or two for each team member to the captains of the teams. If you want them, just pm me your address and I will mail them to you as soon as I get them.

For a sample look at the first post on this pageby JW. It is his AVATAR.

And I am waiting for the first score from our team. Who's gonna get us on the scoreboard first?

Strutter20

Two weeks till youth season. I hope that will be a score for our team. Went out the other night and saw about 5 longbeards in one area.

drakeb3

Hey guys, im leaving for nebraska and kansas tommorrow so hopefully i can put us on the board!

badger109

thanks anyway but you dont have to bother sending me a sticker. I barely even show up here anyway lately.

jmbuckhunter

You are gonna post up if you get a turkey for the team, RIGHT?

jmbuckhunter

You guys sure are a quite bunch. I am used to Team Chaos from the deer hunting contest. We prolly averaged 20 posts a day.

Thats ok lets just put down a bunch of birds and let them do the talking.