Official Team 20 "Strut's Wingbone Brigade" Thread
 

Team 20 is all accounted for, and ready for war :D

Strut&Rut
steve m
Huntinlady
BrushChimp
crazycoonhunterNE
Indianahunter83
davidlj
MOhunter46
Hoyt Viper
Tarheel Turkey
struttin46374


Post where you'll be hunting, include the sub-species you'll hunt, and the potential number of tags you can fill. If anybody has a team name thought, throw that in there too ;)

I've bagged loads of Eastern gobblers, but am excited about hunting out here in the Pacific NW for the first time. I'm hunting in Oregon, and hope to bag a Rio in the SW and a Merriam-rio hybrid in the NE...

S&R

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I think they put my name down wrong. It MOhunter46. I'll be hunting in MO, hunting Easterns, and i can fill two tags. As for a name it dosen't really matter to me.
EDIT: Yeah it was a typo, i'm on this team.

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C'mon team 20, where is everybody at?

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Hay guys I am here . hope to make a contrabution,will be hunting in Ontario and will have two tags
as far as putting a name to one ,well not to sure Ive just been callin them TURKEYS!!

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correct spelling of team amtes - cliok on name to PM






TEAM #20

BrushChimp

crazycoonhunterNE

davidlj

Huntinlady

indianahunter83

MOhunter46

monsterbucks2011

springspur

steve m

Strut&Rut

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ttt

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Here I am.. I'll be hunting Washington this year.. Maybe Oregon.

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here

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I am here. I'll be hunting merriums in Nebraska. I can get up to 3 tags this year.

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Hello Team 20 Please submit your captain to younggun and myself. Thanks and good luck...

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Guys, I believe we have until the 10th to select a captain.

I'll volunteer, unless someone else wants to lead us into battle :D

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I vote for Strut&Rut. How about a name?

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we should throw some team name out any body got any ideas
TALK'IN TURKEYS

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Only thing i can think of is, Turkey Talkers

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I emailed Arrowmaster, and let him know that we're waiting for everyone to sign in before choosing a captain...

As for names...

"Strut's Army"
"The Wingbone Brigade"
"The Widowmakers"
"The Shotslingers"
"Purrs & Spurrs"

Hell, I could go all night... ;)...but I prefer "The Wingbone Brigade"

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Well guys I am here to check in. I want to say hello to all!! I hunt Iowa and we can get 2 tags and they are Easterns. I am so pumped for the season to get here! Lets go get them turks boys!!!

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Yeah i like The Wingbone Brigade too. Sounds good to me. Better than what i thought of.

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Hey guys,

I just sent emails and PMs to monsterbucks2011, davidlj, and springspur...

S&R

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checking in just tied up with some issues to take care of before I head out to Denver for Fire Arson Investigator training. My Leave is in and approved for my hunt in Kansas. Then I hit my own part of the county Maryland and Virginia.;)


David

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Strut&Rut you got my vote for captain. Strut's Army"

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Thanks for the nomination guys. I'll be glad to lead us to victory in this war [8D]

Just a little diddy 'bout myself...

I grew up in Central NY, where I began chasing longbeards. I then went to CT, where it took me 9 years to complete my MS and PhDs in Animal Science. During those years, I truly mastered the art of hunting longgbeards, and harvested 6 birds that scored between 65-75. CT is really a hidden gem in the NorthEast, and holds some absolute monsters on private lands...

After completing the PhD, I took a position here in Oregon. Packed up the family---wife, 7 year old daughter and 2 year old son---and have had a blast the past 14 months. This will be my first foray after these western birds, but I've secured permission on private lands in some of the state's best turkey hunting. If I don't go broke ($18 each tag plus GAS), I may get the chance to harvest three this year. I'm really going to try for a Merriam's in the NE corner of the state, where the only chance of harvesting a true Merriam in Oregon is still possible. I'm also hoping to bag a whopper of a Rio in the SW portion of the state...a young kid landed one of the largest Rios on record there about 3 years ago.

It's a little different out here in the Pacific NW, especially OR. In CT and NY, I could travel 5 min and be on a 300 acre farm. Here, it's travel at least 2 hr to get to anywhere huntable, and a good 5-8 hr trek if I want to be in the pristine turkey woods. But hey, it is what it is ;)

As for the name, because we had a few votes for a few names, I chose..."Strut's Wingbone Brigade"...

S&R

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Just wanted to welcome our new team members...

Shout out to:

Hoyt Viper
Tarheel Turkey

Sign in, and let's get this party rocking ;)

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Alright guys & gals I'm here. I will be hunting the following:

South Carolina---Easterns-5 tags (one will be good for a couple day hunt)
North Carolina---Easterns-2 tags
Virginia---Easterns---2 tags
Montana---Merriams---1 tag
New Mexico---Merriams---2 tags
Mexico---Goulds---1 tag

Here's to a most successful & safe season for our team. Good luck!!

TT:D

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I just got my notification ten minutes ago. Im in...looking forward to helping us win this thing! My Chufa is looking great already this year! I have been looking at the ones Im taking, and we will be on the board with some good ones!

Let me know if I can help with anything!

And by the way...I will be hunting easterns in Louisa, Goochland, and Hanover counties...Virginia style!

My fall harvest with muzzleloader! (wasnt even turkey hunting!)

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struttin46374 is checking in plan on hunting Alabama Michigan Indiana and Colorado posibility of harvesting 9 birds

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I have been chasing long beards for 22 seasons counting this up coming season i have been involved in 28 harvests in alabama and indiana. the last 5 years i have been hunting with my bow exclusivly however if hunting with a gun could have harvested up to8 birds ( 1 miss,2 deer busting me, being caught by the birds 2 times and hanging up out of bow range 3 times) but that is called hunting. I do take friends and family in which most of the 28 birds were harvested by them. I enjoy hunting public lands once you harvest abird on public land the you've accomplished something good luck to my other team members

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WELCOME GUYS. I cant wait to get this party started!!! When does everyone get to start their season? First season here starts April 14th.

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April 21st for me

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April 12th - May 3rd, 1/2 hour before sunset until noon. May 5-17 all day long.

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Tarheel 13 tags . thats 7 years worth for me!

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Just wondering if anyone on the team is hunting in VA? I am willing to travel to help call or shoot. If anyone wants to come call or shoot for me my property is open! I have approximately 400 private acres to hunt in 3 different locations. I could use a good caller!!

Seriously, pm me if you are interested!

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Yeah but 13 tags doesn't quite mean 13 turkeys. I'm just feel very fortunate to hunt in different areas of the country. Good luck!

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TEAM #20 "Strut's Wingbone Bridgade"
1 BrushChimp 1 28.9375
2 crazycoonhunterNE
3 davidlj
4 Hoyt_Viper
5 Huntinlady
6 indianahunter83
7 MOhunter46 1 61.5
8 steve m
9 Strut&Rut CAPTAIN
10 Tarheel Turkey 1 52.1325
11 struttin46374
11 TOTAL TEAM BIRDS TAKEN 3
Total Points 142.5700 142.5700
Team Rank 12.9609%





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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Has anybody thought about a team avatar???????

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Hey guys,

Sorry I haven't been on much. I was entertaining family for the past week, my brother and his wife flew out from NY and stayed for 10 days...

A team avatar is an excellent idea...I don't have any "extra time", but I may be able to put something together within the next month. If anybody is good at Photoshop (etc.), post your sample on here, so we can all see it and vote...

Note that there is now a separate thread at the top of the Turkey Contest Forum dedicated just for harvest pics. After you've reported your harvest on our team thread, please post your harvest pics on that thread. That thread allows all of us in the contest to see everyone's kills without scrolling through each individual team thread. Also feel free to list the birds stats and 1-2 sentences describing the hunt...

I don't know about you guys, but after taking last YEAR off, I'm ready to bag a few longbeards!!

S&R

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Well who is the first one on our team up to bat? I won't be in the woods untill the last week in april.
Is there any one getting an early start

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I don't get to go until april 21. I saw a couple strutting the other day and some friends at school say that they are really starting to gobble. The season can't get here fast enough!!

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Our season starts April 15th, but due to work and soccer (I coach my daughter's team), I won't get out until early May. I'm also taking a good friend who is a relative newbie afield, so although it should be a blast, my success rate may depend on his actions more than on my luck...haha...

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From the looks of everybody's seasons, most of us start either this weekend or within the next 2 weeks.

Hoyt, any luck in LA? I see your season started in March...give us some updates!!
Tarheel and struttin, have you guys been out in the Southern states yet---if so, give us some feedback.

Interestingly, most of us are all hunting different states, which is fun but also unfortunate for trying to get hunts lined up with one another...

Be safe everyone, and good luck to those of you that start this weekend...

S&R

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This Hoyt is in VA! Today was first day. Heard some gobblin, but they sems to get hung up out of range. My Moultries has captured two toms for the taking, they were attacking my decoys left out over night at my blind.

I will bag one befor toolong....Anyone else shooting this wek, month, yea?