I finally got out this week-end
saturday nothing,But sunday
I connected on a nice old boy
Beard 10 1/4 inches
right spur 1 1/8
left spur 1
weight 21#2oz
total score for bird
62.875
This was a tuff bird to get,I'll post the story tommorow.
Good luck to the rest of those still hunting.

Good for you 9th Tine

Glad to hear that you got a big one, I bet you are one happy hunter & you should be.
Hope you'll send some pic.'s sure would like to see it.
Congrat's again you scored one for the team.

Sorry guys, I didn't have any luck during my first turkey hunting season. It wasn't from lack of trying though.

That's all right REEF don't feel bad I didn't score on my hunt also BUT if had used a shot gun that bird would have been mine.

Killed 2 more birds this past weekend. 7 total longbeards killed during 2006 season.Killed one in West Virginia and the second one in Maryland. Pictures will be included below. Take care and GOD bless!

West Virginia gobbler
Weight: 23 pounds
Spurs: (L) 1 3/8 (R) 1 7/16
Beard: 11 inch




Maryland Gobbler
Weight: 19 pounds
Spurs: (L) 1 1/16 (R) 1 1/16 ((both spurs were pretty much filed down))
Beard: 10.5 inches

deeg,

You do realize, of course, that only your best bird counts towards the contest, right?

Great job...although I can't imagine how much money you've spent this turkey season...[8D]...my wife would kill me!

Strut&Rut I know that the best bird is the only one that counts for the team. Also, I know many great people throughout the country and I really didn't spend that much money this season due to the fact that I'm military. I met most of the people I hunt with during the many years of calling competitvely in turkey calling contest. Every where I hunted this season I really didn't spend that much money. Its a give and take kind of situation. I take many of the same friends to my place in ohio, so it goes back and forth. Next year I'm going out west. Before I die I'm going to kill turkeys in all 49 states. Hope you had a great season. GOD bless!

David Ellis

I updated the unofficial standings 5-11-06.

1. Team 4.....637.5.......11 qualifiers
2. Team 1 .....631.225....11 qualifiers
3. Team 6 .....582.6875...9 qualifiers
4. Team 8 .....574.375.....8 qualifiers
5. Team 9 .....549 ..........9 qualifiers
6. Team 2 .....483.4375 ...9 qualifiers
7. Team 5 .....443.45 ......7 qualifiers
8. Team 3 .....413 ..........6 qualifiers
9. Team 10 ...256.3125 ...4 qualifiers
10. Team 7 ....239.1095 ...4 qualifiers

Some great races.....

What the standings looked like 4-23-06

Team 1. Six qualifiers for 363.725 points
Team 2. Six qualifiers for 333.125 points
Team 3. Three qualifiers for 214.9375 points
Team 4. Nine qualifiers for 522 points
Team 5. Three qualifiers for 195.7 points
Team 6. Eight qualifiers for 512.125 points
Team 7. Two qualifiers for 121.3125 points
Team 8. Five qualifiers for333.26 points
Team 9. Five qualifiers for 333.75 points
Team 10. Three qualifiers for 161.925 points

Put another way....Standings as 4-23-06.....

1. Team 4....522
2. Team 6....512.125
3. Team 1....363.725
4. Team 9....333.75
5. Team 8....333.26
6. Team 2....333.125
7. Team 3....214.9375
8. Team 5....195.7
9. Team 10..161.925
10. Team 7..121.3125

UNOFFICIAL STANDINGS AS OF 5-11-06

1. Team 4.....637.5.......11 qualifiers
2. Team 1 .....631.225....11 qualifiers
3. Team 6 .....582.6875...9 qualifiers
4. Team 8 .....574.375.....8 qualifiers
5. Team 9 .....549 ..........9 qualifiers
6. Team 2 .....483.4375 ...9 qualifiers
7. Team 5 .....443.45 ......7 qualifiers
8. Team 3 .....413 ..........6 qualifiers
9. Team 10 ...256.3125 ...4 qualifiers
10. Team 7 ....239.1095 ...4 qualifiers

It is fun to see how things have changed in a couple of weeks....

Thanks Antler Eater, for doing the extra work to keep the scores updated!!

I bagged my fifth and last gobbler on tuesday, may 9th. Its my best score yet. My friend and I got a double at 1230pm.

my bird was 20lbs, 11 1/4" beard, 1 1/8"spurs=65
this should raise our score to 415!!