RE: Team 5
 

Hope everyone using the video camera can get alot of footage and the big moment on tape. It will be fun to show others the tape of such a great opportunity and for you to go back in time and relive the hunt.

Pines,
Thats a great thing that your going to do with the Wheelin Sportsman. I'm sure they will cherish that video.

RE: Team 5
 

I also film but for myself....tripod at times.........

find I get more enjoyment outa that now......

JW

RE: Team Beard Busters [5]
 

Checking in for YB76,talked to him on the phone last night he's having connectile disfunction, hopes to be back up in a few days.

Thinking about video this year,but seems like I'm already loaded down. I bowhunt solo most of the time carrying blind,tripod seat,decoys,calls,thermacell,bow ,etc..

I will be videoing a youth hunt that I'm calling for, a free hunt that we held a drawing for at our COFA Expo last August. The winner is a 11 year old that has deer hunted a little before,never turkey hunted. Luckily he lives within a few miles of me,so I've been trying to coach him when I can. I think he's ready,I know he thinks he is. Hope we can get into some,only have one day youth here but if we don't I plan on taking him during regular season.
If any of you guys know a youth that would like to hunt take a little time and make it happen,well worth the effort!!!!!!

RE: Team Beard Busters [5]
 

Well guys, I went out and did a little more scouting this morning... I suppose I could tell you about it, but I think I'll just let the pictures tell the story for me.









;)

RE: Team Beard Busters [5]
 

Dan,

Don't tease us like that.:D:D

RE: Team Beard Busters [5]
 

Dan, let us know what he scores when the season opens:D

What's the deal with the rusty color on that hen? Kinda cool lookin!

Do you guys want me to see if Ryan aller will make us a team avatar?

RE: Team Beard Busters [5]
 

The team name is what we called ourselves a couple seasons ago!!! Here is my fathers gobbler from that season.

May be an omen.....

RE: Team Beard Busters [5]
 

Hey do like that color phase Tom you showed!


I have a suggestion!

To help Pat Ely with this contest - let's post all our bird scores here on this threadand let our Team Captain take it to the official posting place. Will help save Pat time for sure.

Think of it this way 10 or 11 teams all with over a dozen members - very time consuming to keep track of it.

In fact I will PM Pat directly as I think this will really help Pat in the long run.

So Dan - you up for that. Or as being captain delegate - and I will offer to do this for the team and be officail scribe and report to you.

So what you guys and gals think?

Will wait to hear from you until I take this forward to Pat.

JW.........

RE: Team Beard Busters [5]
 

JW that sounds good to me, it is a lot of info too keep up with. Pat will have his hands full chasing birds across 3-4 states so if it's OK with him go for it.

PS:I just read Pat's "bear with me post" seems like this will be the best way to keep score.

RE: Team Beard Busters [5]
 

JW,

That sounds like a fantastic idea to me. If you'd like to do it, you can, but I am more than willing to take the responsibility.

RE: Team Beard Busters [5]
 

go fer it Dan - You hae trouble there Capt.....I am here to help....

Okay folks we will post our bird scores here for Dan to Record - just make sure you follow the rules....

.

JW

RE: Team Beard Busters [5]
 

Thought I better get it back on the first page. How are we doing with everyone getting checked in

RE: Team Beard Busters [5]
 

A couple more pictures to tease y'all with;









This is only about 1/3 of the flock I watched fly to roost last night. I couldn't count how many toms were gobbling. As soon as one would start, they'd all go off. I know I counted at least seven birds with 6-inch or better beards before it was too dark to see.

The sunset, well, I just figured y'all might enjoy the view I had.

Enjoy. ;):D

RE: Team Beard Busters [5]
 

nice pics

RE: Team Beard Busters [5]
 

Dan,

Are you putting some of this pre season scouting on your video? Looks like you have a pretty good chance to fill your tag.

RE: Team Beard Busters [5]
 

Hey guys i need to know what you want for an avatar so we can get one made up~!! Give me some ideas!

RE: Team Beard Busters [5]
 

Wow I just notice the teams are huge. 22 people. It should be fun

RE: Team Beard Busters [5]
 

Well good news....

Got my new bow
Drew a tag to hunt the gun club where there is super high success
The turkeys around here are strutting an Gobblin

Now just have to get lucky and buy one of the limited tags for the gun club zone

Pines

RE: Team Beard Busters [5]
 

Heres a group of birds in Milwaukee county that cant be hunted....but they are right on the county line........If only i could get permission to hunt across the street!!!!

RE: Team Beard Busters [5]
 

Good luck yall

Pines


Only a few weeks.....April 11 is my opener!

RE: Team Beard Busters [5]
 

Pines, what new bow did you pick up?

Went out yesterday afternoon for a couple hours to shed hunt our property a bit with a friends. Found one shed and another flock of turkeys. I couldn't get close enough for good pictures, but suffice it to say we have at least one bird whose beard is literally dragging the ground. I'll be lookin' for him opening day.

RE: Team Beard Busters [5]
 

Hunteropel check'n in!!
Will be hunting Illinois, Missouri and Kansas.

RE: Team Beard Busters [5]
 

Hey I start 3/29! - Now I gotta find a way to run a long computer cord so I can keep yuse guys updated!

Oh I will make my own luck!

Soon to have #37's cold dead neck in my gnarly ole hands!

JW

RE: Team Beard Busters [5]
 

I got a Kodiak outdoors bowlogic 34 60-70#

Its not a fancy name brand but its a nice bow. I got if from one of the guys on the site here and he made an awesome deal with me because i am almost flat broke!!!!

Am going out to shoot it today and get it all sighted in!

Good luck yall
Pines

RE: Team Beard Busters [5]
 

Well just stood in line for over an hour and a half and got my tag!!

I now can hunt the gun club for sure and there are a lot of birds there

Pines

RE: Team Beard Busters [5]
 

Pines,

Got my Wisconsin turkey tag over the computer. 5 Minutes. I had to get a different tag, because my tag was for the same week as my Minnesota hunt. Now my zone 22 Wisconsin hunt will be for the second week in May.

RE: Team Beard Busters [5]
 

Where in 22.....That is where i will be in april and then hopefully in time 5

Pines

ps ITs bowler wi

RE: Team Beard Busters [5]
 

Pines,

I will be hunting around the Clintonville area. That is where i grew up. I think it was two years ago my buddy and i went up to the bowler area where we had permission when we were haveing a hard time finding birds where we normally hunt. It was just a bad year i guess, turkeys were not very talkative.
Do you live around that area?

RE: Team Beard Busters [5]
 

I'd like y'all to welcome SpringSpur to the team. He checked in with me this morning via email. Hopefull we'll see a post from him soon.

Welcome bud!

RE: Team Beard Busters [5]
 

We have a cabin in shawano and g-pa just bought 40 acres in bowler as a hunting/ storage grounds

Turkey, deer, bear, and supposedly wolf

Cant complain

Pines

RE: Team Beard Busters [5]
 

Pines,

Sounds like you should be having some nice hunting in that area.

RE: Team Beard Busters [5]
 

I have a long 38 more days before i get to chase old tom. I have been out alittle bit with the bow, still shoots great. I should definately be ready.

RE: Team Beard Busters [5]
 

Springspur checking in. Retired Military, I'll be hunting Sumter County S.C. Mostly Poinsette Electronic Combat Range & Manchester State Forest. I'll try my bow but primary will be Rem 870 with 2.5X scope, hevi-shot choke and # 4 hevi-shot. Drilled & tapped it myself, pretty proud of that. I never liked the saddle mounts, it makes the optics sit too high. I've only killed 3 Turkeys in my life, hopefully I'll get a good one this year for team 5.

RE: Team Beard Busters [5]
 

I have a feeling our whole team is going to end up with some nice birds. Got to think positive.:)

RE: Team Beard Busters [5]
 

Everyone must be out hunting, no new responses. Oh well i will get us back to the top.

RE: Team Beard Busters [5]
 

hey guys gals to be on team and even more to be on this one...love the name beard busters....i will be hunting in uvalde county ,texas this is my 1st serious season but i have lots of knowledge.....and am hopin to get a bird for this team with a shotgun and hopefully on camera...i am only15 yrs old but iam a serious hunter....i am leaving this friday for opening season and tehn skool and then the next weekend after that which i think is easter weekend.....did anyone make an avatar

RE: Team Beard Busters [5]
 

Good to have you on the team, Kidd.

I think Squirrell approached RyanAller about making an avatar, so I'm assuming its in the works.

RE: Team Beard Busters [5]
 

oh aight washington hunter seems like everyone is out hunting already huh?

RE: Team Beard Busters [5]
 

Thats what it seems like. Kind of like a ghost town around here lately.

I've still got a couple weeks to wait before season opens here, but I'm ready for it.

RE: Team Beard Busters [5]
 

YEAH I KNOW I AM PUMPED UP I SAW MY FIRST GOBBLER THIS YEAR AND NOW I JUST CANT WAIT..THIS SPROT IS JUST TO EXCITING IM HOPING TO GET ALL DAY SATURDAY THEN SUNDAY MORNING IN THIS WEEKEND SINCE SEASON STARTS MARCH31