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Old 03-04-2008, 09:01 PM
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ORIGINAL: tkycaller

It is good to dream. My best is only 73 and change.

Haha.... you put "only" in front of 73! Thats not a number you put only in front of, thats a good bird!
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Old 03-04-2008, 09:06 PM
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Hunter's Name:
JAMES E. LEWIS

Home State:
KY

Species:
Eastern (Typical)

Harvest Date:
Apr 22, 1999

Harvest Location:
FRANKLIN, KY, USA


Total Score:
104.8125
#1*


Longest Beard:
13.7500"
#4*


Number of Beards:
1


Longest Spur:
2.2500"
#1*


Other Spur:
2.1250"


Weight:
33.5625 lbs.
#2*


Method of Take:
M Firearm


Calls Used:
Slate, M Diaphragm

* Rank for Eastern Typical taken with a Modern Firearm in Kentucky, USA
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Old 03-04-2008, 09:08 PM
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How about the quest for 100?[8D]

I had to look that one up, but I knew there was a bird killed here a few years ago that blew away the 80 threshold.


As someone said earlier, one can only dream. Im aiming for a 70 typical bird, then Ill work my way up from there.
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Old 03-04-2008, 09:54 PM
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In 03, I killed a 26 lb bird with 1-15/16 spurs and 12-1/4" beard the first week of season. Second week, 25 lb, 1-3/4" spurs and 11-1/2" beard. Now I am offering hunts on my place. Macon County, MO is the best for trophy toms in the Midwest, bar none. Maybe I am just biased, but I would rather hunt my place than anywhere in the Midwest.
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Old 03-05-2008, 12:07 AM
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My second ever bird sported a 11.5 inch beard, 1.5 inch hooks and was 20 lbs. Scored 73...To get to an 80 class he needed an extra .5 inches on the beard, 1/8inch on each spur, and 4 lbs. That's asking alot. i know they are out there but that bird was a once in a lifetime bird for me already.
Mine is the same as MO_Bowhnters since we doubled the day he got his and we both took identical birds, but mine weighed 1 pound more.[8D] If we entered them they would be ranked 61st.

Anyway if you go to NWTF's website you can see all the records for each state and each category. In the 80s would only put you in the top 15, which is still really good. MOs record is 94, which is pretty unreal for a typical.
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Old 03-05-2008, 01:00 AM
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I killed a 23 1/2 Lb., 11 1/2" Beard, 1 1/4"and 1 1/8" What would be the score of that Bird?

My Cousin the same age as me and I was with him Killed a 25 Lb., 12", 1 1/8" and 1 1/8" what kinda a score is that?

Is it Lbs. 25, 12"=48, Spurs =18 Total 81?? I just never have scored any birds

TF
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Old 03-05-2008, 01:10 AM
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You won't find many 75+ birds in Ohio. I live there and the best hunting is in the rolling hills of the state and those spurs get rubbed down pretty quick. You get a lot of points from the weight and after this winter I doubt a 25+ pounder is killed this year. Saw many birds while I was downin SE Ohioand those birds are looking pretty light. This has been a pretty bad year for the turkeys in Ohio.

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Old 03-05-2008, 09:59 AM
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sorry if this is a dumb question but how do you score a bird? All this talk of 80 class birds is greek to me haha
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Old 03-05-2008, 10:07 AM
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Weight is 1X
Beard length is 2X
Spur length is 10X each

20 lb bird 10in. beard 1in. spurs (each)= 60 point bird

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Old 03-05-2008, 10:08 AM
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Dude I think you and a few others have lost what it is, that makes spring turkey hunting so great... I doubt if Tom Kelly,Will Primos, CUZ Strickland, Toxy Haas, or any of the other great in the turkey hunting world ever scored any of the birds they've killed!!!

Why don't you just be thank full that you have your health and some good places to go turkeyhunting
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