Tky1187,sorry cant give you an exact count!But I can after huntin longbeards for over 25 years tell you the toughest birds to hunt in my mind after hunting gobblers in more than just one state that pressured or inotherwords hunted gobblers are the toughest birds to get the drop on,doesn' t matter what specie or state!!

I started last year at 41. Got one last year and one this year. We have a one bird limit so I can say I' ve tagged out every season I' ve hunted!
I killed my first bird on my second ever hunt and killed my second bird on opening morning this year. Three hunts and two birds, I may have some kind of record going here![8D]

we' ll lets see. I' m 22 and been hunting the past 5 years and i' ve killed 17 longbeards and 2 jakes in the spring. I' d say I' ve killed around 17-20 in the fall but that' s cause i' ve been hunting since i was 8 but didn' t start spring gobbler hunting until 18. I live in va but fortunately i can be in nc or tn 30 minutes either way.

dont go to other states yet, you forgot the best one is a lil south and you' ll be able to get a good start on that grandslam.....osceola' s are waiting ........[:-]

I just got hooked this year and I am 39. I shot 2 birds this year, a 21 lber and one with 2 beards. I know I was spoiled this year and I hope my success continues. But if it doesn' t, I' ll still enjoy going out and watching the birds and being in the woods.