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I was just wondering how many turkeys you guys have harvested in your careers and how old you were when you shot your first one? I am 18 and have 11 birds here in PA (that includes spring and fall seasons).

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Well I was 28 when I started and @ 33 I' ve bagged 3. Two this year and one last year. So I' d say your kickin some Turkey butt.;)

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i didnt start hunting til i was 28, i was a late bloomer:(......it took me 4 years to get my first , then i limited out...and i got one this year , so 3 will be my # of birds as well......

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......A....BUNCH....OF BIRDS...........[&:]..[&:].......

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I was 25yrs old when I started back in /89 , this was my 14th season and I have killed 80 bearded Birds then a few Fall birds on top of that. Completed 5+ GrandSlams aswell . I would have to say I got the Turkey Bug aswell ;) Jaljva is now working on me, on How not to Kill some of these Struttin Toms that are in Range ! :D ...BT

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I was 31 years old when I started and have killed 6 longbeards in 6 years of hunting.

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I have hunted 7 seasons and have taken 14 birds. I got 4 this season, so that really brought my average up.:D

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I guess I was a late bloomer also when it comes to turkey hunting. I didn' t start til I was 33 yrs. old.:( I have hunted 11 spring seasons and just a few days in the fall season since I started and have taken 19 longbeards and 1 fall jake (18 of the longbeards were killed during spring seasons). Only regret is that I didn' t start 15 yrs. sooner!;)

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You guys all sounds pretty successful. What states do you fellas hunt in. Have any of you ever shot birds in PA? They say PA has the hardest birds to hunt I was just wondering if you guys have noticed that?

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I hate the number' s game, but I was very serious about taking " gobbler' s only" since 1992. I have taken a few since then, some times 2 or somes times 1 per season, depending on how the season panned out!!;)

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tky1187, I' ve hunted PA a number of times. The birds are tough there , but I wouldn' t say any tougher then Ontario. Knowing the travel routes and the lay of the land makes the game that much more easyer...BT

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I started hunting turkeys in 1962, in south and north east Texas, during deer season. As far as how many I can' t really remember. I never was interested much in numbers, but I suppose in excess of twenty. I didn' t hunt each of those 40 years due to family, work and other commitments. As I look around my computer room I have 4 fans with beards and some with spurs, a beard board with four beards. Also have two fans and beards in my shop that are prepared just waiting to be placed on plaques.

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I started Hunting Turkeys in 1997, To date I have 5 gobblers and one fall Jake in the books.
I was 25 when I got my first gobbler if I remember right.

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I' ve been turkey hunting about 20 years and have taken about 30 toms
give or take a few. Once you really get addicted, the numbers go up quickly.
How about this math: Average about 15 days a year turkey hunting, getting
up about 2 hours earlier than normal each day for 20
years equals about 600 hours of lost sleep. Was it worth
it? You bet your beard it was !! :D

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:D Well this season that just past was my 3rd season looking for Mr. Longbeard..no bird this year..:(..got lucky & dropped 2 last year so my grand total is 2 longbeards! [:-] I was 48 when I started the search for Mr. Longbeard but have been deer hunting in excess of 30 years....;)....Brampton Mike[8D]

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I got hooked in 1983....first time I ever saw a Turkey in strut when I moved to Missouri. I have never been the same! I shot my first in 1985. Ill never forget calling him in..I had no real clue what to do but he really loved what I said. In 84-85, I spent hours driving my car trying to not gag on a call and make some noise. I must have spit gallons on that windshield, dash, and instrument panel.

Looking back. I have enjoyed Turkeys, seeing them, hunting them, and just enjoy watching them as much as any game animal.

And the great thrill of calling one in for my son and him taking his first bird was excellent.

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never..lol.....always heard osceola' s were the hardest [:-]

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I started turkey hunting 3 years ago at age 47. In those 3 seasons I have taken 9 birds. I got 1 my first season, 4 my second season, and 4 this year, and I can remember everything about the hunt for each one.

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THE LIMIT HERE IN MISSISSIPPI IS 3 GOBBLERS IN THE LAST FEW YEARS AND 5 PRIOR TO THAT.WE HAVE FALL SEASONS INSIDE THE LEVEE ON OLD MAN RIVER .I FALL HUNTED ONCE,TOOK A JAKE AND HAVE NEVER FALL HUNTED AGAIN.I HAVE BEEN BLESSED TO TAKE THE LEGAL LIMIT OF SPRING GOBBLERS EACH YEAR SINCE 1982.

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I shot my first turkey when I was 17. Ive killed 3 hens and 26 gobblers in 20 yr. of hunting. I have only shot Easterns in Florida so Im ready to try other states and go for the grandslam.[:-]

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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!!;)

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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!:D
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]

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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.

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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 ........[:-]

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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.