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Just to let everyone know, you have until April 24 midnight to sign up for the contest. And because theres not a dedicate spot for results please post your scores and pics on this thread as well as pm me your score and pics for verifying. Thanks everyone who is participating and lets be safe out there and have a good season. GOOD LUCK
Why not make a new post in the "OOD Fun Turkey Contest" "sub forum" for the results???? Make it for results only and people can post up their own thread to tell us about their hunt if they so please in the regular turkey forum. Will make keeping track of results much simpler and is they way it has always been done.
Get a hold of a mod and they can un sticky or archive the 2016 contest and make the 2017 contest a sticky. Ether way you can just start a new thread in the sub forum titled
"2017 OOD Fun Turkey Contest Results"
I know this (Duckslayer) but no mods have replied to me or changed it yet. It would be a lot easier if they did change it.Quote:
Originally Posted by duckslayer
Have You PM'd them??? Ether way you can still post new threads in the sub forum, doesn't necessarily have to be a sticky. Just a suggestion to make things go smoother and easier to keep track of scores.
Counting down to the contest buddy
Well, I roosted 2 Toms and jake last night, which happend to be right behind my established brush blind. Got out there nice and early, sitting in the blind by 5:15am as I knew they would be close. But by 6:00am it was light and not a gobble, i figured it was because of the rain, but as soon as a crow let out a call, the Toms answered back loudly! They were only roosted about 100yds away in a tall Pine tree. They gobbled at the crows for another couple minutes, the rain then picked up again and they went silent. A couple more minutes passed and the rain let up, it was now 6:30am so i started a loud sequence of calling (due to the wind and rain) and sure enough they answered back, they were on the ground and coming at me. They entered the rye field and started walking over to my single hen decoy, they got within 40 yards and i let out a couple quick clucks to stop them, lined up on the closest bird and dropped him with one shot at 6:35am. The other Tom took off back into the woods, but the Jake just stood there trying to figure out what was going on. He eventually went back into the woods and i went and collected my bird.
He weighed in at 22lbs 10oz, A nice 3 year old, his beard was a little short, it has blonde tips on the end, I believe it was likely longer but froze in the winter and broke off. I got the beard at 8.5" long and the spurs at 1-1/8 long. Pictures below
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If you need me to re - measure anything let me know!
Going to try and fill the next tag with the bow!
Thanks!
Nice bird (huntitall) congrats. Your score is 87.5
Don't forget guys post your scores here
got out this afternoon and dropped this tom in literally 10 minutes.. set up after seeing them in the field to the north side of our bush.. set up and called him in with a jake.. i apologize for the pics, i had my boy help take the pics as i held the tape.. if they are not clear enough to enter into the contest i totally understand, not trying to cause issues.. so he weighed in at 26 lbs on the dot, 11 1/8" beard.. right spur is 1 1/8" and left spur is 1 1/4"... shot him with the beretta 12 gauge shotgun..
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so if you allow this to count despite the pics not being overly clear, the score would be:
beard = 11 1/8" ---- 11.125 X 5 = 55.625
longest spur = 1 1/4" ---- 1.250 X 40 = 50
method = shotgun ---- 0
total score is 105.625
please post if this is not allowed, totally understand if it is not... i still have the beard and the spurs, so can remeasure and post cleared pics if needed.. thank you
Great Bird what a donkey congrats. 105.62 will be hard to beat. The pic of the beard is not great, i'll let it stand for now but please save the beard in case if needed for further measurement .
This post is for Genec Because he didn't know where to post his bird.
Got my first bird of the season yesterday.
Not a big bird (19.08 Lbs), but a start for the season.
Beard was 10 1/8 inches, and small spurs - 15/16 " and 13/16"
Fan and bird was pretty rough looking, so he's been fighting a lot.
Got him with my Benelli and 3 1/2" Longbeard #6s.
Nice Bird Genec your score is 88.125
No problem.... I am back at it this morning to try and fill my 2nd tag....once I get home I will take a better picture and post ... thank you...yes it was a hog, thankfully I didn't have a long walk back to the truckQuote:
Originally Posted by tom gobble
I got back and took a better pic of my beard.. i messed up, thought it was 11 1/8" but it is actually 11 1/4"... here is the pic..Quote:
Originally Posted by tom gobble
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...pselbhgbtm.jpg
New score for (buckLuck_9pt) after beard length adjustment is 106.25 nice bird
Two entries. Full story is posted here:
https://www.oodmag.com/community/sho...nt-season-over
First tom
Beard - 11"
http://i296.photobucket.com/albums/m...pscj8milly.jpg
Spurs - 1"
http://i296.photobucket.com/albums/m...ps5rf3cuqv.jpg
12 gauge 870 with 3.5" Winchester Supreme #4 through an Undertaker choke
http://i296.photobucket.com/albums/m...psbutlircv.jpg
Tom #2
Beard - 9.5"
http://i296.photobucket.com/albums/m...psltfaenko.jpg
Spurs - 7/8"
http://i296.photobucket.com/albums/m...ps3au4eqo6.jpg
12 gauge 870 with 3.5" Winchester Supreme #4 through an Undertaker choke
http://i296.photobucket.com/albums/m...pse0uyxhve.jpg
I can get another measurement on the beard lengths if needed. The picture of the beard on the bigger bird isn't great. I called it 11" due to the quality of the picture but it easily made 11. I didn't have a spare pair of hands when I took the workbench picture in the story thread. Thanks again!
(GW11) turkey scores first tom= 95 second tom=82.5 good job
Off to a great start everyone and I'm sure theres more birds to come. So far the score to beat after the first week is from (Buckluck_9pt), with an impressive score of 106.25. PS don't forget everyone to post your scores and pics here on this thread because no admin has responded to me in making this thread a top thread to post scores.
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Here's my entry - took this nice Tom on a solo hunt this morning :
20 lbs
1.25" spurs
Beard #1 - 5.25"
Beard #2 - 10.25"
Shotgun
Let me know if you need more info or clearer pics.http://i1297.photobucket.com/albums/...psbwulezvk.jpg
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http://i1297.photobucket.com/albums/...pscx66keeh.jpghttp://i1297.photobucket.com/albums/...sxcvnniv1.jpeg
Here's a link to a pic of the bird showing both beards
http://i1297.photobucket.com/albums/...ps0bcddqwp.jpg
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WoW what a great bird Lenny, our first NON-TYPICAL that gave you an extra 8 points and made you the new leader and the score to beat of 109.25 . As of now the score stands but I'm going to need you to post a better pic of the spur measurement, your thumb is blocking the base where the measuring tape starts on the spur.
Thanks Tom Gobble. Here are a few that I hope are a bit clearer. It is hard to keep the tape at the base and bend it around the curve of the spur to show the tip and keep it all in focus. It is actually a bit longer than 1.25". Here are some pics.http://i1297.photobucket.com/albums/...psdt7vrlx6.jpg
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Congrats again on the nice Tom you harvested and thanks for the better pic. 109.25 stands
I tried pulling my big Jakes beard to make it longer then your toms to have some bragging rights LOL obviously didn't work
Well, it's already behind a couple birds, but I may as well toss up this Tom to take part.
20lbs tom, taken with shotgun
9 1/2" beard (the 9 5/8 mark is the shadow)
1 1/16" spurs (they're actually 1 1/8" but I couldn't get the camera to show that accurately with the rigid tape)
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Good job (Oddmott) any pics of you and the bird. Have some pride man lol 92.5 is your score good job. I gave you the benefit of the doubt and except your honesty and will except the 1 1/8 spur measurement . congrats
Standings so far
1st place= (Lenny) with a score of 109.25
2nd place= (Buckluck_9pt) with a score of 106.25
3rd place= (GW11) with a score of 95
Good job guys and keep it safe out there good luck
Thanks, I already posted my pics of the bird in main chat!Quote:
Originally Posted by tom gobble
Sorry I thought it was a different bird. Congrats againQuote:
Originally Posted by Oddmott
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First entry
Beard 8 9/16", Spur 1 5/16" shot gun so figure score 95.3
pictures posted with story to tired to post twice
Nice Bird of 95.3 puts you in 3rd
Bird 2 today 1" spur, 10" beard (pictures posted with story) score 90 but does combine well for a season total of 185.3
Attachment 35186Hey gents. First bird today(finally). Longest spur 1 3/16". Beard 10.5". Only a 20 lber but I think he was the boss tom and spent more time breeding than feeding. He had very little in terms of breast sponge.
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Nice bird that gives you a score of 100 and puts you in 3RDQuote:
Originally Posted by boozyleroux
Nice bird congrats. Combined total you did good. Maybe next year if I run this again we can have a placing for tagged out total.
Guys and Girls just a friendly reminder. Please add up your own score and save me the work of getting a calculator for every entry Thanks in advance
Yeah sorry. I did the score but forgot to add it in. Out right now trying for one with my bow. Those bonus points would've come in handy.
No problem, congrats again. Good luck on the second with the bowQuote:
Originally Posted by boozyleroux
Another great year in the books!! Started off great on opening day with Dad and I doubling on a couple of nice Toms! A bunch of great hunts with lots of success for friends and family then I finally I punched my second tag this past Saturday on a great Tom with my daughter along to watch.
Opening day bird
10 1/4" beard
15/16" spurs
19 Lbs
Score of 88.75
Second bird May 27th
10-13/16" beard
1-5/16" spurs
23.9Lbs
Total of 106.56
2 bird total of 195.31
Opening day double
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o...psf09zxire.jpg
May 27th with measurement pics for the contest.
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Good luck to those that are still after them the last few days, don't let the bugs stop you from going out, the Toms are in chase mode now so still good chances of connecting!
Good job, should change your name to turkey slayer LOL so far your score puts you in Second place congrats
I had forum member (BigBuckHunt) reach out to me. He harvested a nice Tom but didn't have great pics of the measurements. Fortunately for him he had it measured from the owner of Lake Huron Rod and Gun and he was able to provide proof of measurement documented for his contest. So congrats to BigBuckHunt with a score of 107.5 puts him in second place for now until pics of bird is provided
Entry for the contest 10 3/4 beard 1 5/16 spurs 22.68 lbs for a score of 106.25. I had the bird scored for a local contest and he measured a 11 inch beard but when I took the pics for this contest a couple days later I couldn't get more than 10 3/4 so rules are rules and it looks like there is a tie for 3rd.
Nice Bird BigBuckHunt and congrats