2025 BIG GOBBLER FUN CONTEST - Leaderboard

[sabmgb]

Fin, I counted your steps so figured you were about 20yds. the one I had to tackle was stoned too, I actually dropped him like a rock, notched my tag and brought him back into the bush, put him down still no movement, put gun in case. that when he got up and ran. So now I never go anywhere with out my gun and loaded to get bird. I have had ducks do the same thing

[Lenny]

ome great birds here.
Congrats to Wes on a great bird.
Nice video FFF - I'm thinking that should get bonus points in future contests.
CD94 - 2 hunts and 2 toms!

Top 10 Single Birds
1 Lenny 50
2 TurkeyJohn 45
3 TurkeyWes 45
4 sabmgb 42.75
5 CD94 41
6 TheGeet 40
7 finsfurfeathers 38
8 sabmgb 35.5
9 Articcat 34
10 CD94 35.5

Two Bird Totals:
1 sabmgb 78.25
2 TurkeyJohn 76.5
5 CD94 76.5
6 finsfurfeathers 45

[finsfurfeathers]

Nice video FFF - I'm thinking that should get bonus points in future contests.

Not that easy filming your own hunt. With the mounted gopro had to plan in advance where I expected to nail the bird. Got it pretty much dead center. Tried a head mount but found it had too much movement (even though your holding still) that it made the vid look a little too Blair whitchy.

[tom gobble]

Way to go TurkeyJohn and Wes. Gotta love it when it comes all together. Congrats on a nice bird

[tom gobble]

I managed to get a Tom on May 9th but left the tag at the land owners place and didn’t want to post anything without proof I was legal. This year has been the worst year so far in regards of not hearing or seeing birds anywhere. I’m not sure what’s going on, if winter played a toll or that numbers are just down.
After many days of not hearing or seeing anything my hopes of filling a tag went out the window. I set up before legal light and wait for the morning to start. I’m hearing everything except a turkey lol 30 mins into nothing I hear a faint gobble that was so far away I started to second guess what I was really hearing. After calling and nothing responding I was telling my self maybe it wasn’t a gobble, until a crow sounded off and I hear the same sound. Confirmed it was a male turkey. Another 30 mins goes by and it sounds off again. Now this bird is making its way to me but is at least 300 yards in the bush across two other properties. I can’t go to him and I’m not sure if he’s coming to me because I had one blind spot around a hill I couldn’t see. As another long 15 mins goes by without this bird responding, I’m thinking the Tom is gone. As i’m looking around, I notice this heron near a pond looking towards the blind spot that I couldn’t see, as soon as I went down to grab a call off the ground this bird is running full speed at my set up. I grabbed the Beretta and sent the # 5s his way. Bird down and some relief on what has been one of the worst seasons so far. I understand not seeing birds but not to see or hear anything days of hunting or even driving is not normal. 7/8 spurs and 9 inch to 9 and 1/8th beard you guys be the judge but I don’t really care of the size anyways I was just happy to seal the deal. I’ve been calling for some friends as well and there season is going the same







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[sabmgb]

Some nice colours in that bird, I really like the one with just the bird and gun against the fence. What you describe as your season has been my last 2 seasons. It is hard on you when you put in the time and don't hear a gobble.

[tom gobble]

Some nice colours in that bird, I really like the one with just the bird and gun against the fence. What you describe as your season has been my last 2 seasons. It is hard on you when you put in the time and don't hear a gobble.

I like that pic too, unfortunately I had to be in one of them lol

[Turkeyjohn]

I managed to get a Tom on May 9th but left the tag at the land owners place and didn’t want to post anything without proof I was legal. This year has been the worst year so far in regards of not hearing or seeing birds anywhere. I’m not sure what’s going on, if winter played a toll or that numbers are just down.
After many days of not hearing or seeing anything my hopes of filling a tag went out the window. I set up before legal light and wait for the morning to start. I’m hearing everything except a turkey lol 30 mins into nothing I hear a faint gobble that was so far away I started to second guess what I was really hearing. After calling and nothing responding I was telling my self maybe it wasn’t a gobble, until a crow sounded off and I hear the same sound. Confirmed it was a male turkey. Another 30 mins goes by and it sounds off again. Now this bird is making its way to me but is at least 300 yards in the bush across two other properties. I can’t go to him and I’m not sure if he’s coming to me because I had one blind spot around a hill I couldn’t see. As another long 15 mins goes by without this bird responding, I’m thinking the Tom is gone. As i’m looking around, I notice this heron near a pond looking towards the blind spot that I couldn’t see, as soon as I went down to grab a call off the ground this bird is running full speed at my set up. I grabbed the Beretta and sent the # 5s his way. Bird down and some relief on what has been one of the worst seasons so far. I understand not seeing birds but not to see or hear anything days of hunting or even driving is not normal. 7/8 spurs and 9 inch to 9 and 1/8th beard you guys be the judge but I don’t really care of the size anyways I was just happy to seal the deal. I’ve been calling for some friends as well and there season is going the same







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Great bird TG, weathered fence makes great backdrop…

I agree on the season, have a few properties that reliably have had birds and none this year…. I know predators play a part, but they’ve always been there… other pressures?? Not sure but I hope it settles down… haven’t seen any poults yet either, but wet spring won’t help…

Going to get another tag? I have a feeling that later season may get good as hens are leaving Toms like Wes’ on Monday, no hens…

TJ


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[tom gobble]

I thought about holding off the way the season has been going. I love turkey hunting so who am I kidding, definitely getting another tag. I rather see nothing hunting then seeing coworkers at work lol

[Articcat]

Congrats TG the birds are really quiet this even though there are lots of toms in my area