Team #3 Team Striker

[ts602]

Hey guys I,m checking in. I'm excited about the challenge. I've been seeing so birds around my area, so I'm ready to go.

[Big Country Boy]

I'm here and ready to go !!!! Time to redeem myself from last year and this is looking to be a good year.. I'm looking forward to chatting with ya'll.

[klemsontigers7]

Hey guys... I'm here. Going to camp next weekend to listen and be ready for the GA opener. I do most of my hunting in SC and this year I'll get to hunt more during the week. I'm out there every Saturday and Sunday and I'm going on to Kansas the last weekend in April to chase some Rios. Killed 2 last year and 5 in 2010.

[CPark58]

Checking in. Ill have to wait until April to get out there but hopefully ill be able to contribute a few Oklahoma rios. I've been on the 2nd and 3rd place teams the past two years so hopefully we can get the top spot this year.

Any ideas for a team name?

[CPark58]

Klemson- I usually hunt Kansas every year even whenI lived in Savannah. Where in Kansas are your going?

[klemsontigers7]

Klemson- I usually hunt Kansas every year even whenI lived in Savannah. Where in Kansas are your going?

To be honest... I don't know exactly. I'm going with a guy who knows a ranch owner. I'll find out.

[ts602]

Hey guys,has anyone been thinking of a team name? I had thought about Striker or team striker.

[Big Country Boy]

hey guys,has anyone been thinking of a team name? I had thought about striker or team striker.

im good with whatever ya'll decide on team name...is this anybodys first year??? Me & klemsontiger7 were on the same team last year...i know he knows the ropes...

[ts602]

It's my first year. My son was on your team last year,so I know some about it. I followed it with him. (mtstephens18) but I will need you guys to help guide me through.

[klemsontigers7]

I suggest if you haven't done it before you take plenty of time to know the posting rules.

I always use a phone... but a newspaper is fine too. Just MAKE SURE that the phone or newspaper is in the photo that shows you and the turkey. Also, the date on the phone or newspaper must be visible in the up close picture of the turkey.

[ts602]

Thanks klemsontigers7 I think we need to post kills on this thread before actually posting them to make sure we don't get a DQ.What do ya'll think? Some more names we can toss around is( Red Head Exterminators and Headknockers.)

[turkeyed]

It's my first year. My son was on your team last year,so I know some about it. I followed it with him. (mtstephens18) but I will need you guys to help guide me through.


Tim
Dont you worry old buddy.... Just call me. I will help you unless the scores are close. JK
By the way the wheel chair comment from Raburn was pretty dang funny.

[CPark58]

I think its probably a good idea to post every picture on this thread first so we can review it as a team to A) make sure the pictures will be acceptable per the contest rules and B) make sure its a bird we want to post.

[klemsontigers7]

Also, if you take a beard or spur measurement, make sure both ends of the tape measure are visible.

[trophyslayer]

Checkin In guys! went last weekend and saw a big tom!... he stayed quiet though so hopefully he gets gobble ready by the 24th!

[trophyslayer]

I think its probably a good idea to post every picture on this thread first so we can review it as a team to A) make sure the pictures will be acceptable per the contest rules and B) make sure its a bird we want to post.

agreed

[trophyslayer]

im good with whatever ya'll decide on team name...is this anybodys first year??? Me & klemsontiger7 were on the same team last year...i know he knows the ropes...

this is my first year in the challenge but dont worry... i should have no issues knockin a few long beards:cheers:

[trophyslayer]

Team Fuzzy Snoods, Team spankin spurs, Muckalee Creek Massacre, team no turkey's were harmed in the making of this team name... etc

[CPark58]

Whats everyone shooting this season? I myself have a 870 express youth compact 20 ga. Still working on the choke/shell combo

[trophyslayer]

ole mossberg 500 12g with a gobble stoper choke, nitro #5s, its a good pattern to about 50 yards.

[Big Country Boy]

Whats everyone shooting this season? I myself have a 870 express youth compact 20 ga. Still working on the choke/shell combo

im shotting the matthews...and for back-up a 870 s-mag or charles daily 20 ga...a sweet lightweight rig...

[ts602]

I'm shooting 870 Super Mag. Glad to see you signed in trophyslayer.

[ts602]

im shotting the matthews...and for back-up a 870 s-mag or charles daily 20 ga...a sweet lightweight rig...

Big Country Boy I admire you for bow hunting. I've thought I would take mine, but every time I start out the door I can't make myself do it.

[Big Country Boy]

Well hopefully i'll get a few chances at em' this year. Ive had alot of good birds that have been coming on a new piece of property i got & have been working on. Ya'll been seeing or hearing many where ya'll go???

[CPark58]

I havent been scouting yet because our season doesnt open until april but I am the only guy turkey hunting the property and i have gotten some really good reports from shed hunters.

As for a team name how bout everyone put in at least one name then everyone vote on a name they didn't put in and the name with the most votes wins. The only names I got are "Team Sunrise Service" and "Team Avian Flu"

[trophyslayer]

going tommorow morning to listen some more... I got one spot that i can get 3 guys to call off the roost like clock work but this one big tom i've been watchin on camera and seen once is stone silent. saw him once and he saw me first. He's always alone too... kinda strange.

[trophyslayer]

i'll vote team striker... its short and sweet and it was the first one suggested.

[ts602]

Trophyslayer you and me are the new guys so we will have to put the smack down on some to earn our stripes. It sounds like you have a good start on them. Good luck

[ts602]

CPark58 noticed in your avaitar it said from Oklahoma for now. Where are you from? Is Oklahoma a good deer hunting state? I guess you can see I like to deer hunt also.

[Big Country Boy]

:huh:i can't think of many names...spur-splitters, turkey terminators

[CPark58]

CPark58 noticed in your avaitar it said from Oklahoma for now. Where are you from? Is Oklahoma a good deer hunting state? I guess you can see I like to deer hunt also.

I'm from Savannah and used to hunt mostly in Bryan county though I would break away and go to hunt family property in Towns county from time to time. I moved out here to Oklahoma for work shortly after graduating from GSU and getting engaged. Me and my wife miss Georgia everyday and we are counting down the days until the construction project i am working on wraps up and we get to move back home.

To answer your other question, the deer hunting here is very underrated from a quality of animal standpoint. Field and Stream rated it the #1 sleeper state in the country. Here is a link to some trail cam pictures we get at the place we hunt http://forum.gon.com/showthread.php?t=570098&highlight=

HOWEVER, growing up hunting south georgia I would say that hunting is far more challenging and fun back home than it is here hands down.

[ts602]

Man that is some monsters CPark. Thanks for sharing.

[trophyslayer]

went to a different side of my club and heard 2 off the roost this morning... it was in a really thick area though and i have always hunted openings... foodplots, power lines, gas lines, etc. i dont know how i feel about trying to get into that thick stuff sounding like a freight train coming through the woods. dont wanna risk bumping the birds

[Big Country Boy]

THEY FINISHED THE LAST LITTLE BIT OF SCRATCH I HAD IN FRONT OF CAMERA SO I PULLED IT OUT... NOW THEIR GONNA GO BACK TO DEVOURING MY FOOD PLOT...IT HAS BEEN FUN WATCHING EM ALL SO FAR THIS YEAR, NOW ITS TIME TO LAY EM DOWN:shoot:

[ts602]

WOW Big Country it looks like some of us need to come to your place. Tropyslayer mentioned Team Striker for the team name thats fine with me.

[Big Country Boy]

Team striker is ok with me...post it.

[trophyslayer]

Team Striker it is and that is some dandy pics big country... just got back from riding 4wheelers with my wife on our property and we saw one big group crossing the dirt road and another smaller group in a food plot down in a thick creek bottom. things seem to be lookin good for team striker

[trophyslayer]

any of ya'll close to middle ga so that we could tag team some toms?

[Big Country Boy]

my schedule is slammed as it stands now ..but i'd like to try to get a hunt in with a team member... we'll see how it goes :huh:

[ts602]

any of ya'll close to middle ga so that we could tag team some toms?

I'm a fireman and work a 24/48 shift so I do alittle traveling.

[trophyslayer]

I've got some good public land slots I would be happy to show you guys. Unfortunately I can't take guest to my club for Turkey season

[klemsontigers7]

Heard one hammering this morning from my back yard. I live in a neighborhood that backs up to a decent patch of woods... gotta make some calls to see if I can hunt back there.

[ts602]

I saw and extra point bird strutting on some property that I'm hoping to get to hunt 2 days ago.

[mtstephens18]

I saw and extra point bird strutting on some property that I'm hoping to get to hunt 2 days ago.

where? you didnt tell me

[trophyslayer]

thats because your not on team striker silly

[mtstephens18]

thats because your not on team striker silly

haha your right but you would think he would at least tell his own son!!

[trophyslayer]

No sir.... there's free stuff on the line

[Big Country Boy]

Went to check trail-cams on another spot & seen just what i wanted...strutters on the food plots. Only a few days left...is everybody ready ???? Its been really warm around here lately so them boys are screaming off the limb and at most any sound they hear...

[trophyslayer]

oh i am ready big country... just changed my schedule so i dont have to work at all on opening day... between saturday and sunday i would bout be willin to bet i put a beard on the ground

[trophyslayer]

One more week guys... lets start the season off right and all kill 7 point birds!

[Big Country Boy]

I HEAR YA ON THE 7 pt BIRDS... IM JUST READY TO KILL ONE.. I GOT SOME BONUS BIRDS RUNNING AROUND SO MAYBE THEY'LL BE THE FIRST VOLUNTEERS. :fine:

[trophyslayer]

Man ... I can't take the waiting anymore.... Saturday cannot get here fast enough.

[CPark58]

Try waiting until April 6...at least I am guiding the landowner and his grandson next week during the Oklahoma youth season.

[klemsontigers7]

I'm ready... heading down to camp Friday after work and hopefully I'll be able to go try and roost one. I'll have internet on my phone all weekend so I'll be able to keep in touch. If you won't have internet send me a PM and I'll give you my number so you can let us all know if you kill one.

[trophyslayer]

i also have a smart phone... i will be in touch

[ts602]

Hey Guys good luck saturday. I went to a farm I deer hunt on some and listened. Stayed till 8 and didn't hear a bird. I was suprised because when I deer hunted it I saw several turkey. Saw some hens on another farm with no gobblers. Went to a WMA with my son and we found a couple of struters,so we will probly be on the WMA saturday.

[ts602]

Good Luck next week CPark. Has the landowners grandson ever killed one? If not I'm sure you will get him one called in.

[CPark58]

No he hasn't killed one yet. We went last year and had two coming in but just couldn't close the deal. Hopefully we'll get him one this year.

[Big Country Boy]

Good luck to everyone also !!! I'm off work for 4-days... Starting tomorrow. Sure need the break been going at it too much and haven't had time to do any practice with the bow.:banginghe I hope i get time to shoot a couple rounds this evening... If not gonna bring the boom stick...:shoot:

[trophyslayer]

just took tylenol pm because i know i wont be able to sleep without it... good luck tomorrow team striker

[Big Country Boy]

well its about that time...lets go get them !!!!

[klemsontigers7]

Got one. I'm assuming we want to submit all mature birds right?

[trophyslayer]

good job klemson... i got skunked this morning... had one coming on a rope and then a group of hens cut me off... i found the perfect set up for tommorow morning though

[ts602]

I let us down this morning. Had one with a 9 or 10 in beard at 40-45 yds would have had to shoot thru brush and wouldn't take the shot. He didn't see the hen after investigating and turned and went the other way. He went toward the road gobbling,and I heard a truck coming down the road.I heard it stop and they shot from the truck. Boys be careful on WMA's there are idiots out there. Congrats klemson

[Big Country Boy]

WELL I BUSTED ONE WITH THE BOW..BUT THOUGHT I MISSED HAD A 4 BIRD GROUP COME IN SHOT ONE BUT HE ACTED LIKE IT DIDN'T PHASE HIM SO I SMACKED HIM WITH THE 20 ga. THEN CALLED EM BACK FOR MY BUDDY ONE... :banana: HE ONLY HAD A 9" BEARD AND 1" SPURS SO DO YALL WANNA ADD HIM?

[Big Country Boy]

I HOPE ALL OF YOU ENJOYED FINALLY GETTING AFTER THEM...GOOD LUCK TO YA'LL... I'LL BE GOING AFTER MORE IN THE A.M..GOT SOME BONUS BOYS TO GET HOPEFULLY.:yawn:

[ts602]

I think we need to enter mature birds. You boys that were in it last year know what it takes to win this thing, and thats our goal. I think that we just need to make sure that no birds get DQ'ed. If that means looking over the rules again before posting,then thats what we need to do. Congrats Big Country Boy Now go get us a biggen.

[CPark58]

I say at this point we enter every mature bird but towards the end we wait at least 6 days post non bonus birds to make sure no one kills a bonus bird. The last 2 competitions my team was in the running and had were passed late in the game by teams that were choosy in the birds they posted down the stretch.

To be fair the team that won last year were the Yankees of turkey hunting in the fact that they were an assembly of the previous year's all star team.

Its up to yall but I don't see any harm in posting now but being more selective down the stretch. I also think it best if we review the pics as a team before posting.

Yall keep it up, its good to see some birds hitting the ground. I still have another 2 weeks before I can get after em.

[klemsontigers7]

I'll get pictures up this evening. Almost got it done again this morning but it just didn't happen. Got on one that would respond every now and then and just headed the other way. I moved about 150 yds and got set up again and he would respond every 2 or 3 times I called until I got aggressive. I cut really hard for 10-15 seconds while he triple gobbled. He was quiet for about 5 min and then I saw a hen. He showed up about 60 yds and looked for me for a minute or so and then just kept on with his hens in front of and behind him. I won't be back out there til next saturday, then it opens sunday in SC and I get to go to my favorite spots.

[Big Country Boy]

WELL BY LOOKING AT THE PICS FROM SOME OF THE OTHER GUYS ON BONUS POINTS IT LOOKS LIKE MOST MISSED OUT DUE TO BAD PICS...IF I WAS A JUDGE BUT...WHO KNOWS. WE NEED TO MAKE SURE TO GET REALLY GOOD AND CLEAR STARTING - ENDING POINTS ON TAPE MEASURES. ON BEARDS AND SPURS.:flag: I WOULD HATE TO GET A BONUS BIRDIE AND THEN LOOSE THE EXTRA POINTS DUE TO BAD PICS...

WELL I'M HEADED BACK AFTER THEM...GOOD LUCK TO ANY GOING TODAY !!!! :flag:

[trophyslayer]

good luck big country... had one at 40 yards yesterday morning strutting in the brush but wouldnt commit... all i could see was the top of his fan so i dont know how good he was but i did have a first... after about 30 minutes of going back and forth with his hens hard cutting he let out a quadruple gobble... most i had ever heard before was a triple so that was kinda cool... oh and did i mention i walked 2 miles to get to that bird. I like the idea of posting mature birds now andbeing choosy on the last half of the season

[klemsontigers7]

Here he is.

[klemsontigers7]

I realize the phone picture isn't the best.... but you can still see the date. He had 15/16" spurs and a 9 3/4" beard.

[trophyslayer]

man... sooooo close to that 10 inch mark... good job brother. i will be at it on saturday with the best turkey hunter i know... my uncle in law... i feel pretty good about my chances seeing as when we were cleaning out his shop this past fall he had about 50 fans in boxes.

[CPark58]

looks good to me, i say post em up

[trophyslayer]

any updates guys???.... i haven't been able to do any during the week hunting. To finish out the first quarter of the year we are doing 7-7s. pretty rough stuff. This weekend seems promising and next week i got an invite to a place that is turkey managed so hopefully i will be contributing a bird here soon enough.

[klemsontigers7]

I listened yesterday morning in SC. Didn't wear camo because I didn't expect to be close to any since I was just listening. Got caught up in the wrong spot at the wrong time and had 3 jakes walk 20 yards by me gobbling at everything that made a noise. They all would look at me trying to figure out what I was but didn't spook. I found a new place to hunt too and plan on listening tomorrow morning. I'll be back in GA tomorrow evening then SC opens sunday.

[ts602]

Klemson glad your hearing and seeing them. I've been working alot this week,but I got to go this morning. I didn't hear a thing. I went to another farm and heard one yelping, but didn't do any good. May not get to go again till monday.

[Big Country Boy]

WELL FELLAS I'M DONE FOR NOW UNLESS I HEAD TO ALA. OR MISS. I HAD A GREAT MORNING THEY WERE FIRED UP REAL GOOD ONE COME RIGHT IN THE OTHER WAS TOUGH... IVE GOT SO MUCH WORK GOING ON AND SO MANY OTHERS TO TAKE HUNTING THAT I DECIDED TO GO AHEAD AND GET THEM BOTH. BOTH HAD 1 1/8 SPURS AND AT LEAST 10" BEARDS FOR A COUPLE BONUS POINTS ON BEARDS...I'll stay in touch to see how ya'll do...GOOD LUCK!!

[ts602]

Way to go Country Boy. Congrats I am at work wishing I could go. I got on here to wish Team 3 good luck and I see we have had. Team 3 starting out good.

[klemsontigers7]

Nice. It was raining at 4am so I decided not to drive 2 hours to camp this morning. It opens tomorrow morning here in SC.

[Big Country Boy]

Well im headed out to do some calling for my buddy...i left several others gobbling yesterday...so maybe he can get him another. Good luck to any of ya'll going today..

[klemsontigers7]

Heard 8 or 10 and chased myself in circles all morning. Gonna get after some this afternoon at a different spot. I haven't afternoon hunted much but know it can be successful.

[klemsontigers7]

Alright boys... where are you? Chased after some today but didn't kill one. Had one that we thought was going to commit and he never did. When we went to leave the area, we saw a silver 4Runner parked on a road in the woods behind us (we couldn't see it bc it was down at the creek). I know good and well the turkey could see it. We were about 100 yds from the property line and the 4Runner was right on the edge... I guess some people like to park and hunt where birds roost and hang out?

[trophyslayer]

only thing wrong with these setups is that no long beards have showed up... 3 hunts this weekend and called up hens at every one. At the setup in the cypress bottom we had one gobbling his head off at about 50 yards and he went the other way and shut up,,, 30 minutes later we stood up to move to a field and he busted us at only 30 yards away.

[Big Country Boy]

come on guys...ya'll gotta get fired up !!! somebody keep us posted...is anybody getting to go??? i went to call for my buddy other day but they were quiet. gonna try another spot this weekend...maybe he will score another..my girls haven't been wanting to go in the heat.

[CPark58]

the season opens up here this weekend and Ill be all over it.

[ts602]

Good luck this weekend CPark. I went at 1pm sunday and hunted till dark and didn't hear a bird. I also went Monday and didn't hear one. The farms I'm hunting the turkey seem to pass through. They are either there or their not. Wouldn't you know that I'm there on the not days. My luck has got to change. I'm going to stay after them though.

[klemsontigers7]

I went yesterday morning and just heard 3 across the river on the archery only side. Couldn't go this morning because I needed to be to work on time.

[klemsontigers7]

Went on a quick hunt to a new spot this morning before work and didn't hear any. Going in the morning but it has been raining here so gonna go to a spot that has some fields and hope to catch them on their way.

[trophyslayer]

happy easter and good hunting fellas.... i'll be at it tommorw

[ts602]

I hunted all day Thursday and got on a bird at 5 pm only to have a man come out across the road and start mowing his yard. This in turn sent the gobbler running like a scaulded dog. I'll be after them again sunday. Happy Easter.

[klemsontigers7]

Gobbler down... Bonus Bird, he had a little over a 10" beard.

[trophyslayer]

good job klemson... i got shut out again... had 2 jakes come in and hang out for about 30 minutes but i dont get that desperate till the last weekend. oh-well... i at least know they are still there because only one person on our 1100 acre lease has dropped the hammer.

[klemsontigers7]

Here are the pics. I have more beard pics if you don't think this one is good enough.

[Big Country Boy]

They might wanna see the end of the tape...if you have one showing the whole tape it will be better.. Congrats !!!!

[klemsontigers7]

If you look you can see where the yellow ends... I can show some others though if you guys think I need to.

[klemsontigers7]

This better? What program do some people use to resize pictures? I feel like at 488 kb I can't get a great quality picture. The original of this one is great quality and you can zoom in on both ends of the ruler.

[trophyslayer]

Post all of them just for safe measure

[Big Country Boy]

That is good... Happy Easter !!! i'm headed to Lamar co. to call for a youngster a first bird hopefully. Good luck to anybody going!!!

[klemsontigers7]

Didn't luck up this morning. Got on one right as he was flying down but he must have already made his mind up to head the other way because I never really slowed him down. About 930 we got on one in a field that had 2 hens, they eased our way and only moved about 50 yds in an hour and a half. The gobbler got to about 70 yds and stood there in 1 spot at full strut for 15 min without even moving his head... looked just like a decoy. Eventually another hen must have seen us because we had just ducked barely into the woods and weren't hidden well.

[trophyslayer]

made the biggest rookie mistake of my life... i walked up hill a few hundred yards to get to where i heard gobbles this morning... i get right to where it peaks and flattens out and the first thing i see is 3 full fans about 100 yards out into the plowed hill top headed the other direction. no hens at all with them. they were sounding of at every tweety bird that flew by. i was on one knee behind a clump of weeds. i had no way to put a decoy out so i start to callin, just soft clucks and purrs and they turned (all at the same time, synchronized) and start strutting back towards the brush edge i was in. i shut up. they got to about 60-70 yards and stop in full strut and didnt move for 30 minutes. I started more soft calls and they start just strafing and spinning in circles. still not getting any closer. another 15 minutes go by and i get aggresive... still dont get any closer. i tried shutting up again... still not getting closer. i tried everything i could think of... if there would have been leaves around i would have tried scratching them. so after an hour of watching these birds i get antsy. .. there was a penninsula of brush that extended into the field about 3 ft high. i guestimate that the turkeys were about 50 yards from that point so i go down the hill circle around and belly crawl through that brush... only took about 5 minutes total. I pop my head up to shoot and no turkeys... i look back to my right, towards where i was, and there the were, 2 still strutting and one rubber necking at me. he got to puttin and speedwalking away and the others followed. i went to the original spot and there tracks were 8 yards from my little clump of weeds. I am beyond sick. just should have been patient i guess

[klemsontigers7]

CPark58, I found out I'll be near Shawnee, KS.

[klemsontigers7]

Hey guys... do we want to submit my 6 pt bird? I've got a lot of hunting left to do and am going to Kansas in 3 weeks as well. Just let me know. I already submitted a 5 pt bird.

[ts602]

I went to cohutta wma sunday morning and found 1 gobbling. He roosted on a hill that was straight up and down. The leaves on top of the mountain are very thin, so I couldn't get close with out spooking him. I set up about 150yds away and when he flew down he went the other way. I did call in a hen that appeared to be coming from him. Sunday after lunch my son and I went to Johns Mt. found a good bit of scratching and we hunted till dark without hearing a thing. Sorry Guys it looks like I'm jinxed this year.

[ts602]

Congrats klenson. I would say submit any mature bird. We got some catching up to do looking at some of the other teams. Maybe I can start pulling my weight.... Hopefully.

[klemsontigers7]

Big bird down. Just measured him. 9" thick paintbrush and one spur is 1 1/8"

[klemsontigers7]

Killed him at a new WMA I had never even been to before. He's an older bird than the one I killed saturday but will only score 5 pts. I got contest pictures but I don't think we need to submit him. I'm going to wait the full 7 days on the 6 pt bird from saturday.

[Big Country Boy]

its all for fun...do whatever you think bud. congrats on another kill !!! your putting the smack down on them.

[klemsontigers7]

CPark58... had any luck on them Oklahoma birds yet?

[CPark58]

Heck no I didnt hear anything saturday and got stormed out on sunday. Calling for severe storms this weekend too.

[klemsontigers7]

Now I remember why I hate WMAs. Tuesday when I killed my bird, I parked and went down a road to hunt... heard 3 gobblers. There were 3 trucks parked 1/2 mile down the paved road at a gravel parking lot hunting. I know they probably all heard me shoot. So this morning I get there and one of the trucks that was down at the gravel lot is in the spot that I parked at so I have to go up to the gravel lot to hunt. Luckily, no one else is there. I'm not claiming the whole area... but it just sucks that I know there were birds in there and that guy probably went because he heard me shoot. Anyways, heard 1 bird gobble 3 times way up a huge mountain. I went after him but never heard him again and I left and went to work.

[klemsontigers7]

Not a big evening hunter... but I'm about to go give it a whirl.

[klemsontigers7]

Roosted 4... Gonna get after them in the AM. Same WMA I hunted Tuesday.

[ts602]

Good luck klemson. I'm going when I get off work in the morning. Also hunting Saturday Morning.

[trophyslayer]

went last night and no luck on turkeys... only the second time i have evening hunted... i did miss about 100 lb sow... she heard me jack my heavy 13 out and put in a slug so she started running.

[klemsontigers7]

There was a truck about 1/4 mile from me last night so I waited on him to come out so I could see what birds he was gonna hunt this morning so we weren't on top of each other. He picked the ones roosted where I killed the bird tuesday... no biggie because I figured I could kill the other ones. The ones I got on gobbled about 50 times last night on the roost but about 5 times this morning, while the other birds were hammering. About 7:30 I had had enough and heard the other guy leave so I went and tried to get on the other ones but it was too late. They had topped out the mountain and crossed a road in the subdivision that borders the WMA. I did get over there and call one to about 60 yds but he was straight up a rock bluff and I never saw him.

[klemsontigers7]

I won't have time to be around the computer tomorrow so I'm going to go ahead and submit saturday's 6 pt bird now.

[trophyslayer]

go for it klemson.... i will only have a couple short hunts this weekend... i have to work at 9 in the morning so i will be there until 8:30 and then sunday before church. I am trying a wma that is closer so it means more hunt time but i dont think it is gonna be as good as my club... but who knows right?

[klemsontigers7]

Bird down. 6 point bird, I'll let you guys decide if I should submit it.

[klemsontigers7]

I hear ya. Never know on a WMA. I killed that bird Tuesday on one I had never set foot on.

[CPark58]

Give em heck Klem. I vote to submit it.

[trophyslayer]

6 points sounds like a submit to me... remember we still have a wild card if it comes down to it

i will be back at it in the morning... got busted this morning trying to reposition... this seems to be a big mistakes year for me so far. hopefully tommorow is new luck. i will be going with my buddy that put me on my first turkey ever on my first hunt ever so maybe that luck will be back

[Big Country Boy]

Way to go !!!! I thought i might be headed out of state for a couple more but, i don't think its gonna happen...good luck to ya'll i'm headed out with a buddy to try & get him one. Good luck

[ts602]

Submit it Klemson. Went Friday and didn't hear or see any thing. Went to Berry College Saturday. Had a good day. Heard 3 birds gobbling,and called one of them in. The bad news is My son and I were hunting together and I told him if the birds come up on one side of the hill we were on they were his, and the other side they were mine. The bird come straight up the lead to 60yds and over to my side. Then he decided to go back across the other side. To make a long story short my son killed him at 15yds. So I called in a 5pt bird for the 10th legion. I had a wonderful hunt with my son and wouldn't have missed it for the world.

[ts602]

Something interesting is the bird my son checked out was the 46th bird checked out. I think last year there were 29 checked out all season.

[klemsontigers7]

I'll submit him if I don't kill a bigger one in 7 days.

[klemsontigers7]

Gonna give it a whirl in the morning on the WMA close to my house so I can make it to work on time.

[klemsontigers7]

Just gave #5 a dirt nap. Looks like he's gonna be an 8 pt bird. 1 1/4" spurs, 10"+ beard. I went back to the WMA where I killed the bird last tuesday. The birds were roosted on the other side of the mountain from where they have been recently but it didn't matter, I got over there before flydown time and popped this nice one after he came from about 600 yds away. A guy who I met less than a year ago from my hometown had a box full of box calls that he had made a few years ago. I went there last sunday and we went through the box and found the best sounding one. I've used it on 3 hunts and killed 2 birds.

[klemsontigers7]

Here he is. Give me the nod and I'll post him.

[Big Country Boy]

I'm nodding !!!congrats bud your slaying them boys this year...your gonna be able to limit the team out.LOL way to go...i wish i could go somewhere else I'd like to bust a couple more myself. just been working to much lately & the kids have'nt wanted to go and 2-birds whooped me & my buddy at our club.

[klemsontigers7]

Thanks... I went back this evening to roost birds and heard a group of 4 where I killed the bird this morning. Ended up hearing 3 or 4 others in different spots on my way out. I have 1 more SC tag but it is pouring rain right now... I'll give it a go as long as it's not raining at daylight. Most of the time it seems to me if they are wet all night long they don't cooperate... but you can't kill 'em in bed.

[klemsontigers7]

Well that sucked... it was pouring rain this morning and I knew the hunt needed to be short so I could get to work. It was almost dry as a bone at home but at the WMA it was pouring so I went back home.

[ts602]

Way to go klemson. I went yesterday and called in a bunch of hens. I wondered where the gobbler was because I had the hens cutting like crazy. They went down the ridge at 8:30 then at 9:46 had a bird fly off the roost the next ridge over. I had come up part of the ridge the bird was on, so I assume he saw me or heard me thinking I was a predator. Called so more hens in at 10:40 but there was no gobbler.

[CPark58]

post him up. I was ducking tornados last weekend but Im going out to western oklahoma this weekend so hopefully ill finally be able to put the hammer down on one this year.

[klemsontigers7]

Went back this morning and there were 3 or 4 together way over on private land. They weren't roosted where they were the previous 2 mornings because I was in there before daylight... oh well. Taking my buddy tomorrow morning. I'm leaving for Kansas next wednesday so I'm trying to punch my 5th SC tag before then.

[Big Country Boy]

Well finally my wife is going in the morning...i really hope they are still gobbling at my hot-spot i'd love to see her bust one!!! Good luck to any of ya'll going this weekend. I would like to see us in the top 3 ...we got a ways to go though. But at least we are trying.thats all that matters and having a great time doing so.

[ts602]

Good luck to the misses. Country Boy call her in a big one. I went yesterday and found a bunch of fresh sign, got on a hen but didn't see a gobbler. This is unusual for me,I'm usually good for at least one. I'm keeping after it though. Working Today.

[ts602]

CPark I hope everything is good with you and the tornados. Good luck hunting.

[Big Country Boy]

Well we set-up on a single gobbler but called in 2 more. she busted the first one that came in range. He happened to have a double beard. I can't express how proud i am of her and maybe a little jealous too...this has been my best season ever.:banana:

[klemsontigers7]

Sweet, tell her congrats. I went this morning and had to drive an hour to my spot... it was bone dry at my house but apparently rained where I was hunting. Got on one before daylight about fly down time it started pouring. At 730 he was still gobbling in the tree and I hadn't called yet. I called and he shut up. I had 2 other buddies hunting different spots that have a ton of birds and neither heard a peep... guess it was a bad morning around here.

[Big Country Boy]

She said thanks...around this area its been hit or miss. The area i took her to is my sweet spot for the first timers & kids. Me and my buddy are gonna go after one in the a.m somewhere...

[CPark58]

Busted a rio this morning...ill post pictures here in the next few days and we can decide if we want to post it up.

[ts602]

Congrats CParks. I'm going this afternoon and hopefully can connect.

[ts602]

Those are great pictures of you and the misses Country Boy. She got an awesome bird. Congrats.

[klemsontigers7]

9 point Bird down

[Big Country Boy]

9 point Bird down

WOW!!!! MAN GET US SOME PICS...AND SOME DETAILS:shoot:

[CPark58]

congrats guys...here is my bird from this week. Not really sure why they keep posting sideways.

[klemsontigers7]

Good job... I vote you post it up. I'm going to submit my 9 pt bird and I'll be able to use the 8 pt bird later on as a wild card if it's our best wild card bird at the end of the contest.

[klemsontigers7]

WOW!!!! MAN GET US SOME PICS...AND SOME DETAILS:shoot:

My first double bearded bird! I'll get pictures as soon as I can, my buddy has them on his camera.

[Big Country Boy]

Way to go fellas...ya'll making it look too easy. Maybe if the others have a little luck come their way we will be in the running...

[klemsontigers7]

I'm all set to leave for Kansas tomorrow morning. CPark I found out it's not near Shawnee, it's Junction City. Don't know if I'll have internet or not so it might be a while before you hear from me again. Gonna submit my 9 pt bird tonight.

[klemsontigers7]

Here he is.

[ts602]

Way to go guys. I hunted all day sunday with no luck. Hunted alot of sign but the wind blew about 25mph all day and don't know if a turkey could even hear a call. Going to try to go again thursday.

[klemsontigers7]

Well fellas #7 and #8 bit the dust this morning. I'm in Kansas and spent yesterday afternoon in a blind bow hunting. That's just not my style so I told the landowner I wanted to run and gun this morning. It's blowing about 35 mph and I heard a couple on the roost and went after them. Killed the first at 7 on the edge of a field... Got to watch him strut and gobble. Then at 730 I spot one in a field about 1/2 mile from the first bird. I get set up and yelp, he gobbles, and here he comes.

[ts602]

I hunted thursday morning. found some good sign and called in 2 hens but as usual there was no gobbler.

[turkeyed]

I hunted thursday morning. found some good sign and called in 2 hens but as usual there was no gobbler.

You gotta stop throwing out lesbian yelps, and stop giving them some sweet and sexy yelps.::ke:

[klemsontigers7]

My 2 Kansas birds would have been 5 and 7 pt birds but I've submitted 3. I can still sub in my 8 pt bird as a wild card.

[klemsontigers7]

Are you guys still going? I'm gonna slip up to NC this weekend maybe or to GA.

[CPark58]

yea ill probably go one more time here in Oklahoma then stop to hunt at my grandparents mountain house in hiawassee on the way to charlotte.

[klemsontigers7]

Here are my Kansas birds. One is a Rio, the other is an Eastern/Rio Hybrid.

[Big Country Boy]

Here are my Kansas birds. One is a Rio, the other is an Eastern/Rio Hybrid.

AWESOME!!! you have had a great season so far..I'm about done myself for sure my buddy is ready to get one on his own. so i can concentrate on getting work done.

[ts602]

I went Sunday and didn't hear or see anything. Went yesterday and heard one gobble 4 times, but he was on neighboring property. I called for 1 1/2 . After the 4 gobbles I never heard him again.

[klemsontigers7]

CPark, when will you be in Hiawassee?

[CPark58]

friday and most of saturday

[Big Country Boy]

Well its winding down fellas !!! Im rooting for ya'll... maybe we can put a couple of last minute birds on the board !!! if not i've had a blast this year and have really enjoyed it... good luck to all thats still chasing them super chickens. We are all blessed just to have the opportunity just to be able to get out there and enjoy this great sport...and GOD willing we can do it again next year...

[klemsontigers7]

Well guys... I thought I was going to win the highest scoring hunter and knew Will-Dawg was the closest competition. He had a 9 & 8 submitted. I had a 9 6 5 with an 8 pt wildcard to replace the 5 pt bird. He just killed a 7 pt bird so he's going to beat me by 1 point.... had I submitted my 3 highest scoring birds we would be tied but I can't use the 7 pt Kansas bird since I used the wildcard on the 8 pt bird... oh well.

[Big Country Boy]

Well guys... I thought I was going to win the highest scoring hunter and knew Will-Dawg was the closest competition. He had a 9 & 8 submitted. I had a 9 6 5 with an 8 pt wildcard to replace the 5 pt bird. He just killed a 7 pt bird so he's going to beat me by 1 point.... had I submitted my 3 highest scoring birds we would be tied but I can't use the 7 pt Kansas bird since I used the wildcard on the 8 pt bird... oh well.

Thats tough right there...to come that close...

I wander what happened to ( trophy slayer ) I haven't seen him on here in a while. I hope all is well with him. I think he might have been having one of those tough seasons and took up fishing :huh: ::ke:

[klemsontigers7]

Anyone going this weekend? I still have 2 GA tags left so I'm going to give it a whirl one last time saturday morning. Had too much stuff to do last weekend and didn't go. Hopefully I'll at least hear some birds.

[trophyslayer]

All is well... I'm still at it.... missed a Jake 2 weeks ago.... seems this season is just not wanting to go my way

[trophyslayer]

welp... officially no birds killed this year. couldnt close the deal here or in kansas