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No problem let em rip https://youtu.be/c9GU4P-1AWI

Don't get it either as I get older I care less & less about the racks. I don't think I would pass up a 140 class if I had a tag for it but I will shoot doe & bucks just the same. If I had 300 acres to myself in WNY & lived there it could be a different story but here in NH unless posted it is considered to be like public land & population is not big less then 100,000 for the state & we hunt public land in NY so we let few deer get a pass. In NH if you let a "shootable" deer pass it could be the only one you see all year

99% mossy oak break up only buy something else if I need it in a hurry & not available! Refuse to buy anything realtree unless I absolutely have to but that is for another thread

State say's unfair advantage as pictures are sent real time

Was interested in them but glad I didn't get one as they are now illegal in NH

NH cut back also & has each year for the last few years

I often wondered too here is what I found: Aging a wild turkey is not an exact science. Knowing the difference between a juvenile bird, also known as a jake, and a mature gobbler is simple enough. The tail feathers on a jake will be irregular when they are fanning. The middle feathers will stand higher than the feathers on the side of the tail. Their beards stick out instead of down and usually measure just two or three inches. A mature gobbler’s beard hangs down and may even drag on the ground when they walk. After putting a gobbler on the ground, most hunters want to know how old the bird is. If the spurs are between a ½” and an inch, there’s a good chance the bird is a two year old. These spurs usually protrude straight out. If the spurs are over an inch long and have a curve to them, this gobbler is more than likely three years old or older. These are known as limb hanging spurs. You can literally hang the turkey on a tree limb by the spurs. Measuring beards is another way to age a gobbler. A two year old tom will have a 5 to 7 inch beard. A three year old turkey’s beard typically measure eight inches plus. Again, the math gets fuzzy from this point as well. The beard of a wild turkey continues to grow throughout life. A beard of 12 inches or more is possible. However, the ends of the beard will wear off as it drags on the ground. This is especially true for turkeys in rocky habitat. Ice will build up and break sections of the beard off in cold climates. These measurements are good rules of thumb, but you can never be certain. There are a lot of environmental factors affecting how a turkey ages. Wildlife studies have shown some birds lost length on their spurs as they age. This is especially true if a gobbler survives to five years of age. Aging a turkey up to three years old is fairly simple. However, it is nearly impossible to age a turkey beyond three years of age.

yea it is not good 5 years ago you would be suprised to see one on you all year up here now we get them just being out in the yard

we treated gear with Sawyers then spray with deep woods off & bioshield tick repellent still had ticks on us pulled 5 off yesterday. I think they are becoming imune to it

here in NH too just in time for my apple trees to blossom PERFECT!

Nice! Congratulations

I actually wish NH used the backtags

I have no use for any of that stuff LOL

I hope so I think state is testing the waters just jumping in the deep end. I know just like every other state there has been push back from bowhunters so this is why they are going one step at a time May get another crossbow sometime but as for now I will stick with my compound

Well expanded use of crossbows has passed NH house & Senate we will now be able to use crossbows during any modern firearm season Bill has to take affect within 60 days unfortunately it probably will be after Turkey season

I have had a lot better luck with Bogs comfortable & last camo finish not the greatest but that is my only compliant

Wasn't even thinking of the pelt at the time. I was thinking pest control! the ole 10/22 is probably the best choice might as well give the pelt to someone that can use it

My .22 works fine too but then I wouldn't be able to play with my new Predator LOL

dbHunterNY: I have always had good luck with Federal ammo it is what Ruger used tpo recommend in their rifles when I worked there years ago & have stuck with them. I used to use the Power shock but switched to the Fusion a few years back & have not used anything else since. I may have to look at Hornady for the 130 grain for the varmit round Shoot & see's work great. Machinist: Yes Suppresors are legal in NH & currently a bill is in the state house for use during hunting seasons (too many people from Mass. moving up here complaining about the noise) we can open carry without a permit, concealed with permit which usually takes less then a week to get. We can even have full auto firearms through the proper paperwork & permits Oh & the money. We are not called the Live Free or Die state for nothing LOL. If we keep getting people moving into NH from Liberal communist states like Ma & Ct trying to change the way NH is we won't be like this for long

Still debating whether to spend the cash on a suppressor or not may wait on that there are a couple more Rugers I want

that is funny! Well my brother inlaw just watched the film from his newly installed security cameras two fox 5 chickens done withen a couple minutes & we never heard a thing His wife spotted one fox running across the back yard. I knew instantly it wasn't going to be pretty

Not if they are killing Chickens in NH

well NH was the seperate classes but starting this year they are combined courses

Funny thing is NY accepted my New Hampshire Firearms license but had to show Hunter education card for archery