Woodsman20 contest thread

[WNYBuckHunter]

Contest thread for 2014 HuntingNY Spring Turkey Classic

[WNYBuckHunter]

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[Woodsman20]

Weird season so far but shot this guy this morning at 5:40AM. In my book it was PERFECT turkey hunting weather, foggy, thunder roling in and no rain - the perfect mix for gobbles without getting wet. I thought he was a bit bigger and older but I am happy nonethless. It was a cool hunt and one of my shortest - I shot him at 5:40AM - although I have been out almost everyday so in that sense it has been a long season.

20lbs / 3/4" spurs and 9.5" beard.

[landtracdeerhunter]

Congrats on a fine bird!

 

 

[Lawdwaz]

CRACKKKKKKKKKKKK, GOBBLEGOBBLE!!!

 

 

BOOM

[greg54]

Congrats!!

[Paula]

Nice

[WNYBuckHunter]

Great bird, 23 points!

[Woodsman20]

Definitely a tough season for me this year but went after a bird today that I missed earlier in the year. Connected with him at 8:30 this morning. Weighed almost 20lbs, 8.5” beard and 1 inch spurs. Tough to judge beards this year ... must be loosing my touch or sight- HA!! With all of the snow there weren’t a whole lot of birds with long beards and the frigid temps didn’t help that we had by the lake.

Tom population seemed to be down as well but the bonus today was two heaping handfuls of Morels!!! Not sure which I was more excited about = the turkey or the morels – no complaints though!! Actually it is probably getting to sleep in again.

[turkeyfeathers]

Congrats   Nice bird .Way to wind up the season

 

IMO beard length has nothing to do about "trophy" birds nor age. Older birds don't always have long beards. Spurs now, that's different. So don't beat yourself up about the eyesight 

[Terry]

Congrats on tagging out!

[WNYBuckHunter]

Congrats on bird #2! 22 points!

[Woodsman20]

WNYBuckHunter - per our discussion attached is a better picture of the length of the beard.  Tough to take those pictures to get the beard to line up on the tape ... maybe I need to take up photography instead of hunting ... nah!!

[WNYBuckHunter]

23 points based on that pic.