Post 2005 Spring Turkey Contest Photos here.

[Bill Cartwright]

Please do not make comments to posts. This will help with keeping this thread clean and viewable. Good luck to everyone that enters.

[lab]

My first bird. http://www.hunt101.com/img/276167.jpg
My second bird. http://www.hunt101.com/img/278982.jpg

[slowjimbo]

MIB's First Bird
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v368/slowjimbo/DSC01309-1.jpg


MIB and TurtleKY
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v368/slowjimbo/DSC01315-1.jpg

[mookyj]

Back from a five day vacation in Florida! It sure did hurt to hear of Cortland getting eight inches of snow while I was in shorts and a t-shirt.

I completed two grand slams on this trip! I hunted on a cattle ranch just north of Okeechobee. Had a great hunt there. I took a 19-1/2lb longbeard with a 10-1/2" beard, and 1-1/4 & 1-3/16" spurs. He is going to the taxidermist. I also took a 13lb jake with 5-1/2 beard to complete my second slam. Not much gobbling the first two days.

I was chasing a longbeard with huge spurs, but a broken beard. the gobbler would not leave these three hens that just led him around. The second night I flushed out the three hens in a field and sent them way out to the other side of the swamp. That took them out of the equation for the next morning. Next morning 4 birds gobbling, a bunch of jakes, and only two other hens in the group. Flew down early, and the one I shot came right in, and I put him down just minutes after daylight. Never saw the bad boy that day, or the rest of my stay down there. I saw the huge beard just hanging on the one I shot, and that would due just fine. Thanks to my holosight I was able to make a off-hand shot, as the the bird circled in from my right.

I went out an hour later, and took a wild boar, and I will have some good meat coming from that!




http://www.huntingforums.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=1401&stc=1

http://www.turkey-talk.com/webpics/Picture17 006_1.jpg

[Luckybuck]

I got a jake for my first turkey.
http://www.hunt101.com/img/280145.jpg

[mookyj]

http://www.turkey-talk.com/webpics/mj_paturk_2005_1_1.jpg

http://www.turkey-talk.com/webpics/mj_paturk_2005_2_1.jpg

[mookyj]

NY double team opener



http://www.turkey-talk.com/webpics/Leemike_bird_spring_2005_1_1.jpg


http://www.turkey-talk.com/webpics/Mike_nybird_spring_2005_3_1.jpg

[HH]

Taken 4/30/05 Port Gibson , MS

[Widowmaker]

This is my biggest archery gobbler that I have ever taken,shot him at 34 yds. with my new Mathews Switchback!

[creekdawgg]

KY Bird


http://louisvillenetworks.com/creekdawgg/DSC00303.jpg

[Bluegunner]

Team Eleven
Black Hills Merriam 18# 2ozs. Bread - Base to tip of longest feather 11 1/2", Spurs - both 11/16"
Score - 18.125+6.88+6.88+23=54.885
http://www.hunt101.com/img/283173.jpg

[gobblr addict]

http://www.hunt101.com/img/283239.jpg

[mookyj]

Tagged out in NY

Day eight, and the 2nd NY 2005 spring tag has been filled out!

Since opening day I passed on jakes on two different days, and held off on a 50 some yard shot on a long beard on 5/6. Set up on four gobbling birds this morning with my wife Lee "gobblin hen" on point while I covered the down side of the hill.

Some fool of a neighbor went straight at the birds on top of the hill as it got light, and sent the gobbler out into the bowl, and one directly overhead and way past us. At least my neighbor didn't bother to keep running the poor imitation of a box call after that.

The gobbler that flew down behind us opened up within ten minutes of being busted off the roost. The longbeard was responsive to the calls, but I couldn't be sure were he really was. A few short minutes the bird gobbled at us from downhill, and was within 100 yards. I got spun around the tree, but my wife stayed put.

A minute latter, and a very loud, deep cluck came from my immediate left. I spotted the gobbler, and he was just below the roadway, and below the lip of our position. He was swinging beard, which made him an eligible candidate for a ride home in the truck. I held on the shot, hoping he would cross up, and spot the decoys. Not so, he quickly turned to head back down the hill, and I wasn't going to let him just humiliate us, and walk out of there.

He stopped at 30 yards, and I centered the holosight below his head. He dropped at the shot, and didn't flop until I got to him. His beard taped out to 10", sported 7/8" spurs, but amazingly light weight. Live weight was 14lbs 12oz. Lightest longbeard I have ever taken. I was glad to tag the gobbler, but it would have been a better deal if the all the four birds had gotten a chance to meet us at one time, then two birds might have caught a ride back home with us! I have hunted this spot many times, and been outsmarted by gobblers doing an end run downhill, and never to return that morning. I wanted Lee to tag out first this season as I will be out most of the mornings as always in NY. She has limited time, as work requires her to be in very early during the week. Hopefully, we'll get more volunteer gobblers to sign up next weekend.

Rest of the morning was quiet and uneventful. Sure was a bright sunny day, and we enjoyed that during the hunt. Now I will spend the rest of the season as a designated caller. Pressure is off, and now I can sit back and enjoy!

http://www.turkey-talk.com/webpics/Mike_nybird_spring_2005_20_1.jpg

http://www.turkey-talk.com/webpics/Mike_nybird_spring_2005_24_1.jpg

http://www.turkey-talk.com/webpics/Mike_nybird_spring_2005_21_1.jpg

http://www.turkey-talk.com/webpics/Mike_nybird_spring_2005_22_1.jpg

[TBryan987]

Georgia Bird
18 Lbs 3/4 inch spurs 9 inch beard
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v146/wee987/Georgia2005pb.jpg

Texas Bird
20 Lbs 1 1/4 inch spurs 9 3/4 inch beard
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v146/wee987/0c248f6c.jpg

[Hammer]

http://home.insightbb.com/~kyhunter/2005_turkey.jpg

[Hammer69]

First Double!! Pa . Gobblers taken on May 7, 2005.

[Lil John]

Massachusetts bird, 18#, 8.5 in. beard, spurs are 5/8" & 3/4"

[Chenango Dave]

A pic of my first bird this year. Taken May 5'th

[nsporleder]

http://www.hunt101.com/img/280476.jpg (http://www.hunt101.com/?p=280476&c=500&z=1)

[skin_dog1]

http://www.lostrivergamecalls.com/gallery/gallery/prostaff/jody4-18-05_with_mesmall.jpg

[James Vee]

My brother, Jason and his beast of a turkey. 11.5" beard, 1.5" spurs, 22.5lbs. Total score of 75.5! I'll tell him to come on and tell the story. Here is one of the pics.

http://www.jesseshunting.com/photopost/data/515/15456IMG_1179_25_.JPG

[Randy Sipe]

These are my best two gobblers and I feel I was very blessed this spring. Both were taken this spring. The first two pics. are of the one I got in NC on 5/3. Stats are 23 lbs. 5 oz., 10.5" beard, 1.5" spurs.

The last two pics are of the one I got in SC on 4/28. Stats are 20 lbs., 11.125" beard, and 1" worn spurs. I tagged out in SC for the year with this gobbler

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v336/drs334364/000_0207.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v336/drs334364/000_0204.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v336/drs334364/000_0199.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v336/drs334364/000_0200.jpg

[SCtrkyhntr]

Here are a few SC toms.

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y106/SCtrkyhntr/MVC-002F.jpg
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y106/SCtrkyhntr/05riverbird.jpg
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y106/SCtrkyhntr/101_0408.jpg
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y106/SCtrkyhntr/MVC-010F.jpg

[FREEDOMRULES3]

I only shot 1 this year , had a great time and saw many just not any bigger than the first one here.

http://www.hunt101.com/img/279384.jpg (http://www.hunt101.com/?p=279384&c=500&z=1)
http://www.hunt101.com/img/291431.jpg (http://www.hunt101.com/?p=291431&c=500&z=1)
http://www.hunt101.com/img/291432.jpg (http://www.hunt101.com/?p=291432&c=500&z=1)

[Lil John]

Here's the smaller of my two birds this year.
A 16.5# jake 1/4 in. spurs and 6.5 in. beard.
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y294/passamaquoddy/05jake.jpg

[treestandhank]

Not exactly a trophy photo, but I found this turkey hunting cartoon yesterday and thought it went well here. I takes a minute to load but is well worth it.

www.missingturkey.com