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Title: Non- Contest 2014 Kills
Post by: ericjames on March 09, 2014, 07:17:25 AM
Just a place for us to post our kills. 
Title: Re: Non- Contest 2014 Kills
Post by: turkey buster on March 25, 2014, 01:53:36 PM
Killed a jake yesterday. I'll get some pics up when I get home from camp
Title: Re: Non- Contest 2014 Kills
Post by: turkey buster on March 25, 2014, 02:30:34 PM
Here's the pic
Title: Re: Non- Contest 2014 Kills
Post by: ericjames on March 25, 2014, 05:46:05 PM
Looks like some good ol' fried turkey breast to me.. Good job.
Title: Re: Non- Contest 2014 Kills
Post by: turkey buster on March 25, 2014, 06:09:33 PM
 :thanks: and yes I smell grease popping
Title: Re: Non- Contest 2014 Kills
Post by: ericjames on March 25, 2014, 06:20:19 PM
I use to do a little turkey hunting up around coushatta. They had a pretty good population up that way.
Title: Re: Non- Contest 2014 Kills
Post by: turkey buster on March 25, 2014, 06:28:52 PM
I took this one in kisatchie on public land/national forest. I'll be going to my lease tomorrow looking for a longbeard
Title: Re: Non- Contest 2014 Kills
Post by: ericjames on March 25, 2014, 06:44:48 PM
Oh yeah, I know exactly where that is, worked all around that area on drilling rigs. Winnfield, saline all the way back into Ruston. Good luck to ya. I might not even go in the morning here, it's suppose to be 28°
Title: Re: Non- Contest 2014 Kills
Post by: memert116 on March 25, 2014, 06:49:12 PM
Quote from: turkey buster on March 25, 2014, 02:30:34 PM
Here's the pic

Congrats!!
Title: Re: Non- Contest 2014 Kills
Post by: Illini Tom on March 25, 2014, 07:16:13 PM
nice job, eric. congrats  :icon_thumright:  :icon_thumright:
you southern boys are killin me
i still got 20 days til season opener  :turkey2:
Title: Re: Non- Contest 2014 Kills
Post by: ericjames on March 25, 2014, 07:38:28 PM
Well the bad thing is that as of right now I don't have another I one that's gobbling. I saw 5 Jakes yesterday and 3 this morning. So I will be going to just listen for one to start gobbling.

The one I killed yesterday he gobbled 4 times on the limb and 3 on the ground. He was coming in to me and 7 hens cut him off. I went back yesterday evening and got there about 4:30 eased in and set up. About every 15-20 min I would call lightly at 5:30 I heard him gobble and right after that I got the sudden urge to take a leak.  About  6:10 I couldn't take it anymore I eased up on my knees and proceeded to handle my business. About the time I got finished I heard a one drum. I peaked out around the tree and the hens spotted me and took off. They flew up in a tree about 75 yards and started trying to check and see what moved, I thought I blew it. I already had got the gun back in my hands by then, I just stayed still and was prepared to stay like that until dark. Well with nothing to loose I decided to take my hands and rake in the leaves. Well time I did, it wasn't  10 sec. I heard him drum again and saw him easing toward me. I let him come on in until I had a good shot and them I let the old 835 eat with a 3.5-2-5 turkey thug @ around 20 steps . It wiped him out.
Title: Non- Contest 2014 Kills
Post by: nickhrp on March 25, 2014, 07:55:22 PM

Quote from: Illini Tom on March 25, 2014, 07:16:13 PM
nice job, eric. congrats  :icon_thumright:  :icon_thumright:
you southern boys are killin me
i still got 20 days til season opener  :turkey2:
Tom it will be 28 more days before I get a chance cause of work even though our season starts this weekend


(http://i1305.photobucket.com/albums/s547/nickhrp/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-03/FC60447D-09A8-4554-B962-A62F4844DE04_zpsw0celg86.jpg) (http://s1305.photobucket.com/user/nickhrp/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-03/FC60447D-09A8-4554-B962-A62F4844DE04_zpsw0celg86.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Non- Contest 2014 Kills
Post by: turkey buster on March 25, 2014, 08:04:25 PM
Work and late seasons are overrated lol
Title: Re: Non- Contest 2014 Kills
Post by: TJK68 on March 26, 2014, 10:21:09 AM
Dang, 34 more days till our season even comes in!  :'(
Title: Re: Non- Contest 2014 Kills
Post by: ericjames on April 03, 2014, 07:41:12 PM
Just got another one.. To bad I don't think he will upgrade.
Title: Re: Non- Contest 2014 Kills
Post by: turkey buster on April 03, 2014, 07:42:58 PM
Good job!!!!!
Title: Non- Contest 2014 Kills
Post by: nickhrp on April 03, 2014, 09:00:40 PM
Great job


(http://i1305.photobucket.com/albums/s547/nickhrp/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-03/FC60447D-09A8-4554-B962-A62F4844DE04_zpsw0celg86.jpg) (http://s1305.photobucket.com/user/nickhrp/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-03/FC60447D-09A8-4554-B962-A62F4844DE04_zpsw0celg86.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Non- Contest 2014 Kills
Post by: ericjames on April 04, 2014, 12:29:36 AM
I knew he wouldn't upgrade my other bird but I ran the #'s anyway.. He didn't score but 54 and change..
Know I will see if I can get another volunteer in the a.m.
Title: Re: Non- Contest 2014 Kills
Post by: cphill on April 04, 2014, 06:09:38 AM
Congrats man

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Title: Re: Non- Contest 2014 Kills
Post by: Illini Tom on April 04, 2014, 09:21:34 AM
nice bird, eric  :icon_thumright: :icon_thumright:
big congrats
Title: Re: Non- Contest 2014 Kills
Post by: TJK68 on April 04, 2014, 09:25:15 AM
 :icon_thumright: Nice bird Eric, Congrats!
Title: Re: Non- Contest 2014 Kills
Post by: Tard on April 04, 2014, 08:16:28 PM
Got my first Osceola in Florida to complete my Grand Slam a very nice bird 9 3/4'' beard ,spur RH is 1'' and spur LH is 3/4'' for nice 18.3 lbs!!

(http://i1276.photobucket.com/albums/y469/Steve_Tardif/Floride2014dindon004_zps1946dd11.jpg) (http://s1276.photobucket.com/user/Steve_Tardif/media/Floride2014dindon004_zps1946dd11.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Non- Contest 2014 Kills
Post by: turkey buster on April 04, 2014, 08:52:23 PM
Way to go on the slam
Title: Non- Contest 2014 Kills
Post by: nickhrp on April 04, 2014, 09:23:34 PM
Congrats on the slam


(http://i1305.photobucket.com/albums/s547/nickhrp/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-03/FC60447D-09A8-4554-B962-A62F4844DE04_zpsw0celg86.jpg) (http://s1305.photobucket.com/user/nickhrp/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-03/FC60447D-09A8-4554-B962-A62F4844DE04_zpsw0celg86.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Non- Contest 2014 Kills
Post by: ericjames on April 04, 2014, 09:38:25 PM
Congratulations on the slam..
Title: Re: Non- Contest 2014 Kills
Post by: sonofabuck on April 04, 2014, 10:48:18 PM
Congrats!  That's awesome.
Title: Re: Non- Contest 2014 Kills
Post by: Illini Tom on April 05, 2014, 06:34:27 AM
nice bird, great picture and a slam to boot  :icon_thumright: :icon_thumright: :icon_thumright:
way to go  :happy0064:
Title: Re: Non- Contest 2014 Kills
Post by: turkey buster on April 05, 2014, 06:36:17 AM
 Did u score him for the contest?
Title: Re: Non- Contest 2014 Kills
Post by: TJK68 on April 05, 2014, 06:41:18 AM
Nice job on the Slam Brother, Congrats! Beautiful bird. :icon_thumright:
Title: Re: Non- Contest 2014 Kills
Post by: Gooserbat on April 05, 2014, 11:10:28 AM
Tard that's a beautiful pic, Congrats on the slam.
Title: Re: Non- Contest 2014 Kills
Post by: sonofabuck on April 05, 2014, 02:05:27 PM
Yeah, this should be entered into the contest.  You can always upgrade.
Title: Re: Non- Contest 2014 Kills
Post by: cphill on April 12, 2014, 03:24:50 PM
(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/04/13/3eha4e3y.jpg)well me and the wife doubled this morning both 2 year old birds and they put on a good show

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Title: Non- Contest 2014 Kills
Post by: nickhrp on April 12, 2014, 07:35:43 PM
That's awesome congrats on the double


(http://i1305.photobucket.com/albums/s547/nickhrp/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-03/FC60447D-09A8-4554-B962-A62F4844DE04_zpsw0celg86.jpg) (http://s1305.photobucket.com/user/nickhrp/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-03/FC60447D-09A8-4554-B962-A62F4844DE04_zpsw0celg86.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Non- Contest 2014 Kills
Post by: TJK68 on April 12, 2014, 10:06:35 PM
Congrats, to both of you on a nice double.
Title: Re: Non- Contest 2014 Kills
Post by: cphill on April 12, 2014, 10:15:31 PM
Hoping he was bigger than my first bird but not even close. I hit the tube call and then gobbler shaker and they gobbled I called 2 more times and they were on the way . They seen my Jake decoy and were almost running. Put on a good show  . Thanks guys

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Title: Re: Non- Contest 2014 Kills
Post by: ericjames on April 13, 2014, 12:44:02 AM
Congrats on some good looking birds..I haven't had a chance to hint in the last several days.Hopefully I can change that soon.. Good luck to the rest of y'all that will be starting to hunt in the next few days..
Title: Re: Non- Contest 2014 Kills
Post by: Illini Tom on April 13, 2014, 07:26:23 AM
congrats on the double  :icon_thumright: :icon_thumright:
Title: Re: Non- Contest 2014 Kills
Post by: turkey buster on April 13, 2014, 10:17:04 AM
Way to go!!!
Title: Re: Non- Contest 2014 Kills
Post by: SOILLHUNTING on April 13, 2014, 11:08:22 PM
Congrats!
Title: Re: Non- Contest 2014 Kills
Post by: Gooserbat on April 17, 2014, 11:48:40 AM
Got this OK Rio the 1's week of season. 
Title: Re: Non- Contest 2014 Kills
Post by: cphill on April 17, 2014, 11:53:58 AM
Nice bird .... hope to hunt some Rios someday in the near future

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Title: Re: Non- Contest 2014 Kills
Post by: ericjames on April 17, 2014, 12:09:47 PM
Great looking bird..congrats.
Title: Re: Non- Contest 2014 Kills
Post by: turkey buster on April 17, 2014, 03:31:14 PM
Gooser you told me there were no more turkeys left in Oklahoma lol
Title: Re: Non- Contest 2014 Kills
Post by: Illini Tom on April 17, 2014, 04:58:36 PM
 :icon_thumright: :icon_thumright:
Title: Re: Non- Contest 2014 Kills
Post by: Gooserbat on April 17, 2014, 05:28:58 PM
Quote from: turkey buster on April 17, 2014, 03:31:14 PM
Gooser you told me there were no more turkeys left in Oklahoma lol

They're getting pretty scarce.
Title: Non- Contest 2014 Kills
Post by: nickhrp on April 17, 2014, 05:49:22 PM
Nice one Sam


(http://i1305.photobucket.com/albums/s547/nickhrp/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-03/FC60447D-09A8-4554-B962-A62F4844DE04_zpsw0celg86.jpg) (http://s1305.photobucket.com/user/nickhrp/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-03/FC60447D-09A8-4554-B962-A62F4844DE04_zpsw0celg86.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Non- Contest 2014 Kills
Post by: TJK68 on April 18, 2014, 09:14:36 AM
Nice bird congrats!  :icon_thumright:
Title: Re: Non- Contest 2014 Kills
Post by: Illini Tom on April 29, 2014, 08:10:57 AM
got my second tom yesterday
it was raining but i slipped on the rain gear and off i went
was soaked to the bone after a long walk in and when the rain stopped shortly after i got to my tree, water continued to drip off the big oak and run down my back. fortunately, it was in the low 60s, so it wasnt too bad
finally started to get light and i could see birds in the trees around me. as i continued to sit absolutely motionless, i could see a long beard swinging in the wind but when he tried to fan on the limb a gust would about knock him out of the tree.
not a gobble on the roost, and as it was creeping toward sunrise, it was still dark, hazy and gloomy. but then two birds pitched out and lit about 60 yards down the hill from me. the anticipation intensified as i thought, "must be hens, that big tom will fly down next."
but then i could make out beards, nice beards, so i gave a soft yelp on a Gooserbat Hillbilly, one of them responded with the day's first gobble and they both came up the hill right to me, and the one with the longer beard took a mud nap.
was a 3 year old that had sharp 1 1/16 spurs, 9.5 beard but only weighed 20 and scored 60.25

Title: Re: Non- Contest 2014 Kills
Post by: ericjames on April 30, 2014, 09:49:47 AM
Congrats, that's a fine looking bird. I guess I am not going to be able to upgrade my entry in the contest. Today is the last day of season, so now the count down begins to next March 15.
Title: Non- Contest 2014 Kills
Post by: Hoosier2 on May 01, 2014, 03:24:57 PM
Well opening week and weekend came and gone for me. No bird for me. However I spent time with my old man in the turkey blind and he was fortunate enough to smack and indiana bird at 930. Gobbled half a dozen times before coming in. Best part was getting it all on film.

20 lb bird 12.25" beard and 20 mm spurs. The longbeard #5 put a thump on him at 30 yards. What an awesome feeling to share a blind with my old man. (http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/05/02/5ajuse4y.jpg)
Title: Re: Non- Contest 2014 Kills
Post by: Illini Tom on May 01, 2014, 03:44:20 PM
congrats hoosiers. thats one heck of a beard  :drool:
Title: Non- Contest 2014 Kills
Post by: nickhrp on May 01, 2014, 03:48:44 PM
Congrats that's a big rope


(http://i1305.photobucket.com/albums/s547/nickhrp/D630A612-EB9F-4179-B22F-F056269BC4CF_zpsbdokmoou.jpg) (http://s1305.photobucket.com/user/nickhrp/media/D630A612-EB9F-4179-B22F-F056269BC4CF_zpsbdokmoou.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Non- Contest 2014 Kills
Post by: ericjames on May 01, 2014, 04:16:31 PM
Congrats..
Title: Re: Non- Contest 2014 Kills
Post by: cphill on May 01, 2014, 09:43:23 PM
Very nice bird

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Title: Re: Non- Contest 2014 Kills
Post by: sonofabuck on May 02, 2014, 07:18:52 PM
Used my last tag today on a small two year old so no upgrade from Kentucky.  What a fun hunt though.  He was in a food plot about four hundred yards away with a hen.  I closed the distance to about 200 yards and started calling.  He cut me off right away and started strutting right for me.  Got to watch him the whole way.  I shot him at 40 paces.  He put on quite a show. 
Title: Re: Non- Contest 2014 Kills
Post by: sonofabuck on May 02, 2014, 07:20:16 PM
Congrats!  Let us know when you get the video up.  Would love to see it.
Quote from: Hoosier2 on May 01, 2014, 03:24:57 PM
Well opening week and weekend came and gone for me. No bird for me. However I spent time with my old man in the turkey blind and he was fortunate enough to smack and indiana bird at 930. Gobbled half a dozen times before coming in. Best part was getting it all on film.