The Spur Collectors (#4)

[borch]

Here you go.

[WhiteHead]

Whitehead checkin in, one of you other guys will be the lead. Will be check back in to see if YALL are ready to get-r-done! jim

[RUTNSTRUT]

rutnstrut checkin in, you all can go ahead and decide on a name. I won't be on here much till spring as I am working 90+ hours a week. My only suggestion for a team is the Spur collectors. Good luck to all my team members and I hope you all have a SAFE and succesful season.

[M00N]

M00N checking in. I have my cabin booked for turkey season and received confirmation, so everything is all set for me. Now I just have to wait for the second week of May to come around. Will be quite busy up until May, but I will keep checking back each week.

As far as team names, I'm up for anything that sounds good. Not picky at all. Spur Collectors is a good idea. Anyone have any other ideas? Either way whatever name we come up with is fine with me. I wish you all a successful season!

[WhiteHead]

Thats Me above forgot to login.

[M00N]

Well that's three out of six that agree on the team name of The Spur Collectors. Should I send borch a PM to get the name changed or do you guys think we should wait and see if the other three members check in and agree on it first? The contest did officially start today, so we should probably get our name picked out and PMed to borch soon. Let me know. I have no problem writing up the PM and sending it to borch when we do decide on a name, since we can't have it changed again once it's PMed to borch.

[WhiteHead]

Sounds Good to me Moon, see what borch says!

[M00N]

Okay I sent borch a PM. We'll see what happens. http://www.realtree.com/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif If he does allow the name change and anyone wants a siggy to use I had made one:

http://img202.imageshack.us/img202/4517/thespurcollectors1ep.gif

Just put this code in your signature box in your profile and it should work:

<font class="small">Code:</font><hr /><pre>http://img202.imageshack.us/img202/4517/thespurcollectors1ep.gif</pre><hr />

[Nut]

Just so you guys know. Your youth hunter is my youngest son. He does not sign on very often so if you want to contact him for anything just PM me and I will get his attention. http://www.realtree.com/forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif

[M00N]

Okay thanks Nut. Just tell him we wish him good luck at getting a turkey and safe hunting. http://www.realtree.com/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

[WhiteHead]

10-4 Nut, hope he does good and most of all be safe and have Fun! jim

[M00N]

Anyone hear from Remington870 or Ricfirefighter yet? If we don't hear from them by Saturday I'll send them both a PM to see what's up and make sure they know the teams are picked, what team they are on, and where to find the final draft of the rules and scoring sheet.

[MorganRaider]

Hi

I hope to help the team this year. here is a pic from my first bird 2 years ago
http://www.realtree.com/img/508/11615MARTINTURK2.jpg


Since we live close to where we hunt my chances will be better.

Dad helped me with the signature. thanks

[M00N]

Very nice bird MorganRaider! Good luck on getting another one this year. I've yet to bag my first bird. I used to just call birds for other people to shoot, but finally last year I got a gun and was able to go hunting my first time for a turkey of my own. I had two close calls, but no shots on either bird. Hopefully this year I'll get my first bird for the team. I'll be hunting 5 days straight from sunrise to noon over the second week of May. I'm going to NW PA to do my hunting.

[WhiteHead]

MR thats one fine bird, lets hope, we all can be that lucky together this season, Go Spur Collectors! jim

[M00N]

Okay I sent Remington870 or Ricfirefighter a PM to make sure they were aware the Turkey Contest was started and the teams were picked. I hope to get a response or see them check-in soon. It'd be nice to have all of our team members active and participating on the team. http://www.realtree.com/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

[ricfirefighter]

im here sorry been so busy didnt get a chance to get on much i should be on more now

[remington870]

im here, my season does not start until April so i wont be around much until then. Will check in every once in awhile though. So far no birds behind my house where i hunt, but they should be showing up any day now.
Scott

[M00N]

Glad to see everyone on the team checked in. http://www.realtree.com/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif I would like to wish all of you good luck during your turkey seasons. Hunt safely and don't forget to print out the submission sheet and contest rules to take with you, along with a camera, for your entries. http://www.realtree.com/forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif

[WhiteHead]

OK, Spur Hunters lets geter-done! Two more weeks and my season opens, Yea Buddy, Can hardly wait! jim

[M00N]

Lucky you I think I have about 7 weeks left before my trip to get some gobblers. Good luck score one for the team! Don't forget your camera, measuring tape, a printout of the rules, and printout of the submission form. http://www.realtree.com/forums/images/graemlins/smirk.gif

[remington870]

just checking in, the turkeys have moved in behind the house. they have the entire woods scratched up right now. also been getting plenty of pictures on the game cams. Only bummer is i have not been seeing any mature birds as of yet, lots of hens though so the big boys should be coming.

[M00N]

I'm just sitting around going insane waiting for turkey season. Ah the dreaded wait...

[remington870]

season starts on the 24th and the birds are here thick. still no mature toms though, very confusing, hopefully they will show up otherwise i will have to blast a jake.
scott

[M00N]

Good luck! http://www.realtree.com/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

[ricfirefighter]

been out twice so far have been workin to much should get out this weekend lots of birds around i just need the time to get one good luck all

[M00N]

Good luck ricfirefighter! http://www.realtree.com/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

[remington870]

went out today for my first time out. I had gobbles all over in front of me but never got one to commit. I did tick off a hen and she came within 15 yards looking for a fight, but for whatever reason the boys did not follow her and just hung out in the woods. Also saw seven deer this morning. Called it a day early and went steelhead fishing, caught 3!
I will be out Friday as that is my next day off from work. Hopefully there is no rain in the forecast like today.

[M00N]

Ah got to love when those darn gobblers get stubborn. I had troubles last year with them not coming in close enough or coming in on the wrong side of me which was the no-hunting zone and I couldn't shoot them legally. This year going to give it another try. I have 3 setups picked out and will have a whole solid week straight to go after a gobbler from morning to noon each day. I will miss the whole first week of our season though due to the inability for my hunting parter to get time off work, though. But hopefully going the second week will mean less hunters on the public land. I don't know anyone in this state with private land to even attempt to get private land hunting permissions.

[remington870]

do you live near washington pa?

[M00N]

Nope I live southeast of Harrisburg, PA. Which is almost 5 hours from Washington, PA. I hunt in Clearfield, PA which is about 3 hours from Washington, PA and Cleafield, PA is 3 hours from Harrisburg, PA. The max my hunting partner will drive me to go hunting is 3.5 hours. I cannot drive and don't have a license, so I'm at the mercy of my hunting partner who's taking me hunting as to where I can go travel wise. Otherwise I'd be up in NY hunting with my guy friend on his private land most likely except it's about as far to Washington, PA as it is to go to where my guy friend hunts in NY. http://www.realtree.com/forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gif

[remington870]

oh well, that is where my relatives are and i do not have any other relatives in the state. Ill hopefully be out tomorrow to slay my bird, as long as things work out.

[remington870]

no luck today, never heard a single gobble all day, saw 1 hen and 5 deer.

[M00N]

Well, I'm heading upstate Saturday to go turkey hunting here in PA. I'll be hunting Monday (May 8) to Friday (May 12) from sunrise to noon. Wish me luck. Hopefully I'll return with a bird. I'll be trying for a gobbler, but if the only thing I find are jakes or I happen upon a bearded hen I may end up taking one of those instead considering I'm hunting public land and you kind of take what you're given as the birds have had a week now to be chased around by hunters already. I'll sure give it my all none the less. http://www.realtree.com/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

[M00N]

Well, I've returned from hunting empty handed.

I had a gobbler behind the cabin no more than 100 yards. Tried to pursue him the one day by going up the ridge into the hunting zone and calling him up, but he wasn't around suddenly. I then found out the night before some kids were messing around near his roost and he got kicked off it and disappeared to another ridge for the rest of the week to not return.

I then had 3 gobblers surrounding me another day, but had another hunter sneak in and shoot at the one (illegally) and scared them all away and killed the one he shot at which was the main one I was trying to call in. It was packed with hunters at that spot so I just gave up and went in search for another gobbler elsewhere.

My final attempt was with another gobbler that I tried really hard to get, because he was a very big bird, but luck was not on my side and he managed to stay just out of reach everytime I got near him. Got to see him strut around though which was the first time I've had a turkey do that within view.

I had a great time despite not getting a bird, but this is only my second year of turkey hunting, so hopefully next year will be my year. Wish I could have got one for the team. I gave it my all from Monday to Thursday after these birds. I even tried to get one of the jakes the one morning, but it was too weary of coming in due to all the hunters chasing the birds all over the place. It was crazy the amount of hunters around, but this is my only area I can hunt is public land I don't own private land and don't know anyone with private land.

Here's a picture of the big guy I was after as he's strutting inside a forestry fence. He flys over a fence into a zone they have fenced off to protect the young trees from the deer, but when called to will pop right back over the fence to investigate. Technically I could have hunted inside the fence if I just called the forestry department and got verbal permission as it has gates on it that are always left unlocked, but I just didn't feel right hunting inside the fence so I hunted outside it instead.

http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/3176/picture1586mi.jpg

[WhiteHead]

GUYS I TRIED, BUT NO TURK, MAYBE NEXT YEAR. YALL BE SAVE AND WE WILL DO IT AGAIN. JIM

[remington870]

blanked here as well, the weather really made it difficult the last two weeks, every day off i had it rained. oh, im looking forward to deer season.