TROPHY TOMTAKERS (#13)

[borch]

Here you go.

[Buckwheat]

Hey everyone how is it goin. I'll be huntin Rio's and Eastern's here in Oklahoma. Opening day is 4/6/06 and I'll be out at first light. Can't wait. Team Names??

"Jelly Heads"
"Beard Burners"
"Grand Slammers"

Just some ideas.

[kooter]

hey everyone, i will be hunting easterns in the great state of Missouri. Our season starts april 24. I plan on bowhunting for the beginning but will break out the shotgun if I can't get one with the bow. good luck to everyone

[HeviShot]

Hey! I will be hunting opening day here in Ga.I like the name Jelly Heads,that's what kind of choke I have in my Benelli.I have a good number of birds on my property and other places that I can hunt.This only my 4th year,but I have tagged out the last 3 years.I hope I can get us a good one the 1st day.

[HeviShot]

Hey guy's where are ya'll at.I can't beat these guy's by myself.We need to agree to a name since 1 of our's was taken.

[Buckwheat]

Jelly Heads is good with me.

[kooter]

jelly heads works for me too. i am getting new shotgun so i may just use it this year for the first bird and then go after #2 with my bow. only 1 month and our season opens

[hookedonhunting]

Sorry it took me so long to reply.

jelly heads is good with me.

My season starts 3/25/06. lets git-r-done.

I got alot of turkeys ready to die on my place.

Lets show those guys what weve got!

[kooter]

hey jelly heads is already taken guys. lets get another name going

[HeviShot]

How about The Beard Burners?

[kooter]

that is fine with me. i was trying to come up with some too, but am drawing a blank. I have seen ton's of turkeys lately i just hope they are around in a month.

[HeviShot]

How about Tough Tomtakers?

[hookedonhunting]

As long as we win i dont care what were called!

Tough tomtakers is good with me!

[HeviShot]

I got it. TROPHY TOM TAKERS.

[hookedonhunting]

Yup. i like the latter better!

[Buckwheat]

Trophy Tom Takers works for me.

[kooter]

trohpy tom takers works for me too. lets get it done guys

[kooter]

where is everyone at? Hookedonhunting good luck this weekend if u get out. get us started. I have to wait until the 24th of next month. but I am seeing tons of turkeys struttin everywhere.

[hookedonhunting]

oh ill get out that aint a problem. http://www.realtree.com/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

[hookedonhunting]

hevishot your gonna have to help me out.

[hookedonhunting]

Ill get us one... no doubt!

[hookedonhunting]

Just want to know my team mates rig.

Mine is:
rem 11-87
3in win xtended range hi density1 3/4 #4's
Remington .665 turkey super full choke

Also might use:
cva optima pro .50 cal ML
777 pellets 100 grains
Powerbelt 224(or 223) grain sabots or whatever they are called.
Tasco World Class 3-9X40mm scope

[kooter]

i just got a benelli nove steadigrip. i have a carlson choke and not sure what shells yet. been too cold to shoot. i also might use my bow for the 2nd bird of the season.

[va_strutstopper]

hey guys sorry it took me so long to get on here i work so much i come home bath eat and sleep. our season starts 4/8 cant wait. they were gobbling but weve been having cool weather the last couple of weeks and its slowed them down

[HeviShot]

Well guys it is a little cool down here but the birds are starting to rock.We have already seen a few signs of birds strutting.I've located a few just a matter of time now.I have to work this weekend.I work from 6pm to 6 am.A person is going to come in 30 min early so I can be in the woods before day.Hopefully about 30min after sun up I'll roll 1 with the ole Benelli.I just don't know how they are going to react to cooler temps.

[hookedonhunting]

Im a little worrid too hevi.

But if i know the guys, they will be lookin 4 the girls anyway. http://www.realtree.com/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

[HeviShot]

Just looked at the weather 35 opening morning.Next week end is going to be rockin with a low of 50.

[hookedonhunting]

Yeah... they seem to gobble best at around 50. im sure they will be gobbleing anyway!

[kooter]

hey guys, I patterned the Nova this weekend. It shot pretty good until I got back to 45 yards. It was a little weak, but I don't want to shoot them that far if I don't have too. Come on April 24th.

[va_strutstopper]

i got a new mossberg 835 monday.Its one of the lighter cutdown models.I patterned it yesterday and it shoots really well.It came with fiberoptic sights.Now all i need is for April 8th to come.

[hookedonhunting]

How did you do hevi?

There was a wreck on 85 south that stayed there for over 2 hrs. we waited a little while and then turned around and went 25 miles out of the way.,putting us in the woods about 30 minuites after daylight. That really stinks!!! Any way i was calling on the edge of our property and i had a hot bird working... he was 150 yards and closing and he stopped answering.(only called twice) comes to find out the neighbor was going to my bird until he realized it was coming to me. I dont know him and am wondering if he may have purposely pushed the bird out of there. anyway... it sounds real fishy. I also saw a tom cross a field about 200 yards away, i called once and he stood there looking 4 about 5 minutes but wouldnt come any closer. From where he was standing he couldnt see my decoy. I also saw three hens. All 5 of the birds i saw were by themselves.

[HeviShot]

To sum it up short all henned up.In the morning will be actually the 1st day I have been before fly down.I am very tired.I work 12 hrs at night and take my daughter to school.I have not been to the woods before 8:15 but 1 morning and it was 34 degrees.I have several good birds in my area.This is my weekend off.It's going to be good in the am.

[HeviShot]

We got to the turkey woods this am and the birds were hammerin!!!We sat up about 100 yards from the loudest 1.My brother-inlaw was with me and he was calling.We had 3 or 4 Toms come in,it was awsome.When they got about 60 yards they made a sharp left turn and took my shot away behind some tree's.Mybrother in-law has never killed a mature bird.They were right on us and I had no shot but he did.I gave him the go ahead and BOOOM!!!His 835 and a load of hevi #6 layed the ole boy out.He had a 9 inch rope but was only 16 pounds.He was Whooping ang yelling I've never seen someone so happy.I just got back from my land and located 2 more birds!!!I not going to be able to sleep tonight.Hopefully I will score us a bird tomorrow.Man this is fun!!!!

[hookedonhunting]

I got 1!!! He was all henned up also. he gobbled twice in a field when i snuck to the edge. he was struttin' with two hens at about 100 yards when a .50 cal 223grain powerbelt bullet went through him. he had an 11 and a 1/4 in beard and 1in spurs. He weighed 19lbs 15ounces. I got him in the freezer right now because i had no time to to take pix b4 i had to go out of town. If i can get my scanner to work...ill post pics later! http://www.realtree.com/forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif

[kooter]

congrats on the turkey!!!!!! i didn't know u could use a muzzleloader. that is cool. only 21 more days left before I get to get after them.

[hookedonhunting]

Where did u go hevi???

[va_strutstopper]

congrats
were finally on the board. our season opens sat. i cant wait

[kooter]

turkeys turkeys everywhere but I can't do anything until the 24th. boy this is killing me

[va_strutstopper]

Todays our season opener and wouldnt you know it
its pouring rain.Im going to sit here for awhile and drink coffee and see what it does.If it just slacks down some im going to hit the woods.

[va_strutstopper]

Today was a total washout

[hookedonhunting]

Saturday was a washout also.
Sunday didnt even hear a bird on the roost.Only heard one gobble all morning.

[HeviShot]

Ive been hunting a very large bird.Ive been close twice in 14 day's.I just have to be patient.I have passed up 2 pretty good birds waiting on this one.It will do us good if I get him.

[kooter]

only one week left before I finally get to go. My hunting buddy has seen a pretty good tom on his land every morning for the last week. Hopefully he will stick around until Monday for me.

[kooter]

well my season is almost open. so far my buddy has found us four different longbeards on his hunting land. hopefully they will cooperate on moday. You guys need to get your birds turned it so we have a score!!!!!!! hopefully i will be back on monday afternoon with my own to add

[kooter]

hey guys I scored on a longbeard this morning. I don't know how to load pics here. could someone pm me their email and I will send them to you to post for me. we need to get our turkeys on the board. by the way he was lbs with a 11 in. beard and 1 in spurs. Very exciting hunt

[hookedonhunting]

Congrats Kooter!
Ive gotta get mine on here too. except i dont know how to either. Need Somehelp also

[kooter]

i pm'd borch and sent him mine. well trying to anyways. he will post them for me when he gets them.

[hookedonhunting]

Great!

[kooter]

where is everyone else at? I ended up tagging out this last weekend with another good bird. 19 lbs with an 11" beard and the spurs were 3/4". Everyone needs to check in and get us on the board

[hookedonhunting]

Sent mine to borch last night. 11 3/8 in beard. 1 1/16
spurs.
Hevi you dont have much more time.
My dad called up 8 jakes and 1 tom last saturday on my land in the mountains.
Yall try to get us one.
Good luck!

[va_strutstopper]

my season ended yesterday and i ended the season with no bird. sorry guys

[hookedonhunting]

No prob Va. Mine ends tomorrow, probably wont be going though.

[hookedonhunting]

Game Over here in Ga.
Anybodys season still open?
We gave em a good fight guys.
Its all for fun and thats all i had!

[hookedonhunting]

Anybodys season still open? Were in 5th place right now!?!?