2020 HSO/FM Turkey Quest Submission Thread

[Borch]

HSO Forum Member Turkey Quest Submission Form

Turkey Contest 2020

 

 

Complete this form with your turkey’s measurements. Include photos of your turkey’s spurs and beard with a ruler or tape measure. Include in one of the photos your turkeys filled out tag or slip of paper with the date of the harvest. The turkey’s weight must be witnessed and signed by you and the witness below on this form.

 

Forum Member:_______________________________          Date:_____________

 

 

Turkey Subspecies: _____________________

 

State/Province Bird was Harvested In: ____________________

 

 

Turkey’s Stats

 

Beard Length ____________inches

 

Spur Length (R) _________inches (L)_________inches

 

Weight ___________ pounds

 

 

I certify that the measurements listed above are accurate to the best of my ability.

 

Forum Member: ______________________________________                       Date:_________

 

Witness:____________________________________________                      Date: ________

 

Edited April 6, 2020 by Borch

[Wallydog]

[hugonian1]

Beautiful bird.

Way to go.

Congrats

[Borch]

Pretty bird Paul!

[monstermoose78]

The bar is set! Congratulations Wallydog

[DonBo]

Wally not wasting any time. WTG!

[Scoot]

I tagged out on day 2 of the 2020 season.  I wish I could have had my son or daughter with me, but it was a "school day" (whatever that is in these strange times), so they both slept in.  This is my first double bearded bird!  I included the length of both birds and I believe the sum of the two beards is the score that is to be included, but I listed them separately and the sum, but I believe it's the total that is used for the score.  

 

Nice job Wallydog!

[hugonian1]

Cool

A double beard.

Way to go.

 

[DonBo]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Archerysniper and I made our second trip to South Dakota's Black Hills.  He again shot his bird the first morning there, we worked a little harder on mine. It was noon of the third day, we had just pulled a blind and were headed in for lunch when some yelping and a gobble came from a distant ridge. Lunch will have to wait. 

 

We dropped everything except my gun and Jeremy's calls.  Down into the draw and up the other side and I see some birds at only about 60 yards.  Couldn't tell what they were.  I got set at the top of the ridge and Jeremy stayed down below me about 30-40 yards and did his magic on the calls and some leaf scratching.  After much gobbling at Jeremy's calls two jakes came in at just 10 yards, then this tom showed at about 25 yards and we were filled out.  It was 1:00 straight up.

 

I know Merriam's are generally not as big as our Easterns, but this was the smallest adult bird I'd ever shot.  Still I wouldn't have changed a thing.  These are just beautiful birds.  A great end to a great hunt.

 

Edited April 29, 2020 by DonBo

[hugonian1]

Beautiful bird and sounds like an even better experience.

On my bucket list.

Congrats guys.

 

[Wanderer]

Well, he didn’t make my original rough score number.  The bathroom scale weighed heavier than the fish scale and the fish scale was closer (but under) the certified scale at work.  So we’ll go with the fish scale.  Somehow this actually makes me feel better about the bathroom scale weighing heavy. 

 

I’ve never been a huge fan of those beards with that one long hair/feather until now. Longest beard I’ve ever gotten by .75 inch.

Edited May 21, 2020 by Wanderer

[bobbymalone]

Man, I should have entered this thing.  My bird was 24 and 6 oz, 1 inch and 1/8 on both sides, with a 10.5 beard.  SW Missouri.  Biggest bird I have ever shot.

[Wanderer]

3 minutes ago, bobbymalone said:

Man, I should have entered this thing.  My bird was 24 and 6 oz, 1 inch and 1/8 on both sides, with a 10.5 beard.  SW Missouri.  Biggest bird I have ever shot.

Yup!  Ya shoulda!  That is a high scoring bird - congrats!  
 

I didn’t think I’d get a good scoring bird this season but entered at just about the last minute for the heck of it.

[Borch]

57 minutes ago, bobbymalone said:

Man, I should have entered this thing.  My bird was 24 and 6 oz, 1 inch and 1/8 on both sides, with a 10.5 beard.  SW Missouri.  Biggest bird I have ever shot.

Beat my bird by a bit.  Nice Tom Bobby!

[bobbymalone]

The property I hunt down there is some family land from a old friend since kindergarten.  Routinely produces big birds.

 

 

 

[Borch]

@Archerysniper

 

Pretty sure you have a bird to get in here yet. 

[monstermoose78]

I got a turkey but I did not fill out the paperwork as I will be in last place or just a head of the tag soup guys. I got this jake today if he went 12 pounds I am only 200. His beard was 3 inches and spurs we 1/8 tops if you could count them at all. It was a great season as I enjoyed the other birds and wildlife and relaxing with all this other stuff going on. Here are my photos 

Edited May 30, 2020 by monstermoose78

[Wanderer]

Well , ya got one!  Congrats!  
 

There’s been a couple times I’ve been real happy with a Jake.

Edited May 30, 2020 by Wanderer

[monstermoose78]

3 hours ago, Wanderer said:

Well , ya got one!  Congrats!  
 

There’s been a couple times I’ve been real happy with a Jake.

I am thrilled and I am doing more soup it’s so good. My wife is on her second bowl 

[Borch]

Turkey soup is awesome!

 

Congrats Moose!

[Wanderer]

  Just had some fun with a gobbler outside the back door of my house.  Tried to coax him into the open enough to get a pic but it didn’t work out.  Felt good to hear and feel the thunder one more time.  
 

He headed off in the direction I got mine on the 20th.  

[Archerysniper]

Did pay attention to the dead line and thought I still had a few more days, sorry

[hugonian1]

Beautiful bird there.

Congrats

 

[Borch]

No reason to be sorry.  I just wanted to make sure you got it in.

 

Nice tom!

[DonBo]

Archerysniper's bird night be the biggest Merriam's I've ever seen.  Another great Black Hills hunt.