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Title: This year its going down to the wire.......
Post by: reflexl on May 14, 2015, 06:35:17 PM
Currently the top three teams are separated by just 9pts. Best of luck to everyone as we head down the home straight.
Title: Re: This year its going down to the wire.......
Post by: n2deer on June 04, 2015, 09:49:55 PM
Well is it over yet? :wave:
Title: Re: This year its going down to the wire.......
Post by: reflexl on June 05, 2015, 06:23:35 PM
This is un-official but if it stays like it is:

Gods of Thunder 604.5625 (9 toms)
Crusaders 591.355 (9 toms)
Tennessee Dream Team 585.3425 (9 toms)
WidowMakers 574.877 (9 toms)
Trumpet Thumpers 564.7825 (9 toms)
Spur Collectors 560.729 (9 toms)
Choot'em N-D Face 536.2875 (9 toms)
Guns and Hoses 419.1225 (7 toms)
Thunder Beards 416.67749 (7 toms)
Headhunters 382.305 (6 toms)
Roaring 20s 327.005 (5 toms)
Eastern Assassins 307.7625 (5 toms)
Strut Stoppers 278.77 (5 toms)
The A Team 256.74 (4 toms)
Team Noob 117.8
Full Strut Productions 59.04

I really wish we could have counted all our multi beard birds but the rules are the rules and we abide by them. The top three ended up separated by only 19.22 points. I am thankful we had a good safe season after all the trouble last year. Hope to see you bama boys back for 2016.
Title: This year its going down to the wire.......
Post by: BowBendr on June 05, 2015, 08:46:36 PM
The single beard rule really tightened things up didn't it ?
Still not sure how I feel about it though....it made it easier to score them, but I still feel a bird should get full credit for what God gave him...I'm kinda' torn on the subject...


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Title: Re: This year its going down to the wire.......
Post by: reflexl on June 06, 2015, 05:08:33 PM
It really cost our team. we had several multi beard birds. Not sure how I feel about it either.
Title: Re: This year its going down to the wire.......
Post by: n2deer on June 06, 2015, 10:43:52 PM
The single beard rule really tightened things up didn't it ?
Still not sure how I feel about it though....it made it easier to score them, but I still feel a bird should get full credit for what God gave him...I'm kinda' torn on the subject...


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Congrats to those who had a good season. No doubt, I see no reason to take away from a birds score to make it easier for those who can't get lucky and get one. It is what it is.

Title: Re: This year its going down to the wire.......
Post by: Roost 1 on June 07, 2015, 01:09:43 AM
Your right on the luck.... Definitely no skill involved... If you can kill turkeys, you can kill turkeys. If you can't, you can't. If you got multi-bearded birds you do, if you don't, you don't!!! I've never passed one up because he wasn't multi-bearded that's for sure.
Title: Re: This year its going down to the wire.......
Post by: n2deer on June 07, 2015, 04:14:00 PM
There's our buddy.

Getting one is like opening a present, don't know what you got you till it's open.

Title: Re: This year its going down to the wire.......
Post by: BC on June 08, 2015, 09:29:20 AM
I really wish we could have counted all our multi beard birds but the rules are the rules and we abide by them. The top three ended up separated by only 19.22 points. I am thankful we had a good safe season after all the trouble last year. Hope to see you bama boys back for 2016.


That no multi beard rule is a bunch of bullcrap. The NWTF accepts them in their scoring system and they should be allowed in the contest. Just another example of whining and crying that goes on in this contest. Multi beards should count in this and any other contest.

Would a deer contest not allow non typicals in their scoring? Of course not. What an asinine rule.
Title: Re: This year its going down to the wire.......
Post by: Doug Lewis on June 08, 2015, 11:53:22 AM
I really wish we could have counted all our multi beard birds but the rules are the rules and we abide by them. The top three ended up separated by only 19.22 points. I am thankful we had a good safe season after all the trouble last year. Hope to see you bama boys back for 2016.


That no multi beard rule is a bunch of bullcrap. The NWTF accepts them in their scoring system and they should be allowed in the contest. Just another example of whining and crying that goes on in this contest. Multi beards should count in this and any other contest.

Would a deer contest not allow non typicals in their scoring? Of course not. What an asinine rule.
Gotta agree with this...
Title: This year its going down to the wire.......
Post by: BowBendr on June 08, 2015, 12:05:30 PM
I agree too. As a team we always have put up a large number if multi-bearded birds. Some as high as 117ish points. Ive never gotten 1 complaint about a pic we took as a team. Ive never figured out who did all the griping...best I can remember, ive never had a problem with any pic from any team...at least not enough to say something....
We just happen to have a couple guys that hunt areas that traditionally give up a couple every year...they are gonna kill 'em !
Guess it was done to make scoring simpler ?


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Title: Re: This year its going down to the wire.......
Post by: BC on June 08, 2015, 05:18:09 PM
Guess it was done to make scoring simpler?


Nope.

It was done because there was some whining from those who were not killing any multi beards. Wah...... we can't compete. Next you won't be able to enter anything over 60 points because one team can't kill anything but 2 year olds. The same logic applies.
Title: Re: This year its going down to the wire.......
Post by: reflexl on June 08, 2015, 06:21:28 PM
I have always enjoyed rolling a bird over and finding extra whiskers.  We did have an photo accident with one member that we had to do what I call salvage photos. I told the team member that if anyone complained we would immediately remove his bird to keep controversy down. It was just a situation where most of the photos got destroyed and we had to piece it back together. Anyone that saw the pics probably realized what happened because I didn't hear a word. Overall I think the contest went well and Old Gobbler did a great job. I for one wish we had the multi beard birds back. I know it hurt our team and I am sure it hurt some more. I for one would like to see team Alabama back. It would have been fun having them in the 4 team scramble at the end.
Title: Re: This year its going down to the wire.......
Post by: GobbleNut on June 10, 2015, 03:59:21 PM
I'm indifferent about whether multiple-bearded turkeys are counted as such or not.  The fact is, however, that allowing multi-beards to be scored gives a decided advantage to those living in areas where genetic tendencies toward multiple beard development are more likely to occur.  Those that make the statement that everybody that participates in the contest has the same opportunity to kill multiple-bearded gobblers is just plain wrong.  There are places where multiple-bearded gobblers are fairly common,...and there are places where they are unheard of.

An analogy would be to say that any hunter that kills a turkey with white tips on the tail feathers gets an extra fifteen points in the contest.  The guys that hunt Merriams or Goulds turkeys would love that rule,...but I doubt it would go over very well with the Eastern and Osceola hunters.  Yet, both white tail fans and multiple beards are both genetic traits that occur regularly in some places and very rarely or never in others. 

The bottom line is that the contest should be as fair as possible for everybody involved.  Allowing multi-beards in it automatically throws that fairness off before the contest even begins. 

Title: Re: This year its going down to the wire.......
Post by: Onpoint on June 10, 2015, 05:55:42 PM
I really wish we could have counted all our multi beard birds but the rules are the rules and we abide by them. The top three ended up separated by only 19.22 points. I am thankful we had a good safe season after all the trouble last year. Hope to see you bama boys back for 2016.


That no multi beard rule is a bunch of bullcrap. The NWTF accepts them in their scoring system and they should be allowed in the contest. Just another example of whining and crying that goes on in this contest. Multi beards should count in this and any other contest.

Would a deer contest not allow non typicals in their scoring? Of course not. What an asinine rule.
I prefer the new ruling. It don't really matter either way to me though because it's just for fun.

The reason why I prefer it is because I don't thibk a 2 year old bird rack up more points than a 6 year old 1.75" hook daddy. Well, I said that wrong. In his own special way, yes, he has them extra beards. Non typical bird. But in my eyes the hooks are where it's at. That tells the tale. And a couple years ago i killed a double bearded 2 year old that scored around 80 and was the highest scoring bird on our team.

And as far as genetics go, yea I understand that a little too. Some places have quite a few, some don't have many at all and some places it seems like about 1 in 4 is double bearded
Title: Re: This year its going down to the wire.......
Post by: BC on June 11, 2015, 09:52:03 AM
I'm indifferent about whether multiple-bearded turkeys are counted as such or not.  The fact is, however, that allowing multi-beards to be scored gives a decided advantage to those living in areas where genetic tendencies toward multiple beard development are more likely to occur.  Those that make the statement that everybody that participates in the contest has the same opportunity to kill multiple-bearded gobblers is just plain wrong.  There are places where multiple-bearded gobblers are fairly common,...and there are places where they are unheard of.

An analogy would be to say that any hunter that kills a turkey with white tips on the tail feathers gets an extra fifteen points in the contest.  The guys that hunt Merriams or Goulds turkeys would love that rule,...but I doubt it would go over very well with the Eastern and Osceola hunters.  Yet, both white tail fans and multiple beards are both genetic traits that occur regularly in some places and very rarely or never in others. 

The bottom line is that the contest should be as fair as possible for everybody involved.  Allowing multi-beards in it automatically throws that fairness off before the contest even begins.


You can get in your truck or car and go hunt anywhere in the United States..... just like I and everybody else can. What about the midwestern birds average weight being 5 - 8 lbs heavier than your average southern bird? What about Easterns and Osceolas generally having longer spurs than most true Merriams (not the hybrids)? Not every aspect of this contest is going to be on a level playing field. The only way to do that is have sub contests for every single sub species which would be tiresome to keep up with and ridiculous to start with. If it bothers you that bad then be diverse in the members you choose and have teamates from all over the country who hunt in different environments. People are wanting to change a nationwide contest because of their local hunting conditions and that logic is completely flawed. It does nothing but punish the hunter who puts in the time and effort and travels to multiple states for a chance at harvesting a bird of a lifetime. It's never going to be 100% fair, but telling a man he can't count all of his score because someone is red assed because they can't kill a multi beard is stupid.

For the record, I have never killed very many multi beards. I would guess in my life I have killed over 250 birds with the majority of that number coming from the state of Alabama. If I remember correctly I can count on one hand the number of multi beards I have killed in Alabama. Now I've killed several multi beards in Nebraska. I killed three in one year up there several years back. If you don't have them in your area, you can always go to them.
Title: Re: This year its going down to the wire.......
Post by: reflexl on June 11, 2015, 10:51:57 AM
Well said BC. Each bird has unique features that would allow them to score better in some aspect than others. I aint fighting anyone but the fact remains that if you live where 14" beards are common and don't like it because someone else lives where birds weigh 28lbs then you have went outside the bounds of fairness. Let them score what they score......
Title: Re: This year its going down to the wire.......
Post by: GobbleNut on June 11, 2015, 12:13:24 PM
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The only way to do that is have sub contests for every single sub species which would be tiresome to keep up with and ridiculous to start with.

I suggested an easy way to do just that a few years ago that would have evened the playing field for everybody based on where they hunt,...and that suggestion fell on deaf ears.

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If it bothers you that bad then be diverse in the members you choose and have teamates from all over the country who hunt in different environments.

This is exactly why the contest should really be made up of randomly selected teams every year.  That way no team could be loaded up with selected team members from states where inherent biases exist in the subspecies or genetics that exist in certain regions that make gobblers from those areas score more in the NWTF scoring system.

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For the record, I have never killed very many multi beards. I would guess in my life I have killed over 250 birds with the majority of that number coming from the state of Alabama. If I remember correctly I can count on one hand the number of multi beards I have killed in Alabama.

For the record, I have hunted turkeys in New Mexico for fifty years now.  I have seen thousands of Merriams gobblers from here.  Out of those thousands, I have seen ONE live, multiple-bearded gobbler in those fifty years out of several hundred hunters that I have hunted with.  By your own admission, you have killed five times as many multi-beards in your home state than our several hundred hunters have even SEEN in fifty years of hunting here. 

....Now, whose reasoning is flawed?   :) ;D
Title: Re: This year its going down to the wire.......
Post by: davisd9 on June 11, 2015, 12:19:53 PM
I do not care for the rule.  It takes away from the uniqueness and trophy quality of a harvested bird.  When we walk up to a bird anyone has the opportunity to flip over a bird and see multiple beards, even if it is once every 15 years.  I live in SC, I have never killed a multi bearded bird and to my knowledge I have never seen one, but why should that take away from someone else's trophy?  I will hopefully kill one sooner or later, but if not oh well.
Title: Re: This year its going down to the wire.......
Post by: chcltlabz on June 11, 2015, 12:50:42 PM
You guys realize there is no prize for this contest right?  It was supposed to be for fun.

Suck the fun out of it like this, and you will quickly lose participants.  I guess then it will be easy to win for those that got their way at least.
Title: Re: This year its going down to the wire.......
Post by: GobbleNut on June 11, 2015, 01:12:19 PM
What?!!  You're telling me that there are no prizes,...and this is supposed to be for fun?!
No way! ...This is serious business!   :TooFunny: :TooFunny:

Of course, you are right.  In my first post, my first comment was that I'm indifferent about it.  I do, however, think that the contest should be set up so that everybody that wants to get in is participating in a manner that makes them relevant,...as much as possible. 

Personally, I think the single-longest-beard rule helps to level the playing field for everybody to a greater degree than any other single element in the scoring.  I think the rule change this year and the resulting closeness in the final team scores of the contest pretty much support that theory.

These discussions in no way need to be argumentative.  It should be all of our goals to make this silly little contest as fair to everyone as we possibly can.  That is my intent,...and the only reason I am here discussing it,.....other than the fact that the season is over and we all need something to keep our minds off of that.   :D

 
Title: Re: This year its going down to the wire.......
Post by: BC on June 11, 2015, 02:16:53 PM
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The only way to do that is have sub contests for every single sub species which would be tiresome to keep up with and ridiculous to start with.

I suggested an easy way to do just that a few years ago that would have evened the playing field for everybody based on where they hunt,...and that suggestion fell on deaf ears.

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If it bothers you that bad then be diverse in the members you choose and have teamates from all over the country who hunt in different environments.

This is exactly why the contest should really be made up of randomly selected teams every year.  That way no team could be loaded up with selected team members from states where inherent biases exist in the subspecies or genetics that exist in certain regions that make gobblers from those areas score more in the NWTF scoring system.

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For the record, I have never killed very many multi beards. I would guess in my life I have killed over 250 birds with the majority of that number coming from the state of Alabama. If I remember correctly I can count on one hand the number of multi beards I have killed in Alabama.

For the record, I have hunted turkeys in New Mexico for fifty years now.  I have seen thousands of Merriams gobblers from here.  Out of those thousands, I have seen ONE live, multiple-bearded gobbler in those fifty years out of several hundred hunters that I have hunted with.  By your own admission, you have killed five times as many multi-beards in your home state than our several hundred hunters have even SEEN in fifty years of hunting here. 

....Now, whose reasoning is flawed?   :) ;D


Yours.

Are you handcuffed to the state of New Mexico?
Title: Re: This year its going down to the wire.......
Post by: BC on June 11, 2015, 02:35:34 PM
What?!!  You're telling me that there are no prizes,...and this is supposed to be for fun?!
No way! ...This is serious business!   :TooFunny: :TooFunny:


I hear this a lot. So tell me if this is an Aw shucks it's just for us good ol boys to have fun with and enjoy, then why are there so many accusations of cheating and whining and complaining year in and year out. Why are there people pouring over picture threads just itching to find something to PM Shannon and complain about. Why the rule changes to handicap things?

It's because it's not just for fun. It's a competition for bragging rights that gets everyones juices flowing. Everyone who enters this contest does so to win it. Participation trophies are for T ball and beauty pageants.

 

Personally, I think the single-longest-beard rule helps to level the playing field for everybody to a greater degree than any other single element in the scoring.  I think the rule change this year and the resulting closeness in the final team scores of the contest pretty much support that theory.

No. The Tenn Dream Team plainly stated that they had several multi beards that severly impacted their score and they finished third. By the NWTF scoring system they might have won the whole thing were their birds allowed to count. Maybe the Gods of Thunder had some double beards as well, I don't know. I just know that a bird should score what he scores and that should be the contest entry. How are you going to feel when you kill a stud multi beard that scores 120 points but you have to count it as a 54 point bird in the contest? How do you propose to handle the other physical variations between the four species.
Title: Re: This year its going down to the wire.......
Post by: chcltlabz on June 11, 2015, 02:50:37 PM
But you weren't even in the contest, remember?  You quit because of all the drama, and I'll probably do the same now.

 :TrainWreck1:
Title: Re: This year its going down to the wire.......
Post by: GobbleNut on June 11, 2015, 02:51:53 PM
Are you handcuffed to the state of New Mexico?

I hunt a number of different states each spring, but I do understand that many, if not most, of the members on this site do not have that luxury.  I also understand the fact that many of those members have zero chance of killing a multiple-bearded gobbler where they hunt, while others regularly hunt where multi-beards are a fairly common occurrence. 

Contrary to what you seem to think, the NWTF scoring system does not put single-bearded gobblers and multiple-bearded gobblers in the same classification.  Why is it that anybody thinks they can justify doing it in this contest?

I agree that multiple-bearded gobblers are a unique trophy.  I suggested a few years ago that we award an extra point to a gobbler's score for each additional beard it had.  Again, that suggestion fell on deaf ears. 

I don't give a flying rat's patootie if we go back to the old multi-beard scoring system for the contest.  If we do, it is a fact that it will give certain people,...and their teams,...a decided advantage.  There is no question about that,...and it is not fair to the vast majority of the members here that participate in the contest. 
Title: Re: This year its going down to the wire.......
Post by: GobbleNut on June 11, 2015, 03:06:17 PM


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No. The Tenn Dream Team plainly stated that they had several multi beards that severly impacted their score and they finished third. By the NWTF scoring system they might have won the whole thing were their birds allowed to count. Maybe the Gods of Thunder had some double beards as well, I don't know. I just know that a bird should score what he scores and that should be the contest entry.

Thank you.  You just proved my point.  The Tennessee team,...which I assume was made up of mostly Tennessee guys,...had several multi-beards.  I would bet there were a number of teams in the contest that had none at all.  What does that little tidbit tell us?  It tells us that guys that hunt in Tennessee are much more likely to kill multi-beards than most of the rest of us. 

Sure, let's go back to the old system.  That way we can just declare the teams with the guys that hunt where the genetics for multiple-beards exist as the winners right off the bat and the rest of us can just watch from the sidelines. 

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How are you going to feel when you kill a stud multi beard that scores 120 points but you have to count it as a 54 point bird in the contest? How do you propose to handle the other physical variations between the four species. [

Actually, I did have one of those in the contest last year,...but I still feel they should not be allowed.  As I stated earlier, I also suggested that we include modifiers in the scoring for the different subspecies and where they were taken.  Pretty simple really, but once again, nobody wants to listen.....

....This is good, friendly discussion, by the way....
Title: Re: This year its going down to the wire.......
Post by: BC on June 12, 2015, 07:53:05 AM
....This is good, friendly discussion, by the way....


I agree.... this is friendly discussion, and I'm glad it hasn't went south. I do respect what you are saying, I just don't agree with it.
Title: Re: This year its going down to the wire.......
Post by: BC on June 12, 2015, 07:56:44 AM
But you weren't even in the contest, remember?  You quit because of all the drama, and I'll probably do the same now.

 :TrainWreck1:


This is true, but it doesn't mean I won't ever be in it again. That is unless Shannon bans me for bringing this whole discussion up to begin with.  ;D


I just think if a man kills a 100 point bird by NWTF standards, I think he ought to be able to enter it.
Title: Re: This year its going down to the wire.......
Post by: GobbleNut on June 12, 2015, 08:19:10 AM
 :morning:  I see nothing wrong in discussing things that might improve the site and make things more enjoyable for us members,...as long as we all stay civil with each other about it. 

There are pros and cons about the multiple-beard scoring issue.  There are good reasons on both sides for allowing them or not.  Perhaps we should just set up a poll and let all the members vote on it.  Whichever side wins in the poll, that's the way we go,...and we leave it at that.

In the end, it is not all that important anyway,....but it does give those of us that are interested in discussing such things something to talk about in the off-season.   :)
Title: Re: This year its going down to the wire.......
Post by: reflexl on June 12, 2015, 08:48:18 AM
Boys one thing about men is we can agree to disagree. Just so it is very clear how I feel if another team had 6 birds with multiple  beards and won I would say more power to them. If another team had 5 birds with 2" spurs and won the whole bag of marbles I would also say more power to them. It is All about fun. I have no complaints about the way Shannon has handled this. I still disagree with the longest beard only but I am proud of our third place finish regardless just as I know other teams  were proud of their finishes.
Title: This year its going down to the wire.......
Post by: BowBendr on June 12, 2015, 10:49:08 AM
I can see it from both sides...we've had years where we scored up multiple multi-bearded birds and finished in 2nd or 3rd place. We had a few this year that were multi-bearded, scored as a single, and won the contest.
Bottom line is that if everybody on your team isn't killing birds, you don't have a chance. You have to get to 9, and try to start up-grading, if possible. If you have dead beats or low participation, you're done...
It doesn't matter where you live or hunt, you gotta have 12 killers hunting on your team.


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Title: Re: This year its going down to the wire.......
Post by: reflexl on June 12, 2015, 01:04:56 PM
No matter what happens I want it to stay fun. If the longest beard rules sticks I still want to play and will do my best.
Title: Re: This year its going down to the wire.......
Post by: BC on June 12, 2015, 01:08:40 PM
There are pros and cons about the multiple-beard scoring issue.  There are good reasons on both sides for allowing them or not.  Perhaps we should just set up a poll and let all the members vote on it.  Whichever side wins in the poll, that's the way we go,...and we leave it at that.

That's already been done. Looky what won in a landslide.

http://oldgobbler.com/Forum/index.php/topic,39428.0.html
Title: Re: This year its going down to the wire.......
Post by: Roost 1 on June 12, 2015, 01:25:04 PM
Glad to see things are still "normal" over here.....LMAO!! :z-guntootsmiley:
Title: This year its going down to the wire.......
Post by: BowBendr on June 12, 2015, 04:29:40 PM

There are pros and cons about the multiple-beard scoring issue.  There are good reasons on both sides for allowing them or not.  Perhaps we should just set up a poll and let all the members vote on it.  Whichever side wins in the poll, that's the way we go,...and we leave it at that.

That's already been done. Looky what won in a landslide.

http://oldgobbler.com/Forum/index.php/topic,39428.0.html

I do remember that thread being out there.
I agree, this is a good conversation. The very 1 thing that everyone on this forum can agree on is the fact that we love turkeys. We love to hunt and kill big, long spurred, loudmouth gobblers. That is the only one true reason we are here on this forum. We have no prizes, but I loved the old smack talk threads. We have fun being able to brag....and I WILL brag. But no matter what, we gotta keep this thing fun.


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Title: Re: This year its going down to the wire.......
Post by: GobbleNut on June 12, 2015, 05:39:00 PM
There are pros and cons about the multiple-beard scoring issue.  There are good reasons on both sides for allowing them or not.  Perhaps we should just set up a poll and let all the members vote on it.  Whichever side wins in the poll, that's the way we go,...and we leave it at that.

That's already been done. Looky what won in a landslide.

http://oldgobbler.com/Forum/index.php/topic,39428.0.html

You got me with that one!  I actually thought we had done a poll before,...and I even commented a couple of times in that thread,...but just didn't remember the results being so one-sided.  That's a pretty clear indicator that the members want them to count.

I still think it makes the contest unfair right out of the gate,...with hand-picked teams.  I stated in that poll, and will state again, that if we are going to score multiple-bearded gobblers at full NWTF score, then the teams should be randomly picked every year.  Allowing guys from states or regions with multiple-beard genetics to load up teams with guys from those areas just predetermines the winner before the contest even starts.  ...But so be it if that's what everybody wants....
Title: This year its going down to the wire.......
Post by: BowBendr on June 12, 2015, 06:45:40 PM
The contest being over before it starts is simply not true. It seems like it would be that way in theory, but the past 5 years results do not show this to be true.
As a team, the Gods of Thunder have scored up more multi-bearded birds than any other team in the past couple years. One of those birds is the 2nd highest scoring gobbler i've ever seen scored on OG. I have 6 guys on my team that live in a region that gives up more than its fair share of multi-bearded birds. They kill the dog water out of them and post them up on here. We've never won before....


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Title: Re: This year its going down to the wire.......
Post by: Onpoint on June 12, 2015, 07:28:24 PM
But you weren't even in the contest, remember?  You quit because of all the drama, and I'll probably do the same now.

 :TrainWreck1:
I'm a part of a great team with good laid back people on it. I'm considering being done with it because too many people make this thing a lot bigger deal than it is.
Title: Re: This year its going down to the wire.......
Post by: n2deer on June 12, 2015, 11:33:39 PM
Isn't this fun?
Title: Re: This year its going down to the wire.......
Post by: GobbleNut on June 13, 2015, 10:05:24 AM
I certainly hope nobody takes the contest too seriously.  And yes, having a pleasant discussion with others about things that they have different perspectives on can be "fun".  I would hope everybody that participates in this particular discussion understands that.  This is not a "life and death" matter,...it is just something to chat about.  Don't read more into it than what it really is.
 ...In other words, "Lighten up, Francis".    :D ;D
Title: Re: This year its going down to the wire.......
Post by: derek on June 13, 2015, 10:19:03 AM
Single beard or Multi-beard scoring, I ain't skeered!  :OGturkeyhead:  So long as the rules are the same for everyone it's a fair game IMHO.  I like definitely like parts of both. 

But I've been part of the same team since the beginning of the OG contests if I'm not mistaken, and a few of the original team members are still on board as well.. The day this contests takes away our established teams and goes back to the random would likely be the end of my participation. 
Title: Re: This year its going down to the wire.......
Post by: n2deer on June 13, 2015, 08:15:08 PM
I certainly hope nobody takes the contest too seriously.  And yes, having a pleasant discussion with others about things that they have different perspectives on can be "fun".  I would hope everybody that participates in this particular discussion understands that.  This is not a "live and death" matter,...it is just something to chat about.  Don't read more into it than what it really is.
 ...In other words, "Lighten up, Francis".    :D ;D

Lol I actually agree very much. Pretty much everything I say is jokingly online.

I happen to agree in a only even plating field would be a drawn team. But that would also take away from some on the comradery.