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I'll start a new thread for season starting info anybody wants to share or anything else interesting from the field. I know some of you already posted your starting dates in the original Longbeards thread.

Drove up to PA this morning to scout a few farms that i have permission to turkey hunt on. I've been seeing some nice winter flocks. (https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20250316/54d3b50d3077674f18a8b4c6c5dec636.jpg)


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I was able to get ahold of one today! After looking back at the photos I had my dad take for the scoring measurements, it will be iffy to whether I can use them. Good start either way!


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Quote from: Tomtom97 on March 15, 2025, 09:32:19 PMI was able to get ahold of one today! After looking back at the photos I had my dad take for the scoring measurements, it will be iffy to whether I can use them. Good start either way!


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Congratulations!!! You can post the pictures and we can see, maybe they're passable.

Quote from: wvhoyt19 on March 15, 2025, 08:48:27 PMDrove up to PA this morning to scout a few farms that i have permission to turkey hunt on. I've been seeing some nice winter flocks. (https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20250316/54d3b50d3077674f18a8b4c6c5dec636.jpg)


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That's some beautiful terrain to hunt! Enjoy and good luck!!!

Nice work and thanks for breaking the ice Tomtom97!!!

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Sorry fellas a lot of travel and no service over the last day! I'll get the score and measurements posted here soon


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Spectacular picture Tom!!!
Nice going 👍👍👍

Thank you! Just posted the score. Promise the next one will be better


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Congrats!!


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Way to get us started off right! Congrats


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Congrats, Tomtom! Unlike these other heathens, I won't muddy up your scoring page. Glad to see at least some of y'all know what a turkey looks like. Keep piling em' up and having fun!

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Nice Job TomTom!

Also, Zobo, scoring page is hilarious.

My field report so far is I was too lazy to go listen for birds this morning. I know they've got be firing off with this weather we're having. Won't be too much longer.


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Headed to north Florida this weekend! Just saw 3 strutters on a property I have to hunt here in Georgia too. Fingers crossed they stay.


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I'll be in north Florida this weekend as well. It'll be started soon!


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Quote from: Kygobblergetter on March 18, 2025, 03:12:41 PMI'll be in north Florida this weekend as well. It'll be started soon!


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Alright, good luck 👍

Missed one this afternoon with compound bow . No blind . Joker had 4 hens. Strutted continuously for 2-3 hours . I ranged him one time at 23 yards but he was in head high weeds . He swung around following the hens and what I assumed was still 20ish yards turned into 30.... Bird is fine , clean miss.... But man I worked my butt off for that ....... And whiffed . lol

Quote from: dzsmith on March 18, 2025, 10:48:13 PMMissed one this afternoon with compound bow . No blind . Joker had 4 hens. Strutted continuously for 2-3 hours . I ranged him one time at 23 yards but he was in head high weeds . He swung around following the hens and what I assumed was still 20ish yards turned into 30.... Bird is fine , clean miss.... But man I worked my butt off for that ....... And whiffed . lol

Sounds like a fun hunt and a long time to be that close to a group of turkeys.  Do you need to borrow a shotgun lol?


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Had to be exciting for sure!!!

I saw more hunters than Turkey this morning.

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Quote from: dzsmith on March 18, 2025, 10:48:13 PMMissed one this afternoon with compound bow . No blind . Joker had 4 hens. Strutted continuously for 2-3 hours . I ranged him one time at 23 yards but he was in head high weeds . He swung around following the hens and what I assumed was still 20ish yards turned into 30.... Bird is fine , clean miss.... But man I worked my butt off for that ....... And whiffed . lol

Sounds like a fun hunt and a long time to be that close to a group of turkeys.  Do you need to borrow a shotgun lol?


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bow only property unfortunately.... Could have killed him 100 times with a gun....rarely turkeys on the place it was a rare opportunity in itself , and it's down river now lol

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Great looking bird!!

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Alright Tom nice going!!!
Youre on your game, there is not doubt about it!  💪

Thanks fellas!


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I got a little excited and blew part of his beard off, so he didn't score any better than the last!


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Called this one in for my brother this morning... both spurs were 1.5 inches. He would have scored 68 all together!


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Quote from: Tomtom97 on March 22, 2025, 10:14:03 AM(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20250322/a2e103e9849c640370a1fa433877525c.jpg)
Called this one in for my brother this morning... both spurs were 1.5 inches. He would have scored 68 all together!


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You sure it wasn't your bird? 🥸 Maybe 🤔

 :TooFunny:

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Called this one in for my brother this morning... both spurs were 1.5 inches. He would have scored 68 all together!


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You sure it wasn't your bird? 🥸 Maybe

 :TooFunny:

My brother?.. I meant mine!


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Got one Friday. I will post it soon.
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Quote from: birdman67 on March 23, 2025, 04:39:07 PMGot one Friday. I will post it soon.
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Heck yeah! Congrats!


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Nicely done Birdman!!

Congrats to both of you.  You Longbeards are off to a great start!  :icon_thumright:

Good job bird man. I had another opportunity, also Friday eveing... could not see a beard , and  he was with a jake... once out of range ... I was able to see the beard ... stayed with him the rest of evening...... couldn't get him back. Next morning .... Somebody came in there with me and walked under him right at daylight.... He did gobble but he sailed way off and stayed quiet. Dang the luck but I'm glad some of Yal are having good luck

Alright, alright, alright, nice going!!!
The birdman shoots and scores. Post him up and I'll add you to the running score board. Congrats!

730 this morning in the fog. Scored 49.6

Quote from: dzsmith on March 25, 2025, 02:12:44 PM730 this morning in the fog. Scored 49.6

Nice!!! We're on a roll! Post the pics and I'll add you to the running scores

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Quote from: dzsmith on March 25, 2025, 02:12:44 PM730 this morning in the fog. Scored 49.6

there posted , got to open the attachment

Nice!!! We're on a roll! Post the pics and I'll add you to the running scores

Quote from: dzsmith on March 25, 2025, 02:12:44 PM730 this morning in the fog. Scored 49.6

Great job DZ!

Congrats guys!!


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Happy to report we are in first place!
Way do go Longbeards, a great start!!! :blob10:  :you_rock:  :happy0064:

Sweet - finally heard my first gobbler tonight - should be a good GA opener even if I only hear a faint gobble!  :turkey2:

No luck in Florida. Found a bird the first morning and then couldn't manage to find him the rest of the trip. Don't know if he moved areas or just wasn't gobbling. Now we wait for the Kentucky opener.


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No luck in GA - had 5-6 gobbling on the limb and was sitting right in the middle of them - chose to sight tight and they they all went separate ways with hens.  Lesson learned to go make a play on one of them vice thinking one would fly my way.

Nothing seen or heard on second day and had to cut the hunt short to come home early - being semi retired hasn't made hunting any easier😳

Had another chance at the bow bird . And called him from a long long way off . He came on a string ... but .... He came through my window of choice at 38 yards and sat in the same spot behind a brush pile for over 2 hours continuously gobbling at the decoy.... Cannot move on him as it's flat bottomland ,and I could see him the whole time .... A fox bumped him at 9 o'clock... yes he stayed there from 7-9 in the same 5 yard area. I took his exit as an opportunity to put the decoy away... being the decoy is what kept him there with no shot for so long ... and I moved for a better setup... walked about 1/4 mile , probably have him a 1/2 hour , and found me a spot with a dead fall tree . Plenty of drawing cover . I called and he answered , not too far. But I had a long shallow body of water between me and him... decider I better setup on the other side , might hang him up . I step across , called once more , he gobbled . I gained some ground on him for a better setup . It wasn't long I hear walking ... and look over my shoulder and the son of gun is back across the water , by the fallen tree where I made the first call.... He had walked around the water ...had I just stayed there ... he was still very close . 40ish yards ... this is the third time the bird has been in shotgun range of me ... yet here i am with a bow.

Quote from: dzsmith on April 01, 2025, 02:09:07 PMHad another chance at the bow bird . And called him from a long long way off . He came on a string ... but .... He came through my window of choice at 38 yards and sat in the same spot behind a brush pile for over 2 hours continuously gobbling at the decoy.... Cannot move on him as it's flat bottomland ,and I could see him the whole time .... A fox bumped him at 9 o'clock... yes he stayed there from 7-9 in the same 5 yard area. I took his exit as an opportunity to put the decoy away... being the decoy is what kept him there with no shot for so long ... and I moved for a better setup... walked about 1/4 mile , probably have him a 1/2 hour , and found me a spot with a dead fall tree . Plenty of drawing cover . I called and he answered , not too far. But I had a long shallow body of water between me and him... decider I better setup on the other side , might hang him up . I step across , called once more , he gobbled . I gained some ground on him for a better setup . It wasn't long I hear walking ... and look over my shoulder and the son of gun is back across the water , by the fallen tree where I made the first call.... He had walked around the water ...had I just stayed there ... he was still very close . 40ish yards ... this is the third time the bird has been in shotgun range of me ... yet here i am with a bow.

No matter what, doesn't sound like a bad way to spend a
morning 👍
BYW, male or female decoy?

I only brought a hen... don't currently have a strutter . However do have a jake. Interestingly enough. This gobbler had a Jake with him.... So maybe a male decoy would have sealed the deal . I don't know how many more chances I have of calling this bird up like that... especially twice now with the decoy ..... gonna have to get creative I suppose. I'm so close ... been waiting my whole life for a free lance big timber archery turkey .

That might just work.
That gob was probably waiting for the hen (your decoy) to come to him. If you add competition he may get pissed and storm in.

Quote from: Zobo on March 26, 2025, 09:37:50 AMHappy to report we are in first place!
Way do go Longbeards, a great start!!! :blob10:  :you_rock:  :happy0064:

Congrats everyone! I'm still 2-1/2 weeks out for WV opener and the start of my 3 week vacation. Hoping to contribute then. Good luck everybody, enjoy every sunrise and be safe!


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Got it done in Ga this morning! Will see if it's an upgrade


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Congrats tomtom! You're on a roll!


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Great job TomTom! Keep giving out those dirt naps!

Looks like an upgrade for sure!!