Post your measurements/weight with photos here. Keep it clear of comments being this will be the official thread for registering your Bird in the contest, and I want it to be easy for me to go thru and score.
Northms Bird #1
Beard: 9"
Spurs: both 3/4"
Weight: 21 lbs 13 oz or 21.8125
Total score: 54.8125
Because of Pic size it will take several posts to get all the pics in. Sorry Jay.
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Paper pic and Weight Pic
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Beard Pics
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Both Spurs
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Well I got it done ON PUBLIC LAND! WOOHOO! Now I tryed my best for a good pic of the scale but it got a bit dark sorry Jay. I did my best to get a really clear shot.
Beard: 7 5/8 inches
Lt spurr: 1 inches
Rt spurr: 15/16
weight: 20lbs
score: 55.125
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Here is my first entry from Kansas. 8 yd shot. He had 10" beard, 1.6250" Right Spur and 1.3750" Left Spur and weighed 21lbs 4.8OZ for a total score of 71.3. He is the bigger of the two birds I shot this morning.
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Score 56.8125
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My thumb kind of got in the way on the one spur, but I kept the whole legs with the spurs on it, so I'll save that one if there's any objections, and take another pic once I get a new camera. I'll be really surprised if I don't get an upgrade on that bird, but who knows.
First of a few more I hope!
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Rt
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Lft
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4/18/11 Upper Michigan, Eastern, 17 lbs, 8 oz, 8" beard, Rt 3/4 (0.75), Lft 5/8(0.625)
NWTF Your score is 17.5 + 7.5 + 6.25 + 16 = 47.25
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So here is my SD merriams. NWTF says is a merriam, but the buffs are more tan and more like a hybrid eastern and merriam.
4/17/11
17 lbs 12 oz
L spur: 15/16
R spur: 15/16
Beard: 8 7/16
17.75+18.75+16.875 = 53.375
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4/23/011
23lbs
R spur 3/4
L spur 3/4
beard 9 13/16
Score of 57.625
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Posting for CSAW...
24 lbs
1 1/4" spurs
10.5" beard
Score: 70
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24 lbs – double beard my 4th! 1st beard 3.325", 2nd 9.0" Rt spur 1.0". Lft Spur 0.9375"
Your score is 24 + 9.375 + 10 + 24.65 = 68.025
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Note: In Wisconsin you need to register each bird shot and the scale was at the registration station downtown Lyndon Station, Wi.
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JW
Here is my upgrade. WV bird #1, just a 2 yr old.
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Total = 57.125
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1st Bird: 18lbs 3oz, 7.75" Beard, 1"spur and 15/16" spur
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Second Bird and Upgrade Bird: 20lbs 5oz, 9.9375" beard and both spurs 1.125"
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I know it's hard to see but there is a strand almost at the 10" mark. I had to ask someone to help and I didn't notice that the strand had slipped off the tape when I took the pic.
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Killed two and this is the better one. 21 lbs 3 oz, 9.6875 in beard, 1.125 in spur, 1.0625 in spur. I didn't notice that one spur had a little of the tip broken off when I posted yesterday. Also he must have lost a few pounds on the ride home since he weighed 21.5 lbs in the field!
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Total score = 62.4375.
I'm done guys, didn't get to hunt as much as I wanted to, but at least I could contribute. Looking forward to next year!
Finally was able to pull the trigger. Killed this bird on Thursday, May 12th at 5:50 a.m.
Weight: 21 pounds 6 ounces
Beard: 10.5 inches
Left spur: 1 7/16 inches
Right spur: 1 7/16 inches
Score:71.25
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Here we go:
Weight 22.53 lbs
Beard 9.5 inches
Spur length 1 1/16 r 1 1/16left
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Score 77.125
I don't like 1 pic of a spur that the ruler slid up on the time of the snap, and shows bigger than 1 1/16 in the pic, but was actually 1 1/16. I kept everything in the frig so can redo if needed.
Added a picture of the beards totally with a ruler to verify my measurements. Anyone has an issue and needs more pics let me know. I'm saving everything in the frig till everyone is satisfied.
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Tom your measurement on beard shows 10 3/8, but you claimed 9 1/2. What's correct?
Just remeasured the beard and it is 10.25
The one hair that I thought was not attached is attached quite nicely.
Here are the pictures.
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