How many turkeys have you killed?

[mmorgan9812]

I know how many I've killed. But it's the ones that got away because I did something stupid that haunt me!!

This 100 percent truth. Don't care about number killed I care about the ones I didn't because of my stupidity

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[Kygobblergetter]

54. Been hunting for 17 years now


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[appalachianassassin]

I will not say how many I have personally killed but I will tell you that I have called in over 100 for friends

[TauntoHawk]

Killed my first 14yrs ago. I've killed between 2 and 5 a season since but don't really keep count of totals because it doesn't matter much to me. I remember the ones that got away as well as the ones that came home, I know I'm more excited when I work a bird and someone else pulls the trigger because I enjoy sharing the experience with others.

I know one thing, the number killed is insignificant to the number I'd like it to be one day so I have work to do.

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[Yoder409]

One more now than this time yesterday.

Killed my first in the early '80's.  I know the number.  That's all that matters to me.............   I don't hunt to brag about numbers.

Used to work outdoor expo's and the NWTF Convention every year as a member of a pro-staff.  I called them "the turkey counters".  You'd talk to a thousand people at the booth over a 3 or 4 day period.  There were a certain bunch who would open the conversation with "I've killed (X number) of gobblers !!".   To a PERSON my reply would be "Oh, yeah ??" ..............and then I'd figure out a way to help someone else as quickly as possible.

[brittman]

Quite a few, but the number is not as large as many because I tend to hunt just my home state most years and that state has a one bird limit.   

I have also called in quite a few birds for my kids, friends, friend's kids.   Often calling in birds that are harvested by others while my tag is still unfilled.   There are a couple of years where I called in 2 or 3 birds for others and never did actually kill a bird myself.   I do not consider those seasons as unsuccessful.

I enjoy spring turkey hunting, but I am a fall upland and waterfowl hunter at heart.   Spending time with my dogs (and family/friends) is important to me.   

[deerhunt1988]

I know the exact number and the only other person that knows is my father. And I plan on keeping it that way. I keep track of every one and can tell you the date, location, shot distance, specs, etc. But I wont.

[eggshell]

I really am not sure how to answer this. I'm like a lot of other old-timers I don't want to come across as arrogant, but I know many find it interesting.

I killed my first in 1974, I think
I killed double digits in a single year a few times
I called 18 for one man, over a few years
My photo album broke in the bindings
I gave up counting 20 years ago.
I have slowed up now and I only hunt two states and the combined limit of those two is 7 (spring and fall)  so that's all I kill in a year if I can.
I gave up keeping beards, spurs and fans, and tossed all the old ones. It just seemed useless anymore.

With all that said I'd guess my personal number is still a little south of 200, assist I don't even have a guess

At the end of the day, if your still counting you ain't killed enough.

[Happy]

I don't know how many I have killed and really dont care. I just know I want to keep hunting them. I also know If it weren't for my screwups I would have a few more.

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[tracker#1]

A lot

[TrackeySauresRex]

Zero this season. I kinda suck at this turkey hunting right now. But I'm having fun doing it 

[jgard]

I keep a journal so I know how many. But that is between me and them. I read the journal before every season to remember the hunts and honor those birds

[3bailey3]

Not sure of the total but I have every one of the beards and spurs. the ones I have missed I wish I could count, it would way add to my total.

[RutnNStrutn]

I killed my first in 1966 and have really been hard on them since.   I'm pretty confident I know the exact number.  But worst case, I might be off a couple.   I'd be ashamed to post the number, plus most folks would probably doubt the number anyway.   I will say Reagan was President when I hit triple digits.

Ronnie, post up that pic with all those beards!! It's very impressive!!

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[RutnNStrutn]

I started out in the mid 90's on FLA WMA's. For several years I killed one or two gobblers. Then I started hunting in SC also, and started traveling to hunt.
This season I had grand plans, FLA, SC, Alabama, Kentucky and Mexico. But I didn't get drawn for any hunts in FLA, my Bama, Kentucky and Mexico hunts got cancelled due to Coronavirus, and I only got to hunt 12 days total. The hunting was hard, but I managed to get a gobbler.
So that gives me 42 gobblers and 4 jakes, plus one hen with a bow. Next season, barring any new virus, I'm going to try to have the grand season I had planned for this year.

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