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Freindly contest???
« on: February 02, 2009, 08:29:47 AM »
A lot of other sites have contests for turkeys thought it'd be fun to have one here. Biggest (best score), smallest bird, longest/smallest beard, longest /shortest spurs, Best photo. Maybe even break it down into sub species. You can use the NWTF website to score the birds, so it makes it pretty easy. What do you guys think??

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Re: Freindly contest???
« Reply #1 on: February 02, 2009, 08:36:59 AM »
I'm down.




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Re: Freindly contest???
« Reply #2 on: February 02, 2009, 09:09:24 AM »
There is now a link on our Scoring Measuring Board to NWTF measuring scoring page

http://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php/topic,19592.0.html
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Re: Freindly contest???
« Reply #3 on: February 02, 2009, 09:11:35 AM »
Even easier. Thanks!!

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Re: Freindly contest???
« Reply #4 on: February 02, 2009, 10:29:57 AM »
What kills me is the claim to have shot a big ol bird in the 20# catagory with no supporting evidence.....

Guys, prove it is all I say.

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Re: Freindly contest???
« Reply #5 on: February 02, 2009, 10:38:39 AM »
I shot 5 in that category!  :rolleyes:  I don't have pics though!  :dunno:  Sorry. Got a pic of a jake I shot once though.

Just kidding.

Just friendly contest for fun. But yes, I think pics should be mandatory.

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Re: Freindly contest???
« Reply #6 on: February 02, 2009, 10:51:08 AM »
Agreed, although I don't really have a good scale.  I weigh myself on my bathroom scale, then weigh myself holding the turkey.  Hope that will suffice.




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Re: Freindly contest???
« Reply #7 on: February 02, 2009, 10:55:04 AM »
What kills me is the claim to have shot a big ol bird in the 20# catagory with no supporting evidence.....

Guys, prove it is all I say.


Got that right...lol.   :chuckle:
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Re: Freindly contest???
« Reply #8 on: February 02, 2009, 12:19:55 PM »
I have accurate scales that we use at our turkey camp...we have kept records or all of the birds shot in camp for the last 6 years..we have nicknamed all of them to recall the hunts...we measure beard and spurs also..NWTF scoring.  If the bird is bigger than 22 we go to the store and weigh it on a certified scale. 
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Re: Freindly contest???
« Reply #9 on: February 02, 2009, 01:11:55 PM »
When I was going to school at Wazzu I called one in for a buddy that weighed 23 lbs, it had a 11 3/4 beard, 1 1/2 spurs. He was a half pound from winning the contest Black Sheep puts on. They took all the measuments.

I usually dont have them weighed but I bet most of the mature toms we get are 16-18lbs.

I am game for contest this year. I think I will only get about 4-5 days hunting in though.

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Re: Freindly contest???
« Reply #10 on: February 02, 2009, 01:19:38 PM »
Sort of like those 400 pound bears people keep shooting.  8)

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Re: Freindly contest???
« Reply #11 on: February 02, 2009, 01:37:25 PM »
So, according to the NWTF calculator, my 2008 spring bird scored 61.5.  Is that good?  :dunno:




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Re: Freindly contest???
« Reply #12 on: February 02, 2009, 01:44:07 PM »
sounds like fun, we used to have a contest at work back in pennsylvania. we used the nwtf system. for scoring it usually took a monster to win it.

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Re: Freindly contest???
« Reply #13 on: February 02, 2009, 01:47:14 PM »
I have never used an actual score sheet until I saw that link. My last bird scores 63.75 I guess. I never knew. :dunno:

Does anyone know what a good score would be for a turkey in WA.

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Re: Freindly contest???
« Reply #14 on: February 02, 2009, 03:30:28 PM »
I am in :chuckle:
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