The FnF Spring 2010 Biggest Wild Turkey Contest

coyotehunter_1 · March 10, 2010, 09:21:03 PM

This year the contests will run from: March 13 â€" June 1, 2010.

Weâ€™re going to run two categories again, one for the biggest Turkey and one for the best photographed Hero Shot. Plus we are also having a special youth turkey contest for members UNDER 16 years old.

THIS THREAD IS FOR POSTING BIGGEST TURKEY ONLY

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Biggest Turkey Contest

TO ENTER:

* All participants must be Sixteen (16) years of age or older and of Reg Member status by the end of the contest. That means 25 posts under your belt to be eligible or to vote. Members under 16 years old please see our FnF youth turkey contest.

* All submitted photos must have something in the picture that says Fins and Fur and the date taken. Write it on your shirt, your forehead, write it in the dirt, on a piece of paper...it doesn't matter but it must be in the picture.

* This contest will be judged by beard length and spur length only (if you shoot a tiny turkey with a 40" beard... most likely youâ€™re going to win).

* You will need to photograph the beard with a ruler or tape measure, and the same with the spurs. The actual measurement must be easily distinguishable in the pictures. Showing the both the entire beard in at least one picture with the ruler or tape measure.

* Add the total measurements of each spur and the beard, highest accumulated inches will be the winner.

* In such a case your turkey has more than one beard, both beards can be included.

Remember to enter you must make a post
in this thread with a picture and your total accumulated inches.

(EDIT)

To avoid confusion: Only one (1) Wild Turkey can be entered per person.

How's this to help keep up interest....

Since size does count for the biggest turkey contest only

If you enter early and later on kill a bigger bird you will be allowed to edit (update) your original entry post with the bigger turkey but it must be done before the end of the contest at midnight (eastern DST) on June 1, 2010. All edits added to the original post after the cut off time will void the entry.
In other words a person can enter only once in this contest, but you can update as many times as you wish to that entry.

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The winner of this category will receive a $75 gift card for Cabelas.

~And~

One custom slate turkey call w/ striker
donated by Coulter (Steve) @ North Bay Game Calls.

These calls are examples of Steve's work:

~Plus~

A Muela Colibri Knife donated by FOsteology
Blade is 440c stainless steel (made in Spain). Genuine Red deer stag handles. Bottom part of handle has been curved (to fit the hand better) and smoothed/polished out with finger groove indentions. Top part of handle/grip has a carved turkey feather.

A special thanks to all that donated prizes and money for the contests and those that entered for your participation.
Have fun and good hunting from the FnF staff.

coyotehunter_1 · March 13, 2010, 05:24:30 PM

THE SECOND BIGGEST WILD TURKEY
(This is not a separate contest, but an attachment to the biggest turkey contest. The second biggest wild turkey will be determined from entries made to the biggest turkey contest)

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The second biggest turkey will receive a custom made knife donated by: bambam

The handle is a real coyote jaw, about 4 inches long, whitened and coated with epoxy. The blade was cut from a circular saw blade, about 3 3/4 inches long. Blade has a satin finish and is semi-sharp. Overall length is 7 3/4 inches.

HaMeR · March 15, 2010, 02:19:40 PM

YEP!! Ever since Semp & I had a casual off the cuff conversation about it at the LBL.

ThomasFields60 · March 15, 2010, 03:27:43 PM

You better believe I am!

Raven42 · March 26, 2010, 10:08:52 PM

This looks like allot of fun. Can you enter more than one pic say your second bird scores higher?

Thanks,
Raven

coyotehunter_1 · March 27, 2010, 08:51:52 AM

QuoteCan you enter more than one pic say your second bird scores higher?

Good question!
To avoid confusion: Only one (1) Wild Turkey can be entered per person.

How's this to help keep up interest?

For the biggest turkey contest only...
If you enter early and later kill a bigger bird you will be allowed to edit your first (original) post with the bigger turkey before the end of the contest is declared. All edits added to the original post after the cut off time will void the entry.

^^^ The contest rules have now been updated ^^^

Please bear with me here folks, this is my first turkey contest. I'm trying to make it as fun for you all as possible.

Thanks,
Chet

pitw · March 27, 2010, 09:29:45 AM

Chet can you clarify that a bit more for me as I'm still a mite

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coyotehunter_1 · March 27, 2010, 10:06:44 AM

Barry,
No problem... The question was asked about posting more than one turkey (entry). That could be a night mare to keep up with. To be as fair as possible, since the winners in this contest (biggest and second biggest) are determined by size only, if someone kills a turkey and enters it early in the contest... then kills a larger one they can edit (update) their original post, removing the smaller turkey and replacing it with the bigger one, that is until the cut off date.

This will hopefully help keep interest in the contest by allowing everyone to update their post through out the contest. Otherwise some members might see a larger bird than theirs posted and not enter.

If anyone has any questions please feel free to contact me.

Thanks,
Chet

FinsnFur · March 27, 2010, 10:18:28 AM

Ah lock dat dare idear

Hawks Feather · March 27, 2010, 03:04:35 PM

Since Jim is speaking German. Ich auch!

Jerry

FinsnFur · March 27, 2010, 10:57:16 PM

I had to look that one up.
German for "me too!"

nailbender · April 20, 2010, 08:16:05 PM

Anybody hunting yet???

alscalls · April 20, 2010, 09:00:41 PM

My season starts Monday..........

Ohio is open now though.........

linemansteve · April 26, 2010, 07:18:47 PM

Well I hate to be first but here goes. Late saturday we had a bad storm roll through but the forecast said it would be out of here by early sunday morning. I was up at 0 dark thirty and up in my favorite spot all set up with 2 hens a jake with a real full fan. As it got light I heard a gobbler about a mile away and that is all I heard. I was worried the high winds we had maybe blew them in to the next county. I did a fly down cackle and waited but no no response, I then called everty 5 to 7 minutes with a three note where are you call. At around 7:20 I was thinking real hard about a nap and had just closed my eyes when I heard him drumming. I turned and he was 10' off my left shoulder in full strut headed to my decoy. I clucked at him and shot him at 25 yards . He wieghted 21 and half pounds he had one good spur andone broken one. So the first one is in the freezer now I'll put the gun away and get out my recurve.