Scoring a bird

Bigslam51

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• Sep 5, 2015

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Well, after I took my bird to the taxi I regret not getting it scored for the NWTF record book. It just seemed like a pain in the ass at the time since I had to be a member and find not one but 2 other members to verify the measurements since it was a large turkey. What I'm wondering now is, can I still get in the book for spur and beard length? Since there's no way to verify the weight now I'm screwed in that category.

 

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Bigslam51

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As it stands right now in the book, I'm looking at #3 for beard length and a tie between 3 dudes for the #2 spot on spur length. These are archery records. I'm just kicking myself in the ass because I might not ever get this opportunity again.

 

yotehunter

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• Sep 7, 2015

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As long as you have the memory that's the main thing.

 

Bigslam51

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• Sep 7, 2015

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yotehunter said:

As long as you have the memory that's the main thing.

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True. I did contact the NWTF via email, should have an answer this week.

 

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• Sep 8, 2015

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Good luck I hope they accept it

 

Bigslam51

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• Sep 8, 2015

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Just talked with them today. Since I have no weight verification I can enter it as a 22 pound bird, I weighed it at 24-25. So I'm losing 2 points in the score on the weight which would put it at number 4 in the state record book for archery turkey instead of 3rd.

 

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• Sep 8, 2015

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So what is your decision Chad? What is your total cost if they accept it? If you decide to enter it or not I still say you'll spend a lifetime in the woods repeating what you accomplished this past spring. Congrats again buddy.

 

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• Sep 8, 2015

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Either way congratulations buddy.

 

Bigslam51

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• Sep 8, 2015

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aholdren said:

So what is your decision Chad? What is your total cost if they accept it? If you decide to enter it or not I still say you'll spend a lifetime in the woods repeating what you accomplished this past spring. Congrats again buddy.

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They will accept it, as a 22 pounder. Do you mean how much money is it going to cost to enter it? $35 for NWTF membership and $15 for the record fee. Thanks again guys.

 

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• Sep 9, 2015

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Congrats again Chad on killing a big ass old bird with your bow! Quite an accomplishment!

 

Bigslam51

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• Sep 19, 2015

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Congrats again Chad on killing a big ass old bird with your bow! Quite an accomplishment!

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Thanks Ric! A little update, I bought a NWTF membership last week for $35. They sent me a $25 gift card to bass pro, so I ordered a pair of redhead rut hunter mid weight gloves with the touchscreen fingers. I also mailed out my record information the other day, so hopefully within a few weeks I'll here from them.

 

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• Sep 19, 2015

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That's great!

 

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That's awesome Chad! That's a tom of a life time, congrats buddy!

 

Bigslam51

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• Sep 19, 2015

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Thanks guys, I'm excited! Very fortunate to be given the opportunity at a bird like that.

 

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• Sep 23, 2015

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Glad you were able to get it in I remember asking back when you shot it......

I find it interesting that they are willing to take an arbitrary measurement for weight as the level of variation could be extreme from one bird to the next. I have shot many birds that had big beards/spurs that were only 18-20 lbs and I have shot a few just "average" birds that were pushing 23-24 lbs. The biggest bird I every shot was 24.2 lbs and to be honest it was one of the biggest birds I have ever seen anyone shot. I personally have probably only seen one bigger bird in my life of which dwarfed the 2-3 year old toms he was with. The bird honestly had to be 30+ although I will never know because he has surely died of old age by now. But again I find it interesting that the use the value of 22 lbs as that seems a little high to me I would probably set an average closer to 20

 

Bigslam51

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• Sep 23, 2015

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We weighed it at my taxis shop, but it still wasn't a certified scale. I also sent her photos of it hanging on the scale. That's why they let me enter it at 22. This bird was at least 5 years old, and they eat good around the area I hunt.