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Bachflock

04-04-2008, 08:49 AM

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Mornin'! One great thing about Michigan is its hunting and the possibility that we could someday get rid of Metro Detroit and just give it to Canada. Ok... maybe the hunting part is true but let me dream. Late 2006 I get a phone call from my brother saying "Hey... ever think about trying turkey hunting?" Little did I know I'd be hooked the moment I set foot in the woods. I'll spare you the entire litany of my hunting experience except to say I grew up in Manistee County and could literally walk out my back door and hunt about anything I wanted. Drive another 1/2 mile and the acreage was nearly unlimited to do the same. As far as turkey goes I never hunted a bird until last year and its going to be a life long passion, Lord willing. This year and last I'll be hunting with my brother in Alcona County on 200 acres of private land that butts up against Federal land so the opportunities are great. I recognize I have a lot to learn and have been really working on my calling to bring in the long beard. Last year I nailed a nice jake on the second day of season. Unless it gets right down to the wire I won't be taking a jake this year. The property is 5 hours away from my house so scouting is the biggest challenge but I'm going to head over there on the 17th and spend all the time before the opener scouting. Its a challenge but I, unfortunately, don't have the time to get over there before that. I hunt with a Winchester 1300 Ranger, 28" barrel, and TruGlo Gobble Stopper Extra Full Turkey Choke. I'll be hunting with 3" Remington Nitro Turkey #5's with 1.5 oz shot. It patterns pretty good! I am partial to diaphragm calls and have been really working on realism, inflection, and cadence in my calling. However, I also will be using numerous friction calls including three different box calls and four different slate calls. Bottom line - I'm pretty excited about turkey!

So... take a minute and give everyone a rundown. Feel free to be as detailed as you want. It be nice to get to know a fellow hunter a little more. Take care and God bless...

Vance - Bachflock

spiritofthewild_06

04-04-2008, 09:11 AM

Salutations fellow Beard Collectors! My name is Jorden, and I will be hunting a new property this year. My father and I have access to 40 acres in Montcalm Co. (my home county!) I hear that its loaded with birds so we'll see. If that doesn't work out I have 30 acres in Sidney and also 80 acres near Greenville. I will be hunting the ZZ 0234 season this year so hopefully the birds are still horned up by then!:lol: I'm using my trusty Remington 870 express 12ga. I've downed one bird with it, back in 2002 before I joined the Coast Guard. Last year was my first year back at it, didn't take a bird but I learned alot so hopefully this year will go smooth! Looking forward to share some stories with you all and good lord willin and the creeks don't rise we will all get a bird!

huntnfish247

04-04-2008, 09:33 AM

Hey everyone, my name is Aaron, I am going to be hunting unit ZC I am going to be hunting some land in Macomb county and I start april 21st till the 27th. After I bag my bird ( just being optimistic not cocky ) me and my dad will be heading up to Alcona county to hunt my uncles property.

gunner7848

04-04-2008, 02:00 PM

Whats going on team, my name is Tim. I got in to turkey hunting two years ago and have been lucky enough to get a bird each year. Both where big birds both having 10" + beards. I am an active waterfowler, upland hunter and right now chasing the walleye. Can April 21 get here any faster.

Bachflock

04-05-2008, 04:13 PM

. Can April 21 get here any faster.

Oh man ain't that the truth!

Please to meet all of ya. I'll be getting after my brother to stop in and introduce himself. He's pretty geeked about the season as well.

Aaron - without giving out your honey hole where abouts in Alcona will you and your dad be hunting? My brother and I will be at turkey camp not far from Black River. Beautiful area and some gorgeous birds! We spoke with the people who live on the front section of the property and I understand they still have a fair amount of snow. That might just make things interesting. Also - last year I couldn't get the birds in that area to gobble at a crow nor owl call. Well, ONCE pre-season I heard one gobble at a raven flying over so I pounded him with my crow call and he fired back... once. LOL However, every flock of geese that flew over the gobblers went nuts. Then the second day of season a house burned about 3 miles from the spot we hunted and evertime a fire truck would sound off the gobblers would start gobbling. LOL! Needless to say I picked up a goose call.

Tim - Good luck on those walleye! What's been working for you?

Jorden - Good ole reliable 870. Last fall was the first time my dad ever hunted turkey. He insisted on using his 870 despite not having a chokable barrel. Using some fighting purrs and angry clucks I called a flock within 17 yards of him and he put a nice hen down. He can use his 870 all he wants!

Calling techniques - I realize you ask 10 turkey hunters the same question and you'll get at least 15 different answers - LOL. However, what is your preferred calling technique? Me, I'm very partial to the diaphragm and have put hours into practice and adding inflection and such to it. However I've been spending a lot more time on my friction calls (box and pot both) trying to get better. I'm starting to like what I hear out of my box calls. When I first sit down on the woods I use tree calls, soft yelps and real soft clucking, until I either hear a bird pitch down off the roost or the gobblers really get fired up. From there I just try to mimic what I hear in the woods. Silent woods? Free for all. I start off easy then get all worked up for a few minutes then settle right back down and wait. I'm not a patient person but I'll tell ya - turkey hunting will do it for ya!

huntnfish247

04-05-2008, 07:27 PM

Umm we are going to be hunting around hubbard lake, my uncle has some clear cut timber on his land and this is going to be my dads first hunt up there. I believe we are going to be heading up next weekend to do some scouting and check some stuff out.

Bachflock

04-06-2008, 08:51 AM

Umm we are going to be hunting around hubbard lake...

Nice area. If you don't mind let me know what the general snow cover situation is. Unless something significant changes I won't be able to make it over there until midday on the 17th.

spiritofthewild_06

04-07-2008, 06:16 AM

Jorden - Good ole reliable 870. Last fall was the first time my dad ever hunted turkey. He insisted on using his 870 despite not having a chokable barrel. Using some fighting purrs and angry clucks I called a flock within 17 yards of him and he put a nice hen down. He can use his 870 all he wants!

I got an extra full choke for mine;) Mines the express so I have interchangable chokes.

ctsdaxx

04-07-2008, 07:19 AM

Sorry Team,
Been working all weekend and didn't get a chance to chime in. I started hunting turkey's last year and immediatley got hooked. My good friend and I hunt a 42 acre parcel in hillsdale butted up with the st. joseph waterfowl preserve. Last year was just amazing my buddy got the first week and I got the second. The first was a learning curve, no decoy just calls. Saw toms just couldn't get them in. Went and bought a decoy for the second week and I didn't last in the field a half an hour. Heard the birds gobblng in the roost from camp, ran out to the field, called for 10 minutes and bam there he was strutting up to the decoy 20 yards out. Got my first tom and am kinda spoiled first bird with 9.75 inch beard. Been seeing quite a few birds this year already with about 5 toms and 3 real nice looking birds so we will see. This is a great thing getting to meet all of you and go into the season with some extended hunting buddies. Good luck to all and keep posting on scouting, hunting, or heck just shooting the breeze.

Josh

ctsdaxx

04-07-2008, 07:26 AM

Oh yeah,

My arsenal consists of my faithful 11-87 with hastings turkey choke and remington nitros #6's. My calling is a mixture of box and diaphragm calls. I was looking into getting a jackpot slate but just can't seem to learn how to use it yet. I have been practicing alot with the diaphragm calls ( getting the wife mad ) and I Think I sound ok so heopefully the turkeys do too.

Swizel Chest

04-07-2008, 09:20 AM

All right I am here. Don't get online munch during the weekends. Hubbard Lake is only about a 15 minute drive as I recall from where we will be. We have a friend of the family with a cabin over there. I hope the turkeys are in the mood to cooperate.

I will be hunting with "Orcrist the Gobbler Cleaver", or more commonly known as my New England Firearms 12 gauge. Hey it aint expensive but it kills em just as dead as a $1200 Benelli and I don't have to obsess over it as much. I named my 20 gauge "Glamdring the Squirrel Hammer". I am sure you Tolkein fans will appreciate that.

Good luck to all
Jason

Bachflock

04-07-2008, 04:17 PM

I will be hunting with "Orcrist the Gobbler Cleaver", or more commonly known as my New England Firearms 12 gauge. Hey it aint expensive but it kills em just as dead as a $1200 Benelli and I don't have to obsess over it as much. I named my 20 gauge "Glamdring the Squirrel Hammer". I am sure you Tolkein fans will appreciate that.

Good luck to all
Jason

http://www.archerytalk.com/vb/images/smilies/animated/der.gif I have no idea who you are! :evil: LOL! Make us proud, little bro, make us proud! OR I wil STAPLE your "camo" to the chair in your blind. :D

spiritofthewild_06

04-08-2008, 07:44 AM

Hey Vance, I hope you don't mind but I noticed we were not offically signed in, so I signed us in.

spiritofthewild_06

04-08-2008, 02:47 PM

What do you guys think about this for our team banner? It's about all I could figure out how to do in photobucket, if someone has a better program by all means do it up!

http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff244/jbrygal/turkey-1.jpg

I can make it smaller of course!

stickem

04-08-2008, 04:43 PM

boy jorden..looks like poo!!!you arnt ganna need that anyways..only thing ur ganna get it a sore ass from sitting all day long:lol:...and blue jays dont count..so do all ur team mates a favor.....lol...
...:bowdown: to team iceman

Swizel Chest

04-08-2008, 07:35 PM

The banner looks good to me. Nice work.

As for the other

"Better to keep your mouth shut and have people think you are a fool, than open your mouth and prove it". :)

All in good humor stickem ;)

stickem

04-08-2008, 10:01 PM

muhahahahaha:evil: we will just see wont we.......

gunner7848

04-08-2008, 10:43 PM

12 days left and getting the itch bad. starting to get sick of watching Gobble fever and Turkey revolution. Great shows anyone else watching them on cable.

huntnfish247

04-09-2008, 07:53 AM

i watch those shows everytime i notice that they are on. I think i even watch the same ones over and over but thats alright i pick up different tips everytime.

spiritofthewild_06

04-09-2008, 07:54 AM

Here's a little bit better version:

http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff244/jbrygal/turkey-2.jpg

Heres the link if you want to use it, just copy it, and paste it in the enter image tab in your signature page:
http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff244/jbrygal/turkey.jpg

Bachflock

04-09-2008, 09:19 AM

The banner is great! Nice work. Nope, don't mind signing us in at all. I guess I had over looked that part. I had included us on the list but must have been something else. If bluejays don't count then they shouldn't get in our way!

TV shows - what sucks is some months back Chater bumped the Outdoor Channel up to premium so I'd have to pay even more to get it! I still have VS but they don't seem to have the same volume of turkey hunting shows.

Swizel - since when did Chris (iceman) take up hunting?! LOL

spiritofthewild_06

04-09-2008, 09:23 AM

You would think someone who wants me to be there bass tourny partner would be a little nicer to me (stickem)...perhaps I'll just pee in your boat!:lol:

stickem

04-09-2008, 08:38 PM

hope you can swim..:lol::lol: with 2 anchors tied around ur legs:D

Swizel Chest

04-09-2008, 10:50 PM

spiritofthewild_06

04-10-2008, 06:38 AM

For some reason they keep playing the same turkey hunting revolution over and over again. At least I have only caught the same one. Seems like last year there were a lot more Turkey shows.

I will say I was very impressed Outdoor Lifes Turkey articles this year. Last year there were only a couple of articles in a couple of issues. This year they had at least 4 decent articles in one issue.
Be thankful you get any hunting shows at all! I took my cable down to the VERY basic level...I only get local channels, and the c-span crap! I did keep my digital box so I do have on demand, they usually have some good little segments from the vs. channel, but thats about it!

gunner7848

04-10-2008, 03:17 PM

Be thankful you get any hunting shows at all! I took my cable down to the VERY basic level...I only get local channels, and the c-span crap! I did keep my digital box so I do have on demand, they usually have some good little segments from the vs. channel, but thats about it!
I also seen a lot on you tube got to by some time 10 days to go
Here something, Lets see some pics of the birds that every team member has gotten in the past. That will kill some time and fire all of us up
First bird, got it 2 years ago 10.5 inch beard 3/4 inspurs
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e332/gunner7848/100_0748.jpg
Last years bird 10 inch beard 1 inch spurs
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e332/gunner7848/l_159ebbf4342a3920eb485310287d31aa1.jpg

spiritofthewild_06

04-11-2008, 06:51 AM

Here is my first and only bird...I shot him in 2002, 3 months later I was in bootcamp! Like I said before, besides 2002, last year was my only time I got out turkey hunting, and I didn't shoot a bird last year so I think I'm due this year!:lol: Oh, he had a 9.5" beard with 1" spurs, weighed 21 lbs.
http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff244/jbrygal/turkey5.jpg

Bachflock

04-11-2008, 11:14 PM

Freakin' nice birds for your first ones. I wasn't nearly as patient last year and dropped a jake. 14#, 4.5" beard and spurs... right! More like bumps. This year will be different. 5 days and I will be spending HOURS and HOURS roaming about the woods pre-season. I'll be roughing it... no running water, no electricity, and the neighbors only speak coyote. Can't wait....

http://www.michigan-sportsman.com/photopost/data/546/medium/TurkeySlayer.jpg

Swizel Chest

04-12-2008, 12:15 AM

You best be sneaking around like a ninja, cause if all the birds are scared into the next township I'll have something to say! :mischeif:

Bachflock

04-12-2008, 09:40 AM

You best be sneaking around like a ninja

No worries grasshoppa! I'll be humming "Black Betty" the entire time though. :evilsmile I got my skillz from "Kung Pow."

Bachflock

04-13-2008, 08:48 AM

Anyone doing any scouting this weekend where you'll be hunting? Four short days and I'll be headed out - man I am pumped!

Bachflock

04-14-2008, 07:34 AM

I'll be in the woods in 4 days lurking around. Can't WAIT!

spiritofthewild_06

04-14-2008, 07:39 AM

Good Luck Vance! I still have a few weeks left:sad:

stickem

04-14-2008, 02:39 PM

Good Luck Vance! I still have a few weeks left:sad:
awwww..makes me so sad:evil::lol::D:evil:....dont worry jorden ill shoot ya bird fer ya:evilsmile:evilsmile

spiritofthewild_06

04-14-2008, 02:50 PM

awwww..makes me so sad:evil::lol::D:evil:....dont worry jorden ill shoot ya bird fer ya:evilsmile:evilsmile

Nah, don't worry about it, i'll shoot my own bird...I'd kinda like one bigger than a jake!:lol:

Bachflock

04-14-2008, 07:42 PM

Nah, don't worry about it, i'll shoot my own bird...I'd kinda like one bigger than a jake!:lol:

LOL!

CMUBASEBALL

04-14-2008, 08:23 PM

you guys are going to need all the help you can get

spiritofthewild_06

04-15-2008, 02:16 PM

you guys are going to need all the help you can get

I'm thinkin you took one too many beans to the head!:dizzy::coco::bonk::cheeky-sm:lol:

Bachflock

04-15-2008, 11:03 PM

you guys are going to need all the help you can get

If I thought you might actually bag a bird I'd invited ya! ;) :D

gunner7848

04-16-2008, 01:23 PM

Turkey hunting only in 5 days, while I have time I caught some fish
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e332/gunner7848/100_2057.jpg

spiritofthewild_06

04-16-2008, 01:26 PM

Nice lookin specs!;) I'm Goin out after some of those on saturday...

gunner7848

04-16-2008, 01:38 PM

I'm going back Sat. morning

Bachflock

04-17-2008, 09:53 AM

I'm headin' over to camp. Excited is an understatement. I'll be putting in scouting all day between now and the openner Monday and can't wait! No computer, no electricity, etc. Can't beat it!

Nice looking mess of paper mouth there!

spiritofthewild_06

04-17-2008, 10:59 AM

Good luck Vance, put us in the lead Buddy!;)

stickem

04-17-2008, 07:10 PM

jorden just tell vance you want to come and spoon with him..its ok u can come out the closet:D;):yikes:

spiritofthewild_06

04-18-2008, 06:54 AM

jorden just tell vance you want to come and spoon with him..its ok u can come out the closet:D;):yikes:
Naww, I'm saving myself for you Rocky;) Don't be mad just cause were gonna mop the floor with ya!:D

itchn2fish

04-18-2008, 03:31 PM

what a team of scurvy scoundrels

gunner7848

04-18-2008, 10:01 PM

I got a phone call and was told there are two big toms and five hens right were i'll be hunting 2 days to go

huntnfish247

04-21-2008, 10:01 AM

was out this morning and saw two good toms, they just wouldnt leave the hens they were with to come and investigate the decoy. Oh well will be back after them again tonight and again in the morning.

gunner7848

04-21-2008, 08:37 PM

Well got mine at 5:30 pm today long day 12hrs in the field. Bird was a scrapper Fought off another tom at my decoy before he was shot. Beard 10" with 1" 1/16" spurs
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e332/gunner7848/100_0220.jpg

huntnfish247

04-21-2008, 09:09 PM

Way to Go! thats a nice looking bird. Congrats

ctsdaxx

04-22-2008, 06:32 AM

Nice bird gunner! Hopefully I will get some time off work and be able to get out thursday and friday. Went and scouted last week and saw five nice toms with a flock of about 20 hens. Hopefully they will be more busted up and I will be able to call them in.

spiritofthewild_06

04-22-2008, 07:38 AM

Awesome gunner, nice bird! Man this is killing me...I gotta wait till the 5th!:sick:

gunner7848

04-24-2008, 05:10 PM

Finished my Fan mount today all clean up and sealed with epoxy
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e332/gunner7848/100_2071.jpg

gunner7848

04-28-2008, 10:35 PM

Were did my team go haven't heard about any storys or updates:confused:

spiritofthewild_06

04-29-2008, 06:29 AM

Were did my team go haven't heard about any storys or updates:confused:
I'm just waiting till monday:D BTW, good job on the fan mount...

spiritofthewild_06

05-02-2008, 07:18 AM

Is the rest of the team AWOL???? You all better be out in the woods getting your turkeys!:lol:

Swizel Chest

05-02-2008, 03:34 PM

Sorry fellas, swing and a miss here. Had a good time hunting, and birds were there, but no luck getting them into range. That is except the one Bachflock struck up, and I pulled him in when he was so close to Bachflock he had to quit calling. Can we count that one as two birds? Hope the rest of you do better than I did.

Weather was really warm 70's in the afternoons. The two days before and opening morning the birds were calling off the roost, then a front went through and the birds were silent the next two mornings. They were still there, but I didn't get one going.

To be honest, I am still learning a lot about turkey hunting, and this year was a great teacher. I was hesitant to join the contest, and probably shouldn't have. I hope you have better luck than I.

ctsdaxx

05-05-2008, 09:09 AM

Well sorry all, I have only been on the comp a few times in the last couple weeks. I have hunted hard the past 2 weekends just to come up with a little jake. I am really bummed that I had to take him but I was spoiled last year with a big tom 30 minutes into the season. I waited till the last hunt yesterday and that was all I could call in was 2 jakes. I had so many hens out there that I couldn't get the toms away from them. I had a big tom running around the field on saturday and sunday just couldn't pull him from the 3 hens he was tracking. I had called in the 2 jakes both days last weekend and both days this weekend. yesterday I had them in front of me for an hour trying to wait out a big tom and finally had to take one an dstart packing up to come home. Was pretty neat to watch the other 3 jakes out about 100 yards all fanned out trying for the 5 hens that were wandering around. All in all fun time out in the field. Guess the 1 neat thing about the jake is he does have a split beard, not sure if it counts as 2 beards or not but I will get my pics up when I get home from work and let everyone decide on the scoring. Anyways got to get back out and try to get my wife that big tom now, she got the OTC private so should be a little better once all the hens start to get on nest.

spiritofthewild_06

05-06-2008, 08:41 AM

Swizel, no problem man, thats why its hunting and not killing! Daxx, A jake is still a trophey in my book and you put some points up for us so thats good! My season started yesterday...Got out a little late and the dang brids were already off there roost's. Had a gobbler gobbling, didnt even get time to set up, thought he was heading our way, but he must of got henned up before he made it to us. So we ran down and set up, waited and waited, nothing. So we took a walk and sure enough about 200 yds down he was doing the nasty with miss hen:yikes: So we ran around back behind him on another trail, got set up again, did some puttin and purrin...called in the damn hen! She left, so we got up and started walking, doing some cluckes along the way...Gobble, gobble, gobble... Set up, waited, nothing. Damn another hen was between us! So we hung it up till the afternoon. Set up where I thought he was gonna travel to the roost...Wouldnt ya know it he comes out about 200 yrds further down! So he gets in there. I start doing some yelps, clucks and purrs, Gobble, gobble, gobble.. Oh yeah he's gonna pop out any min. I know it...Nope, that bastard just stayed in the thick stuff, he was close but he would never come out. I tried everything to get him out too, but I guess it was too close to bed time and he didn't want to travel too far! Well I guess I cant make it back out till this weekend, but I think I got that old bird figured out now:rolleyes: Yeah right!:lol:

gunner7848

05-13-2008, 09:24 PM

were is everyone at did anyone else luck out and get a bird

spiritofthewild_06

05-14-2008, 06:40 AM

were is everyone at did anyone else luck out and get a bird
Still working on it...;)

spiritofthewild_06

05-15-2008, 06:06 AM

Ok so besides Gunner, swizelchest,ctsdaxx, and myself, where is everybody? Bachflock,& huntfish247, whats the story???

ctsdaxx

05-18-2008, 11:06 AM

Well I am computer illiterate obviously. I have been trying to get my pics on all morning and between not really knowing what I am doing and a dial up server I can only get them into photo bucket. But anyhow here they are.
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c221/josh4190/P1010021.jpg
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c221/josh4190/P1010019.jpg
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c221/josh4190/P1010018.jpg
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c221/josh4190/P1010017.jpg

ctsdaxx

05-18-2008, 11:10 AM

Well I think that scores us 25 points, Main beard 4 1/8", short beard 2 1/8", equals 6 1/4" for 15 points, and 2 spurs less than 3/4" for another 10 points.

spiritofthewild_06

05-19-2008, 06:35 AM

Took a nice Tom yesterday morning, 9.75" beard, .75" spurs about 22 lbs. I will post pics tonight when I get home...

itchn2fish

05-19-2008, 11:30 AM

Congradulations on a real nice bird. Way to go!!!

gunner7848

05-19-2008, 03:58 PM

Well I think that scores us 25 points, Main beard 4 1/8", short beard 2 1/8", equals 6 1/4" for 15 points, and 2 spurs less than 3/4" for another 10 points.
2 beards count separate each beard scored 10 points and spurs were 5 points a piece so you have 30 total points

spiritofthewild_06

05-19-2008, 07:37 PM

Alright here's the big boy:
http://www.michigan-sportsman.com/photopost/data/546/medium/100_1744.jpg

ctsdaxx

05-20-2008, 06:35 AM

Thanks Gunner, and NICE Bird Spirit!

itchn2fish

05-20-2008, 01:28 PM

Which one's the turkey?

spiritofthewild_06

05-20-2008, 01:31 PM

Which one's the turkey?
Haha, funny guy;)

Thanks Daxx, your double beards a cool lookin bird too.

casscityalum

05-20-2008, 07:31 PM

Which one's the turkey?

not the dead one:evil:..so guys hows beard collecting business treating you guys?

Whats the rap sheet? You guys filled your all your tags? Congrats on a great season thus far!

spiritofthewild_06

05-21-2008, 06:27 AM

not the dead one:evil:..so guys hows beard collecting business treating you guys?

Whats the rap sheet? You guys filled your all your tags? Congrats on a great season thus far!
Everybodies a comedian!!! 3 outta 6 guys filled there tag...I think, a couple guys have been awol! All I know is I got mine!:D

gunner7848

05-23-2008, 06:06 PM

not the dead one:evil:..so guys hows beard collecting business treating you guys?

Whats the rap sheet? You guys filled your all your tags? Congrats on a great season thus far!
Filled mine open day:) Nice time to do all that walleye fishing now

gunner7848

05-24-2008, 11:07 PM

spiritofthewild (http://www.michigan-sportsman.com/forum/member.php?u=24087) why is your bird not on the score list and did anyone else get a bird, who did and who didn't:confused: Are there a few people missing to:confused:

spiritofthewild_06

05-25-2008, 09:41 AM

ctsdaxx

05-28-2008, 08:00 AM

I put mine in the scoring list just not sure when they get a chance to look at it.

Swizel Chest

05-28-2008, 11:29 PM

Vance busted a double bearded jake two hours before we broke camp. I will shake his tree to get it posted. He has a lot on his plate, but at least it would be some points...

Bachflock

05-30-2008, 10:11 AM

Hey guys... I haven't been keepin' up. My apologies. I took my bird on the last day, with an hour and a half left before we wanted to be on the road home. When I heard him comin' in I was hoping he'd be dragging his beard a foot behind his legs - LOL! Well, he ended up being a double bearded jake. I was tempted to let him pass and see if he'd make it into Swizelchest's set up but I just couldn't do it. Double bearded jake - beard 1 - 4", beard 2 - 3.5", both spurs 1/4" - about 15 lbs. It'll do!

Since then I've been tentatively hired at a job in Traverse City, put my house up for sale, getting it fixed up, packing things, working OT at my current job, etc etc. My apologies for not getting this on sooner! I'll try to catch up later.