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300H&H
04-22-2007, 04:35 PM
Ok - a show of hands. Who would like HBC to have a Turkey Contest ?
Please vote.

derek p
04-22-2007, 04:45 PM
sure why not, how would you score it?

Rackmastr
04-22-2007, 04:56 PM
You could use NWTF scoring method.....

300H&H
04-22-2007, 05:02 PM
OOPS ! I did not think that far ahead.

I guess 1 point for each full inch of the beard (7" beard = 7 points).
1 point for every 1/8 inch of the spur (1 1/4" spur = 10 points)

Any other ideas ?

300H&H
04-22-2007, 05:03 PM
You could use NWTF scoring method.....

How do they score ?

Chuck
04-22-2007, 06:55 PM
Great idea, should have come sooner, as some have their Tom now and may not qualify due to no evidence or can they try again in another MU?

300H&H
04-22-2007, 08:25 PM
Great idea, should have come sooner, as some have their Tom now and may not qualify due to no evidence or can they try again in another MU?

Your right, this should have been started sooner.
As far as evidence, I saved the beard & spurs from mine. Hopefully everyone who has taken a tom did the same. If not, go to another open M.U. and get one more. There is still alot of time.

mark
04-22-2007, 08:30 PM
Your right, this should have been started sooner.
As far as evidence, I saved the beard & spurs from mine. Hopefully everyone who has taken a tom did the same. If not, go to another open M.U. and get one more. There is still alot of time.

What??? Are you sure this is legal??? Can we really bag another in a different MU??? Anyone confirm this? :confused:

300H&H
04-22-2007, 08:41 PM
What??? Are you sure this is legal??? Can we really bag another in a different MU??? Anyone confirm this? :confused:

Oh Oh , TURKEY MASTER MARK might be right.
Thats one reason I reread the regs thru the year.
Guess I should have done so befor my last reply !

Mark - did you keep the beard & spurs ?

derek p
04-22-2007, 08:41 PM
The provincial bag limit for bearded turkey is 1, but for region 8 the limit is only 2, of which only 1 can come from the spring season and 1 must come from the fall season. select MU's only) So for those of you with no evidence and a region 8 turk, you may be SOL. A region 4 bearded turk would put you over the provincial limit.
Or since most have already posted the particulars of their turks we may have to go by the honor system and allow their info to stand because when they posted their was never any indication a contest might be started and therefore no reason to elaborate on the specs of said bird.

Just my opinion, since I don't have a bird I have no stake in the contest as of yet. Season's not over though.

mark
04-22-2007, 09:29 PM
I kept the beards from my birds, both about 9 inches, the spurrs were about 3/4 inch, but I didnt keepem! As for the contest, anyone who bags a turkey is a winner and rewarded by the experience itself!!!

ARC
04-22-2007, 10:53 PM
I kept the beard of mine, it's 9 1/2 inches. The spurs were 1 1/4 inches, but I didn't keep them. However, I think I did take a close up picture of them.

Derp
04-22-2007, 10:56 PM
i think we should have a skunk competition

who can bag the smelliest skunk wins!

beeker
04-22-2007, 11:06 PM
Do you need a tag for a turkey, and if not how are they regulating it?

Rackmastr
04-23-2007, 08:54 AM
Here is the NWTF standard for scoring turkeys...

http://www.nwtf.org/all_about_turkeys/how_to_score.html

308BAR
04-23-2007, 08:54 AM
Do you need a tag for a turkey, and if not how are they regulating it?

No tag required they regulated by bag limit just like deer.

300H&H
04-23-2007, 09:16 AM
Arc - 1 1/2" spurs is huge !!! And the beard of 9 1/2'' ... awsome. Now get this, if your bird weighed over 15 lbs I think you would have had a provincal record. I looked up scoreing and only 1 bird from BC is on the NWTF record list. My bird would be just behind yours. Where did you get yours ?

300H&H
04-23-2007, 09:18 AM
If you guys want a hand scoreing your bird just email me. Besure you get a dead on weight to the ouce and we can measure the beard & spurs.

ARC
04-23-2007, 01:24 PM
Arc - 1 1/2" spurs is huge !!! And the beard of 9 1/2'' ... awsome. Now get this, if your bird weighed over 15 lbs I think you would have had a provincal record. I looked up scoreing and only 1 bird from BC is on the NWTF record list. My bird would be just behind yours. Where did you get yours ?

My tom was decent, but I'm pretty sure he was no Provincial record, I have seen a few shot that were larger than mine. I actually got a bigger one when they were still on LEH. He was a West Kootenay turkey. I am at work, but will post a picture up when I get home. Oh, and his spurs were 1 1/4" not 1 1/2".

ARC
04-23-2007, 09:13 PM
Here is a picture of my bird. Hopefully it works.

http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j312/Arc79/TurkeyResized.jpg?t=1177387669 (javascript:void(0);)