Gus Posted March 22, 2008 Report Share Posted March 22, 2008 Turkey season opened up last Saturday in the county where my cousins place is, he was on spring break from college, so I just took a few days off work and we headed down to his place to try our luck with the gobblers. Got there late Sunday night and that is when it started raining and the wind blowing, never real let up much and the sun didn't shine until about the time where packing up our stuff to head back home Wednesday around lunch time. I ended up getting my first blackbuck Monday afternoon and while I was napping Tuesday afternoon wishing it would stop raining, the wind would let up a little and the sun would come out, my cousin went to check his camera and came back with a pretty good gobbler, 22.5 pounds, 9 inch beard and 1 and 1 1/4 inch spurs. Sure wish I wouldn't have been napping, but I have until May 11 to get me a few gobblers, and maybe the weather will feel a little more like turkey season come opening day in the county where my place is next Saturday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aksheephuntress Posted March 22, 2008 Report Share Posted March 22, 2008 ....Hey, alright!!! -Congradulations!-and , Happy Easter... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M00N Posted March 24, 2008 Report Share Posted March 24, 2008 Congratulations! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Andrea Posted March 24, 2008 Report Share Posted March 24, 2008 That's awesome Tonya. Gonna get it mounted??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gus Posted March 24, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2008 That's awesome Tonya. Gonna get it mounted??? Dropped him off at my buddies house Wednesday afternoon on the way back home. Going to get a shoulder mount done, will post some pics when I get him back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deb Posted March 24, 2008 Report Share Posted March 24, 2008 Those blackbucks are cool looking animals! Congrats to you and to your cousin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cinch314 Posted March 24, 2008 Report Share Posted March 24, 2008 Congrats!!!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toddyboman Posted March 24, 2008 Report Share Posted March 24, 2008 Sweet looking buck!!! Congrats Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leo Posted March 24, 2008 Report Share Posted March 24, 2008 That's a REALLY REALLY good Blackbuck! Biggest I've seen anyone get in a long time. Maybe you don't care about score but I'm thinking that one would score very well SCI. Not all the real good ones are black like that either. You are doubly fortunate. Absolutely classic spiral and color. Well done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest outdoorgirl Posted March 24, 2008 Report Share Posted March 24, 2008 Congrats Tonya Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gus Posted March 24, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2008 That's a REALLY REALLY good Blackbuck! Biggest I've seen anyone get in a long time. Maybe you don't care about score but I'm thinking that one would score very well SCI. Not all the real good ones are black like that either. You are doubly fortunate. Absolutely classic spiral and color. Well done! I have been told by several people that he would score well, but haven't been able to figure out how to score him. Some poeple tell me to just measure the straight length of the horns and others tell me to measure the length around the spirals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leo Posted March 24, 2008 Report Share Posted March 24, 2008 For SCI AROUND the Spirals plus the bases. Here is the form for Blackbucks http://www.scifirstforhunters.org/docs/content/173/Method02c.pdf Minimum score is 54. Yours will make that easy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuntnMa Posted March 25, 2008 Report Share Posted March 25, 2008 woohooooooooooooo that is awesome !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NiteRunner Posted March 25, 2008 Report Share Posted March 25, 2008 Congrats!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkeygirl Posted March 25, 2008 Report Share Posted March 25, 2008 Congrats girl!!! They ladies are off to a good start this spring:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevebeilgard Posted April 15, 2008 Report Share Posted April 15, 2008 wow. way to go. and an excellent buck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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