new state record turkey
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From: Huntcell
31-Mar-15
West Bend, Wis. as seen in the wisconsin outdoors newspaper
Last year, Robert Ulickey, of West Bend, arrowed a new state record gobbler. Until now, only his friends and family knew about the accomplishment. The gobbler Ulickey shot had five beards, weighed 20.375 pounds, and had spurs that measured 1.50 and 1.375 inches. The total score was 125.625.
The longest beard measured 10.5 inches, and the total length for all beards was 38.25 inches.
From: Novemberforever
31-Mar-15
Hunting near the Two Rivers nuke plant?
From: RJN
31-Mar-15
Did he shoot it 1st season? The 5 beards is cool but there's toms shot in our valley every yr that are 25+ lbs. I expect heavy birds this yr considering the easy winter.
From: Naz
31-Mar-15
Beards really help pile on the points. Beard point total is double the inches! Pounds is straight up, as in 20 pounds = 20 points. Spurs are x 10. You could have a rare 30-pound turkey with a 10-inch beard and two inch-long spurs and it'd only score 70 points, or 55+ less than this 20-pounder. But, multiple beards are cool. Doubles fairly common, and now and then you see a triple. Did photograph a 5- or 6-bearded freak many years ago, and I bet that one scored 130+ (though shot with gun) as it had multiple long beards, the second-longest hooks I've ever seen (between 1-1/2 and 1-7/8 inches) and was a big bird, though I can't recall the weight. It did make the local paper in the 90s so if I can ever remember his name, I can look it up!
From: RutNut@work
31-Mar-15
Weight doesn't add much to the score.
From: CaptMike
31-Mar-15
No "typical" versus "non -typical" categories? LOL!
Very cool bird and even better that it was taken with a bow.
From: Naz
31-Mar-15
That's actually a good idea Mike. Single-bearded birds should be "typical" and multiple-bearded "non-typical." I don't follow it at all, maybe they already have categories for best score for one beard, two beards, three beards, etc. Do recall one year a guy shot one between 35-40 pounds, only to find out it was a domestic escapee, lol. It'd take a big "crock pot" for that bad boy!
From: TrapperJack
01-Apr-15
Bet it won't be long before Antler Whore will be making some stupid *ss comment on this as well.
From: yelper tom
01-Apr-15
This is cool! I would love to shoot a turkey that rare ! I would settle for a double beard or a 25# plus .... last year when I arrowed a bearded hen I checked into the state records to just see and there is some nice birds shot!!! Just Google longest turkey bird shot you will be amazed
From: CaptMike
01-Apr-15
Naz, it does seem that would be an easy way to differentiate. Otherwise, the scoring system seems to place a high percentage of score on the beard. Often times a turkey beard wears down, depending on the type of foliage the turkey inhabits.
No matter to me, I think multiple beards are cool (at least on turkeys) as are long spurs and overall weight.
From: huntperch
01-Apr-15
Yes there is A typical and Typical catagories for registering your bird.
From: Zinger
04-Apr-15
NIce bird but seriously who cares? Does anyone really keep track of a turkey's "score"?
From: yelper tom
05-Apr-15
I certainly would... that would be awesome! To each there own
From: ArchersQuest
05-Apr-15
ArchersQuest's Link
Plenty of turkey hunters keep track of their scores, just like deer hunters know inches of antler.
The NWTF system definitely has different categories for typical (one beard and two spurs) and atypical (more than one beard or more than two spurs).
Good luck to all turkey hunters this year. There was lots of good strutting and gobbling activity last weekend in southern Wisconsin.
From: Elkaddict
06-Apr-15
Trapper Jack how is your comment any different??
Congrats on the new record, cool bird.
From: JRW
07-Apr-15
You mean someone came up with a scoring system for turkeys? Oh brother.
From: Zinger
07-Apr-15
Beard porn??? LOL!
From: CCHunter
12-Apr-15
Pretty sure the majority of turkey hunters do not care or look into their turkey "score". Reading this blog got me thinking about the 29 pounder I shot 2 years ago with a 12 inch beard and 1 3/8 in spurs (actually one was over 1 3/8 inch. I looked it up on NWTF and it would rank #10 all time in Illinois with any weapon. This is proof that 99% of turkeys do not get entered as I am positive thousands have been shot with higher scores than mine. Either way, in one week from today I will be on cloud 9 if I can call one in for my dad and one for myself! Good luck to the Wisconsin hunters!
