Team ALDEER Turkey Contest

The sign up thread has been posted. Yall flock to it.

Maybe Slippin didn’t know? Or maybe Chuckie got it changed because after all, we only need 1 bird

Killing multiple birds is a sign of a good turkey hunter and should be rewarded. Why are we rewarding long spurs and not multiple birds?

It’s only fair 🤦🏼‍♂️

I changed it back. Don't want nobody to get upset about it. I didn't really think anything of it.

Thanks slippinlip 👍🏻

Thanks man and once again I appreciate someone doing this it’s a blast to compete against the beat turkey hunters in the US

Thanks slippin! Hard for us to break 1300 points with only 1 bird each

You going to upload any more videos to youtube? Hope you do.

Hell I was excited about the one bird rule. Would've made it an actual possibility for me to be on a winning team

I’ve wanted to do the one bird rule for years. I say let team 1 vote and go with it.

Curious why you would prefer one bird rule? Do you feel like that would make it more competitive? Isn’t that one of the rules that Old Gobbler pulled out to squash the champs? Personally I don’t like one bird because one single trophy bird could win the whole contest for a team with 5 jake killers.

Ahhhhhh the OG turkey contest days. What a cluster that was. 1 bird rule would definitely be more competitive, but also a whole lot more luck involved. 3 bird rule more accurately determines the best team of turkey killers IMO. We could always go full OG and require high resolution images of tape measurements of spurs and beard as well as scale with entire bird in it. I swear it would take 30 minutes to get all the required pics for their contest

We took a vote , 3 birds it is . I think if we just did one bird . let’s say for example me and southwood are hunting , we are on different teams and it’s his turn to shoot . Then a bird comes out at 75 yards comming right to us and I see that he has 5 beards and a big pecker . I’m shooting tss and he’s not so I get greedy and blast him right out from under south wood at 75 yards . Me being greedy and jealous would cause me and southwoods to not be friends anymore all over a contest with no prize money 💰. 1 trophy bird you might luck up on changes the whole contest .
Just my 2 cents

If y’all was just going by body count, I know a feller or three could be a team or maybe two all by theyself. Y’all might know em too.

Well now I’m imaginary pissed off at you and I want an apology 😀

Well I’m sorry for simulating that imaginary situation . It won’t happen again lol

A competition is what it is and it would make it a tighter race IMO. It doesn’t look like anyone else wants that so it’s really a dead horse at this point. Something different besides what team can kill the most turkeys would be more fun and keep it close from start to finish. The best i remember OG let you pick your teams, had like 10 man teams and the biggest 8 counted or something like that. It took multiple big birds to do it just like it would here.

I would like one or two, would make it more interesting. I quit signing up because for the next 15 years, my kids will kill birds on the places I hunt. I didn’t feel like I could guarantee a team 3 birds anymore, even though I probably could. And I’m not gonna enter my kids and friends birds that I watch die, and be THAT guy.

Where is the thread at. I may be overlooking it.

One would definitely make it interesting, besides most people that sign up know there only gonna hunt a few times and will never kill 3 anyway

I’d like to see it as a 18 bird limit per team, no cap on the amount of birds entered per member. That would make it more competitive imo. Nearly every year the top 5 or 6 teams collectively kill a ton of birds but always have 1 or 2 members who don’t kill a thing.

That’s a good point.

That’s the best idea I’ve heard. ^^^^^

I’ve been lucky to be on good teams most years........ but when you get on a team with one or 2 that just decides to sign up and then either never hunts or never communicates with his teammates then it ruins the contest for the whole team. A team total of 18 would eliminate a lot of that

I wish we could pick our own teams. That would be great!!!

Best idea Atoler...I’m all for changing the rules this year to the 18 total birds...

I like it

I’d say let team 1 vote on it. It’s not fair to them, to change the rules, unless they would like to. It would make it a lot more difficult to maintain that top spot.

I mean if they are as good as some of the team members claim to be they shouldnt be worried about it lol

I think it should be like a golf scramble. But, a set number of birds like 12 or 15, and if a guy who signed up but doesn’t produce a team can use 2 or more birds from someone who does hunt. And yes, Team 1 is an exceptional team of turkey killers.

I think the 18 bird limit sounds fair, but any spurs over an inch or 22 lb gobblers gotta have better pics

Yea I got no problem with the 18 total birds , everybody that participates in this has been stuck with a non participating team member before , yea c’mon!
I personally like the challenge , if not we’re prob just gonna have a cake walk for at least 7-8 years . Not even sure if our t-shirt guy has that many shirts in stock

I’ve been in the deer and turkey contest each year from the beginning. This is the first time I’ve been on a team that my teammates all communicated with each other and actually hunted.

Y’all don’t mess this up for me......

I like it. Essentially the contest stays the same but something is being done to mitigate the drive by sign up’s. Nothing is more demoralizing than busting your tail knowing that you were going to come up short because some clown is MIA.


It’s an excellent idea.

Usually the team that wins has guys that hunt multiple states. I proposed a while back that we only count Alabama birds but nobody liked that lol

If that was the case I wouldn't be able to compete. I don't live in bama anymore.

If we are picking teams I want brentm, moody24, north40r, atoler, southwood7, yekrut, aucoonhunter and sj22 lol

Yall are making this like tee ball. Everybody is a winner nowadays. Yall make up whatever rules make yall feel better. I feel confident in Team 1

I really just say that because I’m envious of y’all 😀 I’m lucky if I get to hunt one state outside of Bama.

We just wishing! Team 1 will be hard to beat!! Anytime 6 good hunters that kill at least 3 birds a piece get on the same team it’s hard to knock them out.

Easy now Clark...you putting me in there with some Big boys!! I’m still trying to figure this turkey hunting thing out

THIS!!!

Me too!!! Seriously I dont care what yall do with the contest this year. The funniest part about it is meeting new people and shooting the crap. I am looking forward to getting to know some of the forum members better and share hunt stories, tactics, etc...to me....that's what this competition is about. Sure we could make it to where we could pick teams like the NFL draft or something but none of us would really get to know anyone new.

When are teams gonna be picked? Any updates/changes we should know about?

Is sign up closed?

I would like to see the contest for turkey and deer only count
For kills in Alabama only. I mean this is Aldeer.com. It really don't
Seem fair for out of state turkeys and deer.

Well that alienated the members on here from TN GA MS FL MO and CO etc. not gonna happen I don’t think

Spikes don’t get a vote , you have to participate in it before being able to change the rules .

Nope, it doesn't bother me to much. I'm only gonna hunt AL anyway, I save my money up for mule deer and elk hunts in the fall

That’s a big negative!

Just saying, it makes more sense for Alabama kills only.
You can live in another state and still hunt in Alabama.
Counting all the birds in other states give the advantage to
The more wealthy hunters ,who got the money to travel.Is this
A contest of who is the best team, or who can pay to kill for more tags
In other states.

I know folks who travel costs less than their in state leases. So what’s your point here?

I don't care what state you hunt as long as you hunt. Had a guy on my team last year that I don't think ever set foot in the woods.

I can guarantee I have never spent as much in a year hunting 2 states as most spend on their annual leases in AL. Hope I never have to pay a lease.

You voting for Bernie 2020? Maybe you can help him come up with a redistribution of wealth for turkey hunting budgets for the poor non travelling hunters

Work more , get paid more ,and spend it on turkey hunting !!!

I'm just saying it makes the best team have a better
Chance to win the contest. When everyone is on the same
Playing feild.

More tee ball mentality. Everyone needs a trophy

Feel the Bern

Where the hell do I sign up? I got a boat and these sumbitchin' turkeys are going to pay this year for the what they did to me the last 2 years.

http://www.aldeer.com/forum/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=3041050#Post3041050

There were 78 team members last year and 20 did not post a bird. Put those 20 on a scout-team together and they have to post a bird to earn there way onto a team next year. First time members can be on a team but if they don't post a bird then they are on the scout-team next year. This would stop people from signing up with no intention of hunting. When team members don't hunt it takes all the fun out if it for everyone else.

I actually kinda like this.....I have ZERO problem with people hunting out of state....but if you sign up HUNT!....If you don't kill a bird, hey, it happens....but at least make an attempt.

Maybe everyone should win! Do you want all the birds to be the same too? Like previously said, people spend there money how they like. It's not your place to tell people how they spend their money. I work all year to be able to do what I enjoy. Do a better job saving if you dont have the funds and if you do live a little and get out of Alabama and experience some different hunting. No one would ever get a slam if we were limited to Alabama. Not to mention most people on this sight has lived in bama and hunted there.

I really liked the idea of 18 birds for the guys that don't hunt.

Feller..all i do is hunt on a budget.. i hunt public alot and still manage 2-3 birds...i get to hunt maybe a week- weekanuhhaff because of work an life...if i had anymore time on my hands..you best believe id be goin all over huntn...to be honest...i dont believe the population could handle a wealthy me with time to spare

I like the 18 total birds as well .There will for sure be guys that don’t check a bird ... again this year .

I like the scout team idea a lot too. First time entrants and previous team members that blanked have to kill to get on a team next year. I enjoy the contest either way, but it would be better if the guys that don't participate would get seeded out.
Slippinlipjr. I hope you don't think we are bashing the contest in any way. Just brainstorming to see how we can make it more fun.

Some type of re-boot is probably needed. Too many regulars to the turkey forum have quit over the years.

Been a few suggestions of how to weed out non-participants. But, that’s not easy. Don’t know what you do?

I want a turkey !!! Oh i mean i want a trophy!!!! WAAAAA😪
It’s not a quantity game,it’s a quality game.

The hell you say.

Tell him Brent. It is my goal to kill as many gobblers as I can. I love big spurs, but I love 2 year olds as well.

Teams are luck of the draw. You’ve got to hope that everybody on your team hunts and you have a couple of guys who hunt several states. That ups your chances of killing a long spurred 25lber.

Of course there have been quite a few Alabama hammers entered the last few years. If I remember correctly there were some butthurt folks a couple years ago about the turkey weights being posted 😀

Chicken rig doesn’t understand the Turkey hunting sickness . Alabama will only allow 5 legally , I’d like to kill 25 , therefore I have to travel . Killing 25 ups the odds of a couple of them being studs .

This is my second yr of turkey hunting and I want to kill all I can minus a couple to keep breeding.

Bathroom scales never lie.😁

So are we doing the 18 birds per team thing no matter who kills them?

Is the sign up over? I've been debating on signing up for year, but guess its time to join the fun. Never mind found it.

Yall are the champs, should be the decision of the winning team to decide whether the rules are changed or not.

When are teams going to be picked? I know several of us will be hunting next weekend.

They never pick until right before the opener... if you drew now, there would only be 11 teams. Thats the fewest (by far) that ive ever seen.

Dux
I get it and got it ,but i don’t have the money or ability to hunt far from the house so i have to do what i gotta do to ensure birds for the following year . I can’t kill every 2 yr old that comes in . I enjoy the show just the same maybe even more when they walk away . Trust me ,i’d like to travel and kill a pile just not in the cards! No big deal , i live thru you guys who can as long as you post up some good pics .

How exactly do you determine it is a 2 year old before you kill it?

I’d like to know that too, not that I care what he is but no way I can tell you how old he is before I pull the trigger

Just throwing an idea out there...what if we added a 3 point bump to any Bama turkey? Just an idea and take it for what it’s worth...

Numbers have been steady dropping. And a lot of regular forum guys not participating. I’m all for a re-boot, but don’t know answer. Whatever team is current Team 1 will likely be against a big change. Maybe just don’t have a Team 1? Just re-shuffle the deck every year.

Prob the worst idea yet , what’s wrong with 18 birds total if 1 guys kills em or all six combine to kill them , that’s about as fair of an idea as iv heard . . . And I think all of team one is ok with that . If anybody needs a refresher course on why you don’t need an everybody gets a trophy set of rules go over To OG and look at the rules page. then if you have never joined OG do it and start a thread asking if you can bring a team from Alabama to participate in a turkey contest . Not only will they say no they will boot you off the forum

It’s just an idea. I think you would have more sign up with a re-shuffled deck.

We know even if the rules change no one will beat the new team 1.

That’s what they said about the old team 1 that won 5-6 years in a row

Yall have some shonuff Turkey killers on yalls team.

I sure hope so. I think I saw a yay vote in this thread from everyone on your team but crenshawco. Sure would be fun for a majority of the teams to not be out of the running the day of the draw.

Are teams being picked today

If this happens, I’ll take the last spot if you need to get the numbers right.

Doesn't matter to me. I'm good with whatever

So when are teams picked? And how do you know what team your on? Apparently team one already knows who their teammates are.

They know because winning team stays the same the following year. They won last year so keep the same people.

We hit the number I was looking for. Just locked the sign up thread. The teams will be drawn and posted tomorrow when I get the time to. We will have 15 teams.

Am I missing the teams list? I dont see the thread posted anywhere

http://www.aldeer.com/forum/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=3072594#Post3072594

Sharkguard doesn’t run itself

I click the link but I don’t see the posted teams. Looks like a different thread

He ain’t picking yet , I told him to hold off until you and JBatey write me a turkey permit .

Turns out this years turkey contest has just been cancelled.

I want to be on 257wbymag ,s team.

Y'all just gonna have to bear with me. I've been up to my eyeballs in alligators lately trying to make as much $ as possible. I've told all my employees to stay home so it is just me. Everyone's future isn't looking very promising right now. I should have time tomorrow to draw the teams. Tried to contact a few of the old heavy hitters I know. There's a few more on board. Oh and one more thing.....we will be doing the same as last time with free Aldeer stickers and cald stickers to the winning team.

I see how it is lol ... heck I won’t even be able to hunt all the land I lucked up on in the past couple days , when I say lucked I mean free fiddy free.
I prob won’t even hunt out place till after the Oklahoma trip.

I notice you didn’t go out of the way to call me about the land that we lucked into, either.

I don’t have luck. I had to marry the farmers daughter to have my hunting land.

If we kill a bird and don't have anyone to take a picture should we just put " Team ?".

I jest. Take care of business that's the important thing. The team is just a fun way to pass time. Hope everyone has a safe hunt and season.

Lol I wouldn’t want to take u to a bad spot ,so I went and scouted for us . Checked one out yesterday . Seen turkeys . Checked the other out this eve in the rain . Still need to investigate closer .

You'll be on team 11......with a couple of known killas. Will post the teams in a bit. Almost done.

There's something happening here, what it is ain't exactly clear

Why didn't you sign up if you are so interested?

I don't know either but something is about to happen. You'll be on Team 4 shiloh

That's a big team 4 rubber ducky

Team 1 - Flipping the Bird - Bird 1 - Bird 2 - Bird 3 - TOTAL
foldemup
Goose11
crenshawco
Big Game Hunter
duxlayer
BC
Team Total: - - -

Team 2 - - Bird 1 - Bird 2 - Bird 3 - TOTAL
BC Reb
Squadron 77
Rolloverdave
DoeCommander
Carbonclimer1
jcap03
Team Total: - - -

Team 3 - Bird 1 - Bird 2 - Bird 3 - TOTAL
cchoque 93
Dekalb123
MarkBama
Browning7Mag
Gobble4me757
757_Mauser
Team Total: - - -

Team 4 - Bird 1 - Bird 2 - Bird 3 - TOTAL
Shiloh
hoytboy14
crocker
HHSyelper
BD
deerslayer84
Team Total: - - -

Team 5 - Bird 1 - Bird 2 - Bird 3 - TOTAL
Gib
jklep
MoodyC24
SouthBamaSlayer
turkeyneck
sportrep
Team Total: - - -

Team 6 - Bird 1 - Bird 2 - Bird 3 - TOTAL
AUcoonhunter
limbhanger56
YEKRUT
Turkey Joe
Mbrock
jdfarm23
Team Total: - - -

Team 7 - Bird 1 - Bird 2 - Bird 3 - TOTAL
bamaeyedoc
chickenrig
bgarrett
tenthlegionaire
forrestgump1
highlander
Team Total: - - -

Team 8 - Bird 1 - Bird 2 - Bird 3 - TOTAL
AUwrestler
HOYT 09
tbest3
reeve025
dBmV
bustinbeards
Team Total: - - -

Team 9 - Bird 1 - Bird 2 - Bird 3 - TOTAL
brotherhood
257wbymag
BigCountry062307
Southwood7
Coosa1
bugman
Team Total: - - -

Team 10 - Bird 1 - Bird 2 - Bird 3 - TOTAL
n2deer
DoeMaster
tailwalk7
MTeague
slughunter
jcap03
Team Total: - - -

Team 11 - Bird 1 - Bird 2 - Bird 3 - TOTAL
jbatey1
Atoler
Hopper35005
teamduckdown
cooperjohn
Justin Brown
Team Total: - - -

Team 12 - Bird 1 - Bird 2 - Bird 3 - TOTAL
JugHead
hayman
Clark8907
hootn
SJ22
hunterturf

Team Total: - - -

Team 13 - Bird 1 - Bird 2 - Bird 3 - TOTAL
bhammedic84
okfuski
bentbarrel
travisbatey
buckbrush
bwhunter

Team Total: - - -

Team 14 - Bird 1 - Bird 2 - Bird 3 - TOTAL

ridgestalker
ALMODUX
Wade
beRad
YAK-EM
alight1983

Team Total: - - -

Team 15 - Bird 1 - Bird 2 - Bird 3 - TOTAL

Redhead5
Doeslayer44
Jellyhead11
Cgardner
Bama1971
CAL

Actually when you said three days ago you needed more members I offered. The sign up thread was already locked so I thought I was signing up by responding with an offer.

I'm on 2 teams team 2 and team 10 for some reason wapiti55 can take one of my spots if he still wants it.