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First and foremost, I offer the most sincere gratitude to our fighting men and women who never made it home. I wish our leaders did a better job of preserving what they sacrificed for.
Tug along with my old man and little brother today. Our initial setup was good with birds roosted less than 150 yards away, but they flew down and headed straight down the hill. Meanwhile, another bird was hollering across the valley, so they went after them while I hung back and took care of some "paperwork". Ten minutes later, the guns went bang. Joe shot a hammer of a bird with a double-beard, and Dad dumped a jake. No stats yet, but i'd guess the longbeard's primary beard to be dang near a foot, with 6" or so on the second beard. I'm pretty sure that one's heading to the stuffer.
Today was my last day to spend in the turkey woods this season. I've had a wonderful season, and today was a wonderful cap to it. I'll take a week or two to wind down and rest, but it won't take long and I'll be looking forward to next season.
Tug along with my old man and little brother today. Our initial setup was good with birds roosted less than 150 yards away, but they flew down and headed straight down the hill. Meanwhile, another bird was hollering across the valley, so they went after them while I hung back and took care of some "paperwork". Ten minutes later, the guns went bang. Joe shot a hammer of a bird with a double-beard, and Dad dumped a jake. No stats yet, but i'd guess the longbeard's primary beard to be dang near a foot, with 6" or so on the second beard. I'm pretty sure that one's heading to the stuffer.
Today was my last day to spend in the turkey woods this season. I've had a wonderful season, and today was a wonderful cap to it. I'll take a week or two to wind down and rest, but it won't take long and I'll be looking forward to next season.