It just had to happen..............many of you responded to my post from last week titled "Losing My Desire" and I thank you all for giving me a lot of encouraging words. 3 long years of frustration finally came to an end this past saturday. Wasen't the most exciting hunt, but it sure felt good to carry one home. He gobbled 3 times off the roost, flew down into an extremely foggy field, landed 100 yards out, strutted for a few, and then walked to the gun searching for my soft yelps, clucks and purrs. He stopped at what I "judged" to be 43-45 yards, but turned out to be a measured 52 yards. I was most impressed with the new Winchester X-tended Range load of 1 3/4oz. #6. It looked like he got hit with a truck. No flinches, no flops, no nothing. It was great to finally get some "experience" on my new 11-87. Thanks all, for helping me stay in the game. I'll be taking a friend out this weekend, so hopefully I can keep the streak going.
Mikey
10" beard, 1 1/8" spur on left, broken on right, 19 lbs.
Found my desire.........
