RE: NY Longbeard - pic
I keep a tab on the weather for various townships within Otsego County, considering that's my birthplace, and many of my friend's hunt.
Sunrise today, in Cooperstown, was 5:48. Considering that you shot 2 minutes after legal shooting hours, I'm guessing that you had a shell in the chamber long before those birds were in shooting range. Guess you were illegal, then, eh?!
Nice bird, nonetheless.
Which direction from the center of town, I have a few friends that routinely try the State Forest near Cherry Valley...
S&R