this is one of the most exciting seasons for me.....and i havent even fired my gun.....every day i hunt him its a blast....i get him in so close......sometimes i cant see him...all he gota do is walk another few feet.....sometimes he hangs up........i know staying longer would be a good bet......i just dont know where he heads after 7am..i know he may come back........but usually when i try to sit there i get busted when they slip back in silently....ive done it before......tomarow rain or shine ill be out there..i cant wait......id like to slip in right under his tree....but he got THE perfect roost sight.....big oaks...taller then the rest of the trees......he can see the bottom clearly.....the top clearly......and all around him.......seems he flys down to the left or back side of the tree....but today i think he came from the right....i really dont know where he came from today......so many birds were gobbling i couldnt tell.......i can gobble with a mouth call.....i just might try that if all else fails.......im rather sure hes THE BOSS.....he acts like it.....and when he gobbles all the other birds shut down....them jakes.......i never heard a peep from them all year.....they were probably just looking for territory and roosted there and they got a thumping today......i wish i coulda seen it......i heard it......gobbling like MAD.....that 30 second or 1 minute i bet they gobbled 20 times.....and i could hear flapping.....i had a dream i shot him last night with bloody spurs too! lol.........ill keep tryin.....if i dont get him......oh well.....im having a blast......theres so many other hot birds i know it wouldnt be hard to go off n whack one.........but why tag out when i can have fun chasing him?? even the last week or last few days i dont think ill let up on him to try to fill my tag.........the beard looks impressive.........cant tell HOW long...but its thick and an easy 8incher.....i wont be surprised if its 10+.......and he acts like the king....he should have some hooks on him.........cant wait for the morning!