Well boys, my opener was this morning. The birds were hot off the roost, but went cold shortly after fly down. We got close to one bird, set up in the general direction we heard a gobble off in the distance, and to our suprise, we had a thunderous response no more than 30-40 yards away, but on the other side of some very thick brush. I worked him for maybe 20-25 minutes, but he wasn't cooperating. He slipped around some more thick stuff off to our right. Never saw him, but I'm betting he's a good one. This was basically right behind my hunting buddy's back yard. He might be in for a good season in RI, but mine is over. We took a bit of a walk and decided to do some blind calling in an area where they have been feeding, and I pulled a lil jake in on a string. He was heading right for my dekes, and I let him have a load of #5's. I only took him because here in RI, I find that when I pass up a bird, that might be the only shot I have for the season, so I wanted to break the ice. He came in on my side, my buddy heard him but didn's see him, so BAM! He looked much bigger in strut than his stats show, lol. 14.5 pounds, 4.25 inch beard, and 1/8 inch nubs for spurs on both legs for a whopping 25.5 points. The CT opener is next Wednesday, and I have 3 tags, so I guess I'll go to work tomorrow and hit it again next week to try and get us some more points next week. I tell ya, this never gets old and I don't care how big the bird is, when they come in gobbling and strutting it is just plain AWESOME!