Well I hunted all day today trying to locate this one special tom. This bird has a thick beard that almost touches the ground. I have dreamed of putting an arrow in him. Once back to my truck the farmer who ownes the land advised me that the bird was dead. Friday afternoon two guys seen him out in the field so they puller off the road went around a bruch pile and shot him. The only nice thing was the land owner was in his tractor across the road in a field. He was talking with the police when they shot the bird. Both men did not have a license and admitted that they had been watching the tom for a couple of weeks. Good luck to all cause mine went down the drain today.
safe hunting.