Opening morning was slow as far as birds but heard many hunters trying to sweet talk birds all morning. Some people just call way too much. I passed up 2 two year old gobblers and called in a 3 yr old to about 65 yards and he hung up with a hen that appeared in the field as he was working into my decoys. I was disappointed.

Second day i called in one jake right away then saw 6 hens with the same 2 year old gobblers trying to act tough and pretty...the hens wanted nothing to do with them. They actually waited in the field until a older bird showed up and gobbled at them, this mature birds slippped in the brush and all the hens followed for "breeding" time. One hour later he appeared silent. Only 40 yards away strutting and spitting at my decoys. I took him at about 25 yards. 21lbs. 13 oz. 10" beard, 1" spurs.