Well......It was a totaly different story today....we thought we had some bird's paterned this morning....so we got to our spot's early figuring to put the ambush on em....after they were about 1/2hr. late in showing up...I happened to take a look behind me....and low and behold...there were 3 bird's walking by about 25-30yd's from us....all looked like hen's....then looked at the chest of the one bringing up the rear....and what to ya know...it had a beard hanging from it....so I told Rob..[Rob and his brother Ray were both out guest's this week....they have a family farm around the george washington area, and took me and Diane out for a great goose hunt this last season......'Super nice family that I'm proud to say are our friend's]...........anyway....I say to Rob..."There's a Jake....Shoot it"....Boom.....1 dead bird....was gonna show em the difference between a jake fan and a tom fan....as were looking at it...we noticed it was a perfect fan...no tall center feather's....it was a bearded hen....So we brought it back to the house....put on a pot of coffee....took a breather.....and headed out again....Got about 4-5 tom's a gobblin.....but they were hung up with the hen's, so after about 2 hr's, we were headed back to the house cus they were planninmg on heading back home about 1:00p.m......just as we get to the lower edge of my bottom field.....gobble....gobble....so we hit the deck....they were only about 15-20 yd's in frount of us....but in the brush.....we layed therte for around 15 minute's....then saw the bird's walking around the side of us....they knew something was'nt right.....but were'nt that scared I guess...and they started pecking their way down the hill.....so Ray and myself decided we were gonna try and circle em.....and see if he could'nt get a shot.....8 1/2in. beard...3/4 in spur's.....great bird.....corse when he shot it....the tom rolled all the way down the bottom of a steep hill.....but it was worth it.. <img src=icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle>....They've both just left with their first Turkey's.....sure hope now their both addicted so we can do it all over again....They made my week, and Diane and myself truly enjoyed their visit and friendship......sorry this is so long.....just thought ya'll would want to hear the story..
.....Hope everyone else is finding some bird's..... Wayne