04/21/2001 Located him with a crow call from the roost. The previous weekend my cousin (Buckoduck) and I had chased this Tom all over our lease and then blew it at the last second. This weekend I was alone (cuz couldn't make it) and I had already decided I would set up and just wait him out. If you remember, last spring was after the huge ice storm we had here in southern AR and our trail was folded over. I had to get to my location through the thicket after he gobbled. Kept hitting him with the crow call once in a while. When he quit answering I knew he was on the ground. I finally busted through the briars and got to the place I had decided to set up. I dropped my seat off at the tree, put out the two decoys, got back to the tree, sat down and chalked my turtle shell call, put diaphram in my mouth, put gun on my knee, raised my mask, looked up and there he was walking out of the thicket. I let him walk out a few yards and shot him. Ran down the hill to him and checked my watch; 6:32AM.

Time from his first gobble: ~20 minutes
Time from me calling him: never got the chance to call.
He never gobbled again after flydown.

19 lbs • 10.5" beard • 1-1/8" spurs
Age: 4+ yrs (according to NWTF spur chart)

Romans 8:28