Guys, it looks like I'll be delaying my trip to Florida for at least a week. Myhuntin' buddygot sick late last night so we decided to see where we stood in a few days.This may be a blessing in disguise as hopefully the crowds will be a little less as the season progresses.

On another note...I was scoutingon the property that I'll be hunting this year and I came across an absolute monster of a turkey. This thing has a beard that is definitely longer than the tom I got last year. Thickest beard I've ever seen on a turkey. And long too! I haven't gotten a good luck at his hooks but I'm guessing that they're respectable as well.

I'm guessing that this could be the bird that I was trying to squeeze in last year on closing day and couldn't seal the deal before shooting hour closed and ended the season. I went this afternoon on a little snooping mission and saw one tom and a hen. The others weren't there.I'm guessing they were in the woods that were near. Anyway, I can't wait until the season starts here. Good luck guys!

Again, I'll be onlinefor a few more days so if/when y'all get a bird let me know! Simp