My friend and I have been after some gobblers at the hunt club for weeks now. They've consistantly given us the slip, until today. This was not the dominant bird. That one would gobble his brains out, but refuse to come to calls. This one came in after the dominant tom gobbled off into the distance. He came in silently ro a Jake fan, a Jake, and a hen decoy.

The Illinois season is still 2 weeks away and this was a great tune up.BTW it is legal since this was a hunt club and they release birds for members. Judging by the shape of his tail he is probably a holdover from last year or the year before, he was not put out for us this day. He may even be a truly wild bird as some are known to be in the area. 22lbs, 6 3/4" beard, 3/4"spurs, and he's my first gobbler.