RE: Was Going to shoot..BUT
Day 1, cold and gray, winds up to 40 mpi. Had three birds come in today. Two jakes I could have shot. But the tom stayed out around 27 yards. It was too windy to risk a shot. Seemed top be spooked by the wind noise the blind was making. Watched the birds for the better part of 2 hrs. Could make him 'dance' with soft calls but would not close the gap to my self inposed shooting max of 25 yards. X bow hunting gobblers is loads of fun. Lots of ducks & geese in same field. Even had a sandhill crane close by.