So now for the story, its actually pretty lame.
I slept in and made it to my buddies farm around 9. Started getting ready and realized I had grabbed a box of 000Buck instead of turkey load [:@]. Off to the hardware store, it was closed, when it opened at 10 I found that they had no turkey loads at all, the best I could do was a box of #4 SuperX. I wasn't too pleased, I knew that I would not be trying to reach out with the 12ga on this day.
There was a tom sounding off across the road from the farm so I tried a setup but he shut right up as soon as I was ready, I guess he found a hen or two.
After about an hour there I decided to move, I was walking a path leading to a hay field when I heard a gobble, CLOSE. I dropped my decoy and back pack, ran ahead 30' and just kneeled down and waited. Less than a minute later I see the red white and blue head bobbing thru the low scrub brush 12 yrds away. Safety goes off, I pop up and bang; an awesome trophy with one shot of a waterfowl load. I had no idea he had two big beards till he stopped flopping around and I turned him over.