8 more days 'til I take off my first venture to the spring turkey woods of Missouri. I'm getting more excited every day. I'm hoping to knock over my first Eastern.

Two friends took a kid on a youth hunt on Sat. They had a big longbeard right off the roost at 30yds, but the kid was so excited that he couldn't get the bead on the bird's neck, so he never shot. I hope the kid likes his first taste of the fever.

Come on Kee Kee Krew! We need more birds on the ground.