I wish I filmed when we first saw this bird - he came out in the far field - and though its had to tell how far away that is in the video - its about 1/2 mile!
Some extra loud yelps and several LOUD toms 150 yds to the left - that REFUSED to come in got this bird's attention from a long ways off. We joked about him coming in - but before he disapeared in the valley below - we thought maybe he spotted our decoy setup - heard the commotion - and was coming!
Sure enough - 20 minutes later - he crested the rise. Never gobbled once - came in on a string the whole way. 9" beard - 20 lbs - spurs just under 1".
A MEMORABLE hunt!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEuo1...x=2&playnext=2