Originally Posted by DTC Jr

Youth season was a success. I shot this 25 lb bird in the exact spot I killed my bird last year. He had a 10" beard and 1 1/8" spurs. The gobblers stayed behind the blind gobbling and drumming from 10:45-1:00 and went silent. Had the hens in front of the blind 3 times, 1 bearded hen that I am wanting to shoot. I've let her walk the last 2 years waiting on the gobbler. The hens finally left the gobblers and they came into the field, gobbled 2 times, strutted, and walked in on a string to 18 yards.