20 1/2 pds
right spur 1"
left spur 1"
10" beard
20.375+10+10+20=60.375
Started off where I was last week. I was hearing only 1 gobble. But I could hear alot more South of me quite a ways away. Called for about an hour and with nothing I decided to move. Got to my truck and drove the roads quick to see if any were in the fields. Didn't see any. Figured a plan out and started walking in and seen a group crossing a low area heading towards the neighbors. Waited til they got behind some trees, dropped my vest,decoys, binocs and just kept my fan. This was a chance for me to try it. I paralleled them in a low draw and came out of it to see them on the neighbors. I kept the fan right in front of my face and slowly crouch walked to the property line. There is just a small burm where I laid down facing them. There were 5 hens and 4 strutters but I couldn't tell because I left the binocs. I held the fan in front of my head and moved it from side to side. I made a couple clucks with the mouth call and the hens started coming. 1 strutter was slowly following and the other 3 stayed well behind. The hens got real close and 1 hen came across the burm about 5 yards beside me. I rotated the fan towards her and she jumped back across. The the 1st strutter was a jake with a perfect fan came charging right at me. He got to about 10' straight in front of me and stood there. I took a little chance, because I seen there was 1 longbeard in the other 3, moved the fan to the side and said in a low voice "bang". He kinda jumped back and started doing some clucks. The other 3 heard that and came full throttle at me. I had just enough time to slouch back enough to shoulder my gun while laing down to get the shot off. Dropped him. And the jakes just stood there. I thought about taking one but there was another group up on the fenceline. I ended up spooking the jakes off when I went to get this bird. So I tried to circle around and see if I couldn't find the other group. But I lost them. Oh well I got 1!! And from here on out I may just take a fan to where I go and sit. If some enter the field, I'll just raise it and wave it around. It worked like a charm. Just make sure no one else tries to shoot ya!!