This is the first Merriam that I ever shot. I saw a group going in creek bed so I got in front of them and several hens and jakes came through first. It was one of those hunts that it was hard to shoot because of all the turkeys around the one adult gobbler. He was strutting around and when he finally cleared I called and he stuck his head up and I rolled him up at twenty yards. Thank you Lord for my first Merriam!!! He weighed 20.1lbs had a 8 1/4 beard and 5/8 spurs