Shot the dominant tom. Been watching him all week trying to make him a couple of guys' first turkey, but he finally came to me. Sat along a woodline along a field. Turkeys were roosted right above and behind me. A dominant hen started up from the roost and I hammered back at her. She flew out and down the field to my right where I couldn't see her. Several other hens and a few young toms then flew out and went with her. A hen flew out and landed in the middle of the field. I heard another gobbler back and to my left. A hen came walking back from my right and I could hear the others not far behind her. Then two hens walked out to my left. Soon after the big tom stepped out about 50 yards to my left strutting. He walked up to my jake decoy and acted like he wanted to flog it, but just pecked at it and walked past toward my hen. Then I dropped him.

It was rough taking this old dominant tom since I was putting other hunters in my hot seats and couldn't seal the deal all week. Figured I'd go ahead and take him before we edumicate him too much.