Hunted hard for 5 days since opening with nothing. Toms are gobbling very little and won't respond to calls. Decoys seem to scare our birds. Hunting in Eastern NC on leased paper company land.
Had a heavy rain the night before and through the morning yesterday. About 30 minutes after rain stopped, he came out 40 yards away on the little clover plot I planted.
Beard was 9+ inches and spurs about an inch. Not the prettiest or biggest tom in the woods, but after a lot of empty days he's a welcome addition to the freezer.