hunted the opener with dad.....worked 6 birds till quiting time at noon......then i hunted tuesday before school for an hour....heard nothing so i went back to bed...someone killed one back there and i think they spooked the birds or maybe it was the frosty morning that shut them down...but i had to goto school so i didnt stay out after i knew they should been on the ground....thursday i skipped school and went out alone.......get to my spot just before 530am and they are going nuts already....set up not 100yds from them....they went nuts till 6ish...then slowed down some for 10-15mins till they flew down....i gave them a few calls during the quiet time and they responded...i had a feeling they were coming....till i heard a hen go off in there with them....then i saw one soar from the tree and land just out of view....i got my gun up in that direction and was waiting.....5 mins later i see 2 heads pop up over the hill.....one has a dangling beard big body and red and blue head....well my arm was tired and let down a little bit...so i had to move it to get on it and there wasnt a tree to block me...the bird busted me and started putting....i didnt know if he was a shooter but figured for a second longbeard he was long as he wasnt a jake....and a flopping beard told me he wasnt a jake.....just before he took off i blasted him.....never took another movement except rolled down the hill twice becuase it was so steep.....hit him with a 1 7/8oz bufferd remington nitro 3 inch mag of #4s from my 870 express mag turkey gun with thier factory turkey full choke....hits em hard every time......stats: 9inch beard 1 inch spurs....i dont weigh mine so i dont know the weight....he wasnt skinny though.........i had a good season......now i hope to help dad and some friends get birds........good luck guys....congrats to those who got one.....