i stuck it out in the rain early am and didnt have much activity so i moved my blind about 8:20 a few hundred yards over to a different field and an hour later i called in 3 big toms, they actually surprised me cuz i only got a few goggles every once n a while and they sounded pretty far off. i took the biggest of the 3 but i could tell he was the boss the other 2 were in front of him but wouldnt come close to the 2 hen decoys i had out but the boss was headin right for um. within 10 feet of um he let out a huge gobble and moments later i took him down at 22-23 yards i figure with my 20 gauge 870, he dropped in his tracks head first and wasnt going nowhere. all the effort and research and reading and scouting has paid off, this is my first full year hunting and first spring turkey season. i come from a family full of hunters but for some reason never got into it im 30 now and tried turkey huntin in the fall and took a hen 3 tries/weeks into season i have to say im hooked for life now but im all for spring turkey im not much for the cold thats prolly why i never cared to deer hunt.
1 inch spurs, 10 inch beard, 24.3 pounds