Might go 64
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1 1/4 each, 18 plus, 10.5. Film at 11.
Watched a lonbbeard and 3 hens cross a right of way about 1/2 hour before dark last night. So I set up on opposite side of the right of way this morning about 5 AM. Around 5:40 or so I was a little surprised when the only gobbling I heard was across the ROW and over 400 yards to the left. But instead of moving towards the gobbling I decided to stay put. The birds I saw last night had to be closer than that and I did not want to get busted if they were close. So I waited until I figured they should be on the ground and yelped a little. A few minutes later I hear a yappy hen and she's coming. She steps out into the right of way directly across from me and freezes. She stands there for a few minutes looking around for that other hen then turned around and went back where she came from. When she disappeared into the woods, I yelp real hard and I get a gobble off to my left, but now maybe 150 yards or less. In the next 15 minutes he gobbles a time or two and getting closer. Next thing I see is his red and white head pop up over a little crest to my left. He showed me his full fan strut and that's all I needed. Next thing he does is step behind a tree which allowed me to swing my gun and get ready. For the next couple of minutes he would play peek a boo around either side of that tree and strut around, but eventually gave me a clean shot at his noggin.
The first picture is him. The second is the ROW looking in the direction where he came from.
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Congratulations on outwitting this beautiful old boss.
Congrats. Great display of self restraint and patience.
congrats on a beautiful bird