Just got back from a weekend in AL. No score. Called up 14 jakes and a bunch of hens. Had 2 close encounters with longbeards. The first one was when I had 14 hens in front of me and he was gobbling on the other side of a brush pile. Would not commit. The next thing I know is he gobbles and 8 of the hens march right off toward him. Never saw anything like that before. the second encounter was a sneaky old boy. He walked in to my right side without a peep and when he got 30 yards away cranks out a gobble. Had me pinned and eventually didn't like what he saw and shuffled off. Never got him in front of the gun barrel.
Will be in SC for March 31, April 1-2. If at first you don't succeed.