had a little luck this am got to my blind about 545 was greeted by a little chilly morning 21 degrees didnt take long to be warmed by the sounds of a gobbling tom and he was fired up at one point he gobbled 9 times in a row 
about 610ish he hit the ground then silence 
i sat tight knowing he knew where i (the hen) was about 710 i got him fired again and this time he was coming he crested the ridge about 125 yards away with the sun beating on him and strutted then the triple gobble now im shaking and hes coming then about half way between us i see her 
she kinda fed close to me but stayed in the woods and he strutted and gobbled at me as id clcuck and purr and scratch the leaves finally hes at 30 yardsbut in the brush i wait as he follows the hen thru the brush now im thinking hes gone and i wont even get a shot but then he cut out into the open at just under 45 yards farther then i like to shoot but it was now or never so i tried it and rolled him over 
this is the 1st tom ive taken off our new land that we can hunt so i was very excited he weighed in at 25 lbs 8 oz had a 10.25 inch beard and 1 inch spurs my heaviest bird to date and i knew that carrying him out 
April 15, 2009 at 4:07 pm
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Those are some beautiful pictures as well! 
25.8 is a huge bird! 
And it sounds like you had an awesome hunt! 
