Cool story Gary!!! I swear I think my heart is gonna stop when they gobble real close to me, although I've never had one that close before!!! I gotta get me one of those gillies.    

Man what a story.. Beautiful bird and pictures.

Great story. Congrats

Congrats Gary, and man what a story and adventure. Told only as a veteran turkey hunter can tell it. I really enjoyed reading this. Thanks for sharing.

 Tony

Great story Gary; and your pictures are so very well composed as usual. Thanks and congrats.  

Congrats on a "lucky" hunt.. Beautiful bird !!

To my eye, the longbow makes it even more special.  Tell us about it please..

That's as good as it gets!  What an awesome hunt, and your photos as usual are tremendous.  I always show my wife your pictures and state this is what a good picture looks like!  She heartily agrees and suggests "You need to get a ghilli".  Sounds good to me!

Bernie

Glad to help you score on a possible ghilli suit purchase Bernie!

I always like to see your photos. Congratulations on a fine bird.

Our season ended over the weekend, however the mature birds are only now becoming really vulnerable to calling. The breeding season is definitely running late this year where I hunt.

Congrats!