05/01/2026
What a Season its been so far. . π¦π¦
Kansas was Amazing, Kentucky so far has been a challenge... & Back Home in Indiana has been nothing less than a beautiful journey. Starting out with a bow & almost closing the deal, to a few days I couldn't buy a gobble.
This year my long time friend .sergent.9 has been on fire & this morning watched his 8th bird of the year die! With youth & family members Rick is a artist in the spring woods. You'll never see him calling on stage but the man knows what to say & when to say it! Over the last few days we've invested miles into areas we've never been & looking for birds beyond ear shot from the road. That method has put us "in the game" more times than not & this morning in a soft drizzle & 51β° we found a bird that woke up hot. Yet the hunt was not a simple one. A little soft talking, a little 20yrd last minute shuffle, then some leaf scratching. . . It took this bird 90min to cover 120yrds skirting my location almost 180β° before falling for some little bubble putts & leaf scratching to make him pull up the hill the last 20yrds & into view for the first time.
40yrds, Apex 9TSS, .410
With some odd fan feathers, White spurs, and nearly a 12" beard, this one will be remembered for a very long time.
