Well boys I finally closed the deal on a bird we named Clovis because his gobble was like a log truck's jake brake.

He was right where I left him last Saturday, which was a mistake on his part. He did the exact same thing and I let him go off the back of the ridge and called to him 1 time as I ran to close the gap. He turned around, came back, and started spinning like a top on the ridge and gobbling. I had already planned to use a dirt mound to slip up the back side and it worked out perfect. Every time he'd gobble I would crawl a little. I got to the dirt mound and could hear him on the other side. I couldn't decide if i wanted to cluck at him or not because our birds have been running from any kind of calling all year. Finally, I decided I would just ease back and sit down because my arms and legs were jelly.

When I eased back I snapped a twig, and that was all it took for him to walk over and take a peek. The TSS done its thang!

18lb 6oz.
11&3/8 beard
1&3/8, 1&1/8 spurs
Scored 66.125