Brad - OH, trust me, brother - I been keeping tabs on all you boys out there! And congratulations, man - that's a dandy. I do love those Washington Merriams and Rios. Perhaps not as big as our Iowa Easterns, but love the way they gobble all day. And the white...boy howdy, I love those white feathers!
We've killed eight so far here in Iowa, with nine days left in the season. If you send me your e-mail address, I'll send some pictures - and if someone can tell me how to post some pictures, I'll throw them up here -
Best so far was my Pop's from Wednesday afternoon. It was his 7th Iowa longbeard with 7 shots from a muzzleloader (TK-2000) in 7 consecutive years just after his 70th birthday! Bird strutted in from 60, and never dropped out until the Old Man pulled the trigger. Way cool, man -
Hey, and THANKS for the clams! Looking forward to getting back out there. What you gonna do after turkey ends?