The morning before leaving for my cousin's farm in Northeast Ohio this guy came cobbling down my street. His beard was about 10" long and he was pretty bold about proclaiming his masculinity for any hen turkey within earshot. These pictures were taken from my deck and he was less than thirty yards away.
But "Cousin Tim" promised me a turkey so I decided to make the 10-hour drive and give it a go.
It was still a bit early in that pert of Ohio, the Lake Eire winter had been gone only a couple of weeks and the turkeys had not spread back into his area. Nevertheless, we were able to call in three longbeards on three consecutive mornings but they all hung up at 50-60 yards and wouldn't come any closer, even with the hen decoys we had out. It was very frustrating...
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"I'm a Setter man.
Not because I think they're better than the other breeds,
but because I'm a romantic - stuck on tradition - and to me, a Setter just "belongs" in the grouse picture."
George King, "That's Ruff", 2010 - a timeless classic.
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