Turkey Hunting

This morning at 4:30am Dad left to go turkey hunting with Uncle Duane. They called in this "tom" from about 400 yards. It took close to half an hour. Dad shot his turkey at 45 yards!

This turkey is a three or four-year-old tom, it had two  beards, one was  5 and 1/2in, and the other was 10 and 1/2in. Its spurs were 1 and 1/8in.    

It was nice to wake up and see everyone was outside in their jammies and rubber boots!

Jeddy had a hat on the was too big for him, SO cute!  He called the turkey a "dobble- dobble"

and "Daddy shoot dat!"

Filling the Freezer (Hunting) Day One:

November 19th was the first day of the hunting week.   One of the highlights during hunting season is Dads verion of "It's the most wonderful time of the year."  On Saturday,  the Lord  blessed Dad with an 8-point buck. (a small 8, as Dad says).  We sat nine hours out in the woods, It was beauiful! We watched the woods turn from Fall to Winter!  I Think I'm ready for snow. I got a LITTLE bit cold, but it was still fun!