Sometimes it just happens. Opening week has been a heck of a week for me this year. Bird number 2 hit the dirt this morning at 6:45am. Called in two longbeards off of the roost. Once they hit the ground they never gobbled. Took them awhile to work in but they did and my arrow flew true. 
 
Heck of a brush on this guy but he was young. Probably a two year old. 
 

Two is too good. Congrats!

NOW what the heck ya gonna do?? lol  Nice #2 bird Gene.    Wait...... What?  umm, never mind, congratulations.

BeenThereDoneThat.
NOW what the heck ya gonna do?? 

You wanna go turkey hunting, lol? 

Congrats on #2.  Nice bird.
 

dpms

BeenThereDoneThat.
NOW what the heck ya gonna do?? 

You wanna go turkey hunting, lol? 

 
Gene it would be a honor to hunt turkey with you but rest assured, it would be months of rehab before you would even think about venturing back into the woods, after hunting with me.  lol
 
Congratulations again.  

Nice background shots on both of your turkey pics.

What were the weight and beard lengths on your big black birds?  Awesome job!
 
The gobbler I was after yesterday has hens with him and wanted nothing to do with me.   I am going fishing and rest the gobbler for a few days.   Hopefully, the hens will abandon him soon and I can get him to come to me.

Panfisher
What were the weight and beard lengths on your big black birds?  Awesome job!

I didn't weight them. The first one had sharp 1 1/4 inch hooks and 9.5 inch beard so he was a solid 3-4 year old. Felt like probably #23/24 or so. The second one had a super thick 9 3/4 inch beard but he was probably only a 2 year old as he had candy corn spurs. He was much lighter than the first. Be surprised if he hit #20. 

Nice thick rope on that one.......how's the ticks been this year ?