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We scouted a few mornings ahead of the season and we had several birds located. We hit the woods before light Saturday and owl called. We heard at least ten gobblers, picked one and went for it. We had three big longbeards coming, but she had to move the gun to be in position. The lead bird saw the move and started putting. I kept calling and two other gobblers came in from behind us, went past us, and then the first three longbeards saw them and raced to them. A fight ensued and we sat there as they pummeled each other flying up in the air and whacking each other till they drove the two birds off. The other three, having seen the movement, would never come closer than 100 yards or so. We let them move off and back tracked out. Drove to another spot close to home, and saw two sneaky hens, so I got out and called. We got an answer immediately and gathered our gear. Unfortunately the gobbler(s) were already running to us so by the time we got ready I heard their foot steps in the leaves and knew we blew it. So we waited a bit and called and a bird gobbled. So we ran 100 yards and set up quickly. I called and a bird answered. A couple minutes later I could see three gobblers coming up the power line. When the first one got to twenty yards, I told Cheyenne to shoot and she delivered the whole load of number 6s right on target. Not one pellet in the body. She cleaned it and plucked it herself with a little help. She can't wait for the dinner, and has requested the presence of her grandparents for the celebration!

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