As told by Chet Maxcy: For the last year, Charlie Peck and I had been patterning birds at my hunting lease in Southern Highlands County Florida. We built a ground blind that put us in position to intercept any birds on their way to or from the roost. Opening morning found us setting up the decoys with a mature bird gobbling right where we hoped one would be. 20 minutes later the hunt was over, and Charlie had bagged the first bird of the 2011 Florida Spring Turkey season. He had an 8 ¾ inch beard, with ¾ inch spurs, and weighed right at 18lbs.
