Bob's 2019 Fall Turkey

Last fall my son, Bob, called a nice young gobbler in for me on the opening day of the season. To my credit, I took advantage of the shot that was presented and collected my Thanksgiving turkey.

However, Bob could not call in a turkey for himself that day, so he had to use his time after work each day to try to run down a bird. He rose early each day so that he could complete his work early in the afternoons, leaving himself several afternoon hours to hunt for a wild turkey. Finally, on Thursday afternoon of the season's first week, things broke in his favor.

He was home from work by 2:30 and...