I had my final hunt in South Carolina. It was slow! The birds were either in a lull or it is over. No gobbling the first two days and the other days I only worked 1 bird. I did manage to kill a bird the first day despite not hearing a gobble. He weighed 18.9 lbs, 9 1/2 inch beard and 1 1/16 inch spurs. The story isn't much. I sat on a swamp edge for about 2 1/2 hours when I noticed him slipping down the swamp at about 40 yards checking for the hen he heard. Check out his wing bars though. He looks like an Osceola.

Way to go ryan! the bird we took sat here had those dark wings as well, only the second one Id seen here.