Saturdya, April 26th was the youth turkey day in Maine and our deer guide, Richard Gurney took his 11 year old daughter out hunting. They didn't get an early start but that didn't seem to matter.
After spotting the tom in the distance, Richard told Andrea their best chance would be to stalk the bird. They started crawling on the ground until they were within shooting range. It was 40 yards but Andrea made a good shot, although part of a spur was shot off in the process.
Here's the stats: 24.6 lbs - 9.5" beard - Spurs 1.5" and 7/8". The bird ranks 4th in Maine for weight.
Way to go Andrea!!!  She took a jake last year so she's on a roll.