The first week in South Dakota's Black Hills started out awfully slow. The turkey we did see were still in their winter flocks with just a remnant of snow on the ground. Toward the end of the week the toms and jakes split off into bachelor groups but would not come closer than a hundred yards. After several close and failed attempts we finally bagged our first Merriam. Alot of folks think Merriam turkeys are the easiest but after this hunt I believe they were trying to kill me. They never stop moving from the time their feet touch the ground and your only chance is to try and get ahead of them. Very thankful and a bit wiser. Richard
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