For those of you who grew up in the eighties like I did, you will recall the famous Wendy’s ads where the old gals had coined the “Where’s the beef?” slogan. Well, beginning early this spring and lasting (sadly) throughout there became a new spin-off of this popular slogan, which was started by my son, JD. Each and every morning after I returned from the woods empty handed JD would ask me, “Where’s the Turkey?” I would then go on to explain to him that we don’t have success every time in the woods and also continuously emphasized the fact that there were weeks left to turkey hunt. Well… Turkey season has now come to an end. The question has been raised one last final time for the turkey season of 2011 by my son. –“Where’s the turkey?” And the answer to this is that he is still in the woods!
After hours and hours spent in the woods with my bow patiently waiting, experiencing a few “close encounters” with our bearded friends, and sitting in everything from snow to thunderstorms it is official that the turkeys won the battle of 2011. It was a valiant effort, or at least I will tell myself that. Next year those turkeys just better watch it though. And, JD, we will find a better tasting turkey at Wal-Mart in the meantime.
