Quick aside... After I shot my first Merriam's turkey Zane asked for the beard, a rather impressive beard at that. Now I have shot a few turkeys and have a neat little bundle of beards from the better ones. I kinda like them.

But of course Zane got the beard.

Just before I left Zane gave me a present, all wrapped up like only a kid can. He had taken the beard and mounted it on a wood round and held it in place with a little piece of leather he had burned a big "A" on; and the date. On the back he burned "turkey hunt, North Dakota, 10-30-05, 17#, 10 1/4"."
art wiping away a little tiny tear...