Date: April, 6, 2007

Place: Rock Island, Tx.

Weapon: 12 gauge

Distance: 35 yards

Measurements: 22 lbs, 10" beard, 1.25" spurs

Notice the reddish orange beard on this tom. I'd never seen or heard about one of these before I took this beautiful bird.

He scores 67 by the NWTF guidelines and is my biggest Rio Grande to date.

Read the full story is in my hunting journal.