Our season opened yesterday. I got down there and in the woods about 6:00 AM. Sat all frickin' day and saw 1 hen and that was it.
It was windy as all get out all day. I heard 5-6 different gobblers, but none were close and none were on our land.Went back down this morning. Back up on the bench about 6:15 AM. It was acting like it was going to be windy again, so I wasn't real hopeful. Didn't hear any gobbles at daylight. Finally, the wind just stopped, and everything came to life. I could hear about 3 different hens around me calling trying to get a gobbler's attention, so I wasn't about to be outdone.
I heard one hen up on the ridge calling, but she started to act like I was ticking her off by the way she was sounding, so I quit calling in case she had a gobbler in tow so she wouldn't lead him away. About 5 minutes later, I heard 1 gobble from up on the ridge at about 7:20 AM. I purred once and clucked a couple of times on the call, set it down, and put the gun up.It took several minutes, but I started to hear some leaves rustling coming down off the ridge.
Had 4 turkeys come down the ridge, but it was still a little dark in the woods, especially will all the leaves we've got, and I couldn't tell exactly "what" they were. I couldn't see any beards swinging, they were hung up about 35-40 yds out, and it wasn't that light. I kept waiting for them to get closer, but they started getting antsy since they knew that hen was there, but couldn't see her. Finally, I picked out one that I knew HAD to be a male. His head was a lighter color and it didn't have any feathers on it. I started following him in the scope, when he cleared a tree and another bird got away from him, I dropped the hammer on him. DRT! 
It's a good think KY's reg's say "male or bearded" turkeys. No wonder I couldn't see his beard.
But I don't turkey hunt for the beards and spurs.
I'm in it for the meat!
By the time I get done with one, there usually isn't a whole lot left.
I skinned the thing because I'm thinking of doing a cape mount on the skin. I've been wanting to try it for awile, so I figured I'd give it a shot. A turkey cape mount is the skin/feathers from the neck all the way down the back all the way to the fan. Here's a picture of one I found on the web.
As I said, I kind of feel bad posting pictures of my little turkey after Stan has posted pictures of the monsters he's taken this year.
I've still got awile to hunt though and have 1 more tag left.
