Remembering that first big turkey Bill Howard Apr 20, 2018 Apr 20, 2018 Updated Mar 19, 2019 0 Bill Howard Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Bill Howard Seven years ago I did a story on Brooke Smith and her first turkey hunt. Sometimes it is nice to revisit an old tale so that it can be passed along.kAmqC@@<6 $>:E9 5:5 ?@E <?@H H92E E@ E9:?< E92E 7:CDE $2EFC52J >@C?:?8 @7 pAC:=] $96 H2D 8@:?8 @? 96C 7:CDE EFC<6J 9F?E @? J@FE9 52J :? }@CE9 r2C@=:?2 2=@?8 H:E9 E96 4C6H 7C@> w2C5H@@5D x?4] !C@5F4E:@?D] x7 E9:?8D H6?E H6==[ qC@@<6 H@F=5 86E 2 D9@E 2E 2 ?:46 E@> W25F=E >2=6 EFC<6JX 2?5 E96 4C6H H@F=5 86E D@>6 G:56@ 7@@E286 7@C E96:C FA4@>:?8 D62D@?]k^AmkAmu@C qC@@<6’D 286[ D96 H2D 2 D62D@?65 9F?E6C] w6C 72E96C DE2CE65 96C 9F?E:?8 2E E96 286 @7 `_] (96? D96 H2D `a[ D96 <?@4<65 5@H? 2 =2C86 ?:?6 A@:?E H9:E6E2:=] xE H@F=5 36 H92E D@>6 H@F=5 42== E96:C ‘566C @7 2 =:76E:>6’] w@H6G6C 2E `c J62CD @=5[ D96 925 ?6G6C 366? 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