A Spring Awakening

By Victoria Jackson

It’s the last weekend of May and I have had only one thing on my mind for months.  Can you guess what it is?

Yes, it’s wild turkey, wild turkey, wild turkey.

My dad has been talking about this day for months.  He is finally taking me, his 17- year-old daughter, turkey hunting.  Every time I walk into the house I see “Tom,” the trophy banded turkey that my dad harvested in the spring of 2005.  I have wanted to know what it’s like to harvest a game bird such as “Tom” and now, hopefully, I will find out.
“Let’s hit the road, Tori Lee.”

Anxious and nervous at the same time, I hop into the passenger seat of my dad’s Avalanche.  Our destination is Columbia County in upstate New York. Acres and acres of beautiful farmland, friendly local folks and great turkey hunting await us.

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