Turkey hunt a tribute to persistence and the memory of a beloved uncle

Turkey hunt a tribute to persistence and the memory of a beloved uncle

This story was originally published in May 2020. It was impossible not to get excited at the sound of that first gobble. Then again, it had happened twice before this spring — one gobble in response to yelps had yielded not only no turkey, but no further sounds. I had stood on that exact spot in the woods of Newburgh earlier in the week and tried to move toward the gobble. Maybe I gave myself away. This time, I left nothing to chance. Rather tha…