The Hanger - Rocket Talk

I just don't have all the words to describe my recent encounter this past weekend with a true rising star, expert turkey hunter, and world record holder Keenan Adams of Bainbridge, Georgia. At just 13 years of age, Keenan has accomplished more than even the most avid of turkey hunters five times his age.

Check this out... Keenan is the only person in the world that has achieved eight (that's right 8) World Slam's for turkey hunting! You should also know that the number of turkey hunters in the United States alone number in the millions. In fact, Keenan has been in the World Slam record books now since the age of nine.

Please stay tuned as I will be posting a number of articles and commentary on this very special young outdoorsman. Let's talk turkey for just a minute, so that one can truly understand the incredible information I am about to pass on.

First of all, The United States is blessed with some of the most spectacular wildlife, and the American wild turkey happens to be one of the most difficult wild game species on Earth to harvest. While there is no doubt that wild turkeys exist now in other parts of the world, this very tasty gamebird is a native of North America and four of the six regognized species are found right here in the United States. They are the Eastern, Oceola, Rio Grand, and Merriam. The remaining two species, the Gould and Oscellated, are found farther south in Mexico and Northern Central America.

The vast majority of hunters are just lucky to have an opportunity to bag even one variety. The National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF)is the organization (www.nwtf.org) for anyone interested in the suport and pursuit of wild turkeys. Founded in 1973, the organization is now over 521,000 members strong, and according to the NWTF, research estimates the turkey population at over 7 million birds, compared to just 1.3 million birds at the time of their inception. Currently there are nearly 3 million turkey hunters.

Please come back as this story is a work in progress and you just won't believe how intersting this story is going to get as I describe our recent hunt with Keenan Adams. Now I must get some sleep.

Rocket Johnson reporting!
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