Ethan Hardesty, of Phoenix, hit this double-bearded tom in the head with a bow and arrow while hunting in Kansas with his dad. (SUBMITTED)
I finally got around to checking my mailbox at work and saw that I had received an awesome turkey-hunting photo from Don Hardesty, of Topeka, of his 14-year-old grandson, Ethan, posing with his first bird.
The big tom was taken with a bow in the second week of April at a site near Holton. Ethan and his father, Jeff, traveled from their home in Phoenix to hunt in Kansas. Topekan Jeff Starkey, a friend of Ethan’s dad, joined them on the hunt.
Ethan is an accomplished shotgunner, according to his grandpa, and will compete alongside his father and grandfather in the 2017 Sunflower State Games this month. Ethan made a head shot with his bow from about 20 yards. The huge bird had two 9-inch beards.
Ethan is an accomplished shotgunner, according to his grandpa, and will compete alongside his father and grandfather in the 2017 Sunflower State Games this month. Ethan made a head shot with his bow from about 20 yards. The huge bird had two 9-inch beards.
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