I regret to inform you that Lee is ailing due to an unfortunate accident, not of his fault. While hunting with my good friend Bill Henkel, he and Tiffany were doing their thing about 40 yards away when at about 11AM, a gobbler lifted off high ground behind me, and swooped past my right, beard a blowing, to land next to Lee. Being caught off guard, as I lifted my gun, he caught the movement and started high stepping, keeping Lee between me and himself. Drawing down on him I let fly with a dose of Long Beards, forgetting they shoot 4" lower than the last two XX shells I brought with me and used to kill two gobblers in as many days on my three day VA license. Old Lee caught the center of the pattern and was blown back some yards, stake and all, with the gobbler high tailing it unscathed toward the timber. Picking Lee up I dumped about a dozen #6s out of his hard body. He will wear a bunch more as witness to this sad event, while he presses on in his duties during the PA season.
Ralph