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Three jakes gobble at turkey calls being made by Gov. Sam Brownback. They also gobbled at a variety of turkey calls, owl hoots, crow calls, each other and a human shout.

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Three adolescent jakes eye a turkey decoy in northern Sedgwick County Friday morning. The small toms were the only ones that came within range of Gov. Sam Brownback. He didn't shoot because he wanted a bigger bird.

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Will Johnson, left, Brad Young and Gov. Sam Brownback discuss hunting strategies late Friday morning. They soon headed to town for lunch.

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Wet, muddy fields possibly caused a lot of mature toms to leave the area Gov. Sam Brownback was hunting with Will Johnson on the Governor's Turkey Hunt on Friday.

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Wet, muddy fields possibly caused a lot of mature toms to leave the area Gov. Sam Brownback was hunting with Will Johnson on the Governor's Turkey Hunt on Friday.

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Michael Pearce / The Wichita Eagle

Gov. Sam Brownback uses his father's old Winchester Model 12 shotgun for hunting.

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Gov. Sam Brownback calls for turkeys on Friday. This was the second year he didn't shoot a turkey at the Governor's Turkey Hunt in El Dorado. Unlike in 2011, he saw a lot of birds and had fun this year.

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Gov. Sam Brownback auctions a shotgun to raise money for scholarships at the Governor's Turkey Hunt on Thursday evening.

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Kansas Governor's Mike Hayden, left, Sam Brownback and Bill Graves visit at the Governor's Turkey Hunt in El Dorado.

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Wichita Mayor Carl Brewer, center, shot one of the largest toms at the Governor's Turkey Hunt. It was his first tom and called in by former Gov. Mike Hayden, left, and scouted by Ramon Criss, right.

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