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April 25, 2012, 09:03 PM | #1 |
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1 Turkey-5 beards-1.5" spurs....
Didn't know turkeys had more than one beard......got this in an email today. Acquaintance got it last weekend.
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April 26, 2012, 12:32 AM | #2 |
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I wanna shoot me one of those. Anyone know what percentage of turkeys have multiple beards?
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April 28, 2012, 06:53 AM | #3 |
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A trophy bird indeed.
Over the years, I've killed probably 25-30 turkey's. In that amount, two had double beards. I saw one being checked in that had three but that's the most I've ever seen in person. I'd say with confidence, a 4-5 bearded turkey is very rare. |
April 28, 2012, 07:47 AM | #4 |
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My wife shot a triple beard with 1" spurs last week.
She was pretty pumped. I told her it was like shooting a B&C deer or elk. I have added pictures of hers. We did not notice it being a triple until we cut the beards off. Last edited by reloader28; April 28, 2012 at 08:50 PM. |
April 29, 2012, 06:31 PM | #5 |
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It is not real rare to have a double beard, but rare enough they are trophies. 5 beards is real rare, really nice bird you got congrats.
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May 22, 2012, 09:07 AM | #6 |
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Awesome!
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