Do you peel your beards, or cut them off?

[TheRealSpurhunter]

Everyone I know cuts a hunk of skin off with the beards, I figured out by accident years ago that the beard will peel off perfectly clean without the use of a knife. Anyone else do this?

 

[Huntaholic]

Ive seen em seperate into hundreds of single strands by "popping" the beard. Im a cutter.

 

[Hillbilly Hunter]

I have pulled them off for years and have never had one come apart in the process.
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[Gravey]

No peeling here. Just grab them at the base and pull it out.

 

[Tennessee Lead]

I am a cutter :)

 

[Setterman]

I'm a peeler, just pull them off like Velcro. No falling apart no nasty chunk of meat to deal with

 

[catman529]

I cut them off and trim the excess skin and dip them in borax and let them dry

 

[Southern Sportsman]

I cut them off and trim the excess skin and dip them in borax and let them dry

x2. I have seen the white waxy stuff that holds them together deteriorate over time, especially in hot conditions. Then they just become of bundle of beard hairs with no connector. I figure the small piece of dried skin at the top may help to hold them together over time.

 

[Roost 1]

Cutter...... No sense in being sorry one day!!!

 

[Wrangler95]

I just pull them from breast and let dry.After dry I go over them with glue real good at the base and let them dry.After dryy I put them in a display holder

 

[mountain man 71]

Cutter

 

[ruger7mag]

I cut them off and trim the excess skin and dip them in borax and let them dry

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[shopson]

Cut and borax. Takes less than 2 minutes.

 

[deerhunter10]

I cut them off and trim the excess skin and dip them in borax and let them dry

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same not saying it doesn't work but I know my luck and I would have a thousand pieces of beard on the ground if I tried it the other way.

 

[Barnes Ridge Rambler]

I pull the beard tight and cut it. There's no hunk of skin left if done right. If anything is left I trim and borax or salt

 

[fredfred]

You guys keep and display all those beards? That would be one heck of a big display case LoL I've got beards from 24+ years laying everywhere. I had 1 turkey mounted and they lost my 12 1/2" beard. I suppose he still has the mount too. :mad: as I told him to shove it.

 

[callemquacktn]

Cutter. I tried the peeling once and half the beard broke off.

 

[Andy S.]

It depends. I've done both, but I've peeled the majority.

 

[woodsman87]

Cut the beard and legs off. Put them on the dash of my little Toyota truck for all season. After season put them in a box in the closet. Take them out every once and a while and look at them.

My biggest ones are always on display somewhere.

 

[Roost 1]

Cut the beard and legs off. Put them on the dash of my little Toyota truck for all season. After season put them in a box in the closet. Take them out every once and a while and look at them.

My biggest ones are always on display somewhere.

How do you see to drive??? lol

 

[woodsman87]

Cut the beard and legs off. Put them on the dash of my little Toyota truck for all season. After season put them in a box in the closet. Take them out every once and a while and look at them.

My biggest ones are always on display somewhere.

How do you see to drive??? lol

I am usually looking out the window in cow pastures for gobblers anyways and not even paying attention to the road in the first place! haha

 

[TN hunter]

I cut them off and trim the excess skin and dip them in borax and let them dry

I do the same thing!!

 

[timberjack86]

I cut them off and trim the excess skin and dip them in borax and let them dry

I do the same thing!!

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[TheRealSpurhunter]

When you peel, you never need borax.

 

[Arrowslanger]

Cut. Borax. Dry. Epoxy.