AT Hiker said:
I need to have some "officially" measured then, I called one up for a guy last year that had 5 beards...prob 16" total. I have seen some I think would go over 20" but not sure.
AT - you should contact NWTF.
NWTF Wild Turkey Records
You could possibly be sitting at #1 in Tennessee and in the top-5 in the US with that 5 bearded A-typical.
Here are the top 5 recorded beard lengths for A-typical birds in Tennessee. The current #1 is 14.4375" :
Longest Beard A-Typical in Tennessee, USA
1 JEFFERY A. ST CLAIR (M)
TN ( details) 14.4375" Apr 4, 1996
MARION, TN, USA M Firearm Eastern
Calls Used: Slate
2 STEPHEN MATLOCK (M)
TN ( details) 13.0000" May 1, 2007
HUMPHREYS, TN, USA M Firearm Eastern
Calls Used: M Diaphragm
3 TROY O'DANIEL (M)
TN ( details) 12.5000" May 7, 2001
HUMPHREYS, TN, USA M Firearm Eastern
Calls Used: M Diaphragm
4 DONALD MCDONALD (M)
TN ( details) 12.2500" Apr 6, 1998
COCKE, TN, USA M Firearm Eastern
Calls Used: M Diaphragm
5 BILLY JOE PERRY (M)
TN ( details) 12.0000" Apr 7, 2012
SUMNER, TN, USA M Firearm Eastern
Calls Used: M Diaphragm
AMANDA PHILLIPS (F)
TN ( details) 12.0000" May 8, 2006
OVERTON, TN, USA M Firearm Eastern
Calls Used: M Diaphragm
SHEHANE (M)
TN ( details) 12.0000" Apr 23, 2003
BEDFORD, TN, USA M Firearm Eastern
Calls Used: M Diaphragm
Here are the top 5 recorded beard lengths for A-typical birds in the US. The current #1 is 17.6250" :
Longest Beard A-Typical
1 STEVEN OVERTON (M)
AR ( details) 17.6250" Apr 10, 2000
SHARP, AR, USA M Firearm Eastern
Calls Used: Box, Slate
2 ROBERT FARRIS (M)
GA ( details) 17.2500" Mar 25, 2003
JONES, GA, USA M Firearm Eastern
Calls Used: Box, M Diaphragm
3 CHRISTOPHER GEBHARDT (M)
MO ( details) 16.7500" Apr 23, 2009
HOWARD, MO, USA M Firearm Eastern
Calls Used: Slate
4 JOE BACON (M)
IN ( details) 16.0000" May 11, 2002
SWITZERLAND, IN, USA M Firearm Eastern
Calls Used: Box, Slate
G. GALEN BRADDY (M)
NC ( details) 16.0000" May 4, 2006
PITT, NC, USA M Firearm Eastern
Calls Used: M Diaphragm
5 DAVID EDWARDS (M)
GA ( details) 15.0000" Mar 25, 2006
MONROE, GA, USA M Firearm Eastern
Calls Used: Other
BETH HUGHES (F)
KY ( details) 15.0000" Apr 25, 1998
CALDWELL, KY, USA M Firearm Eastern
Calls Used: Slate