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<blockquote data-quote="AT Hiker" data-source="post: 5336185" data-attributes="member: 10019"><p>I dont put much faith in spur length and age, I suppose it is the best guess scenario available. </p><p></p><p>Ive never killed one with super long spurs, 1.5"+. </p><p></p><p>I would guess 11" beard, give or take a bit, is the longest bearded turkey I have killed. Oddly, I went through a spell where I was killing at least one multi beard bird every year. I always thought multi bearded birds were cool and more of a "trophy" just because they were rare, then I killed a few and thought other wise, now I think they are rare again because its been a while since Ive killed one, haha. </p><p></p><p>Weight was never a big deal for me. I spoke with a biologist once at Ft Campbell, we had killed some turkeys and he weighed them at check in. We talked and thats when he informed me that turkeys, like deer, loose weight throughout the breeding season. Made sense and I suppose he is correct. </p><p></p><p>As for trophy, like Palspal, its how he played the game and the overall experience. Honestly, most turkeys look like turkeys to me. One may be colored up or have an abnormally large/thick beard but I rarely get a look at the spurs while hunting and I sure as heck wouldnt pass one up because he had short spurs.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AT Hiker, post: 5336185, member: 10019"] I dont put much faith in spur length and age, I suppose it is the best guess scenario available. Ive never killed one with super long spurs, 1.5"+. I would guess 11" beard, give or take a bit, is the longest bearded turkey I have killed. Oddly, I went through a spell where I was killing at least one multi beard bird every year. I always thought multi bearded birds were cool and more of a "trophy" just because they were rare, then I killed a few and thought other wise, now I think they are rare again because its been a while since Ive killed one, haha. Weight was never a big deal for me. I spoke with a biologist once at Ft Campbell, we had killed some turkeys and he weighed them at check in. We talked and thats when he informed me that turkeys, like deer, loose weight throughout the breeding season. Made sense and I suppose he is correct. As for trophy, like Palspal, its how he played the game and the overall experience. Honestly, most turkeys look like turkeys to me. One may be colored up or have an abnormally large/thick beard but I rarely get a look at the spurs while hunting and I sure as heck wouldnt pass one up because he had short spurs. [/QUOTE]
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