bearded hen turkeys

[one on one]

are they in your area,i'm in south al and i've seen several of them over the years.(in different locations).

[12 pointer]

never seen one but it would be cool

[Kybuckhunter]

I've seen several. Passed up one couple years ago. Most have thin beards but I saw two last year together that had about 9 inch beards that were pretty heavy and several years ago while scouting I saw a hen that had a very thick long beard as I have ever seen

[ShootStuff88]

My dad shot one a few years ago. When she was gutted, she looked to be full of immature eggs.
he didnt realize til after he got her back to camp it was a hen, but any bearded bird is legal in IL, dunno if its that way in other states.

Mat

[KitsapCaller]

I think bearded hens are common-place just about everywhere. I hope all of us will pass on them during the spring as they are potentially sitting on or carrying eggs.

[halcon]

They are more common than people think , I read some where its like 10 percent of the population .

[WAYNE1]

On my place, if there's a flock of 40 hen's...3-4 of em will have beard's