ORIGINAL: bullshooter
I haveyet to see the spurs until after he was dead on the ground.
Very good point, and my viewpiont exactly.
But,'IF" you have the time to be able to lookeach bird over for a good period of time, you'll usually see one gobbler go into stut, or maybe two. Look for the bird with the "whitest head", that will be the dominant gobbler. That being said, I'm a beard guy, and could care less about the size of the bird (weight wise), the first gobbler that is sportingthe mostawesome beard in the group is getting shot, providing that everyting falls into place. Taking the dominat bird would be cool too, but if one of his buddies is carrying a dandy beard, his buddy is getting a ride in my truck.