age

Jakes are first year birds. they arent quite a year old(born the previous summer) they are usually spotted by the tail fan. when in full strut, the middle feathers of their fans are usually longer than the rest. spurs and beards are also shorter. spurs are usually just a bump, and beards can reach MAYBE 6" or so at best..most are 3-4". some say you can pick out a jake gobble...i think some you can some you cant. alot of times they seem to have a "short" gobble. they say gobble...but not the obble obble or something like that..but not ALL the time..and ive heard longbeards that i would put money on being jake birds

Toms are long beards. pretty much everything opposite of a jake. full fan, spurs, long beard, etc..2yo+

weight is also USUALLY different. jakes are usually a good couple pounds lighter...depends on area...my area jakes go from like 12-15 or so and longbeards go 17+ usually....somewhere around there...