I encounter this alot, behind the house,

Some years the hatch is good,some years not. Last hatch must of been very good,so the number of jakes is high and longbeards low.
On one area i hunt,it has tons of people who just dont care about wildlife,and here a turkey gobbling and just decide to get out the shotgun and go that turkey gobbling in the field.Well it TICKS me offf!!! anyways,most of the birds on this area dont get to see thier second spring..and most hens survive so..lots of hens and hardly if any males...One male can successfully fertilize as many hens as he has the chance to breed. Its not a very stable poplulation but thanks to the hens it is a population...

and back to the jake thing..In these types of years where brood up,and 2nd year birds are in someones freezer.Then the jakes outnumber the longbeard..If you have one longbeard and 15 jakes..the flock will be led by jakes.Its the majority rules!!