I think it' s the nature of many if not most hunters to take the best game animal they can. That often equates to the bigest rack, longest beard or spurs, biggest fish ect. In turkey hunting all I look for is a bird that isn' t a hen or jake. If it' s the last day or so of the season I don' t have any problem with anyone taking a jake, myself included They are usually a more reasonable size for cooking. My last two birds weighed in excess of 21 lbs. they were fully mature birds, one had 1" spurs and the other 1 1/4 "
Probably not long by most standards. Same with their beards 8 1/2 and 7" . Three years ago I took a 20 pound bird with a 11 1/2" beard and no spurs. Actually I guess what I' m saying is I take what is provided and am proud of whatever it is.