Originally Posted by superstrutter

Just got back from a successful 2 days in Texas. This wasn't done with an outfitter. I located the birds myself, with a whole lot of walking I might add, and called them myself. I have a friend who has some places in south Texas. I took the birds at three different locations. Most years there aren't many birds at these places, but this season was much better. Because of the good hatch two years ago, there were mostly 2 year old birds around. Because of the drought last Spring, there were no jakes. At least I didn't see a single jake. I believe all three birds I took were 3 year olds.That means there should be plenty of mature birds next year. Bird 1 weighed 21 lbs 4 oz, beard was 9.3", and both spurs were a little over an inch. He scored 62.975. Bird 2 weighed 18 lbs 10 oz, beard was 9", and spurs were 3/4" and 1 inch. He scored 54.125. Bird 3 weighed 19 lbs 5 oz, beard was 9", and spurs were both 1 inch.