We have lots of bearded hens, I have killed some and let others walk. About 8 years ago I called in 3 gobblers with 11 hens, 7 of which were bearded. Some studies suggest that multibearded gobblers come from bearded hens. Don't know if there is any truth to that but I do know we kill and get game cam pics of many multibearded turkeys. We have one particular hen my son is wanting to kill, her beard will be in the 9" range. He let her walk last year and this year already to shoot her boyfriend. We are still seeing her in the field, she might be in trouble this time around.lol