Always find records interesting,here's a few..
Here are the top-10 (well, 11, actually) turkey beards — all gracing birds in the Eastern subspecies — courtesy of the National Wild Turkey Federation:
Rank Hunter Length Date Where Hometown
1.) Robert Tremblay 18.125" 5/2/98 Va. Rollins Fork, Va.
2.) Michael Moore 17.625" 5/11/99 Pa. Duncansville, Pa.
Steven Overton 17.625" 4/10/00 Ark. Hardy, Ark.
4.) Danny Register 17.5" 5/5/97 Ga. Chester, Ga.
5.) L. Wayne Carver 17.125" 3/23/01 Ala. Fosters, Ala.
6.) Robert Meier 17" 5/9/93 Wis. Waupaca, Wis.
Edward Landreth 17" 5/4/01 Tenn. Adamsville, Tenn.
8.) Kirk Files 16.875" 3/23/85 Ala. Brinkley, Ark.
9.) Tom Jennings 16.625" 4/3/90 Ga. Rochelle, Ga.
Lee White 16.625" 4/7/00 Ga. Americus, Ga.
Donald Bridges 16.625" 5/2/01 Ky. Cadiz, Ky.
For a complete list of longbeards, including records for each subspecies,
click here for the NWTF "Longest Beards" Web page.