record is an eastren.....18.25 or something like that.....i know its 18 something......thats wild......how didnt it break??? they gorw like 4-6 inches a year.....but they normally stop about 12ish from dragging on the ground.......from what i read anyways......my biggest is 9....only my second spring turkey.....i killed a hen in the fall....last years bird was 8 3/4ths....