RE: Is there any way to tell how old a turkey is?
 

Get rid of more hens!!!!!

RE: Is there any way to tell how old a turkey is?
 

I usually have them fill out a survey!
Leave the white ones alone, especially if there running around on the presidential lawn

RE: Is there any way to tell how old a turkey is?
 

I thought you aged them by the Button that pops up when they are done cooking??

I could be wrong, but that's what a "heard" on an internet board!

RE: Is there any way to tell how old a turkey is?
 

Isn't it possible for a mature turkey to have little to no beard? Curious.

RE: Is there any way to tell how old a turkey is?
 

You gotta be able to get real close, and be real quiet and still. Then, if you ask him nicely, he might tell you.;)

RE: Is there any way to tell how old a turkey is?
 

Yes it is. A buddy just killed a Merriam Gobbler that barely had a beard, but it was a nice size Gobbler 20+# and had 1 1/4" spurs. Nice spurs for a Merriam no doubt. I'll guarantee you that gobbler had some age on him.

Dan

RE: Is there any way to tell how old a turkey is?
 

I know of at least one mature gobbler that doesn't have a beard. I missed him but my broadhead clipped off his beard. Left him with a little stub sticking out that looked just like thetuft on a jake.

RE: Is there any way to tell how old a turkey is?
 

AP..now thats cool. Way to practice "Catch and Release".. I wouldn't tell anyone you missed!

I do that with my back yard 3d buck. I say I'm horn hunting and just shoot of the horns..lol

RE: Is there any way to tell how old a turkey is?
 

Spurs are the best way to age a turkey. I've shot 25-6+ year old toms with beards less than 5" long. The only thing a long beard will tell you is that it's not a jake.

When you get a bird with 1.5"+ hooks - take him to the taxidermist, b/c you've got a world classtom in your hands.

RE: Is there any way to tell how old a turkey is?
 

While this bird was not the biggest (weight wise) bird I've ever killed, nor did it have the longest beard (I've killed a couple with 12"+ beards) He was definitely a Limb Hanger and I think he was the oldest Turkey I have killed. How old??

I'm not sure. By the time I asked him he wasn't talking;)

Dan