Bearded Hen
02-13-2007, 09:14 PM
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RE: Bearded Hen
id pop it to her since its legal. just locate and pattern her and set up somewhere she feeds travles roosts. anything. just set up where she would be, and if you wanna try calling call to her as a hen not a gobbler. get loud and aggressive and mocl her if she calls back. throw out a few fighting purrs and see if she wont come in. just try any tactic you can think of to help you bag this bird. if it would be a trophy to you then dont worry what others would do in your shoes, kill thehen if you feel like it.
02-14-2007, 02:24 PM
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RE: Bearded Hen
ORIGINAL: RDHunter
In Michigan you can only shoot one bearded bird in the spring season but in the fall season you can shoot one of ether sex.
In Michigan you can only shoot one bearded bird in the spring season but in the fall season you can shoot one of ether sex.
i actually read in the Turkey Call magazine the other day (forgot which issue) that on average 10% of all hens are bearded. idk if this is for a certain area or not. It does seem a bit high because they seem to be pretty rare around here seeing as how ive seen hundreds and hundreds of hens and not one bearded hen.
02-14-2007, 03:25 PM
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RE: Bearded Hen
ORIGINAL: TEmbry15
so technically you could shoot a bearded hen during the spring in Michigan? i know most people wouldnt simply because they wouldnt have a tag left for a gobbler.
i actually read in the Turkey Call magazine the other day (forgot which issue) that on average 10% of all hens are bearded. idk if this is for a certain area or not. It does seem a bit high because they seem to be pretty rare around here seeing as how ive seen hundreds and hundreds of hens and not one bearded hen.
ORIGINAL: RDHunter
In Michigan you can only shoot one bearded bird in the spring season but in the fall season you can shoot one of ether sex.
In Michigan you can only shoot one bearded bird in the spring season but in the fall season you can shoot one of ether sex.
i actually read in the Turkey Call magazine the other day (forgot which issue) that on average 10% of all hens are bearded. idk if this is for a certain area or not. It does seem a bit high because they seem to be pretty rare around here seeing as how ive seen hundreds and hundreds of hens and not one bearded hen.
It clearly states " One bearded turkey per licensed hunter " it says nothing about the sex of the bearded bird.
The DNR of Michigan basicly leaves it up to thehunter to know the diffrence between a male and female bird.
Every turkey hunter I know can tell the diffrence just by looking at the color of there head and feathers.
Personaly I wouldn't shoot at a hen with or without a beard.