Around here a 1 year old jake will have nubs for spurs and a beard that is less than 5". They usually weigh in the 12-15 pound range. A 2 year old can have up to an 11" beard and the spurs are about an inch long. Those birds usually weigh 18 to 21 pounds. Anything beyond 1" spurs are 3 year old and beyond birds. The beards can be anywhere from 6" to 12" and they weigh well over 20 pounds. Most of the birds I have killed are 2 or 3 year old turkeys. I can't say I have gotten anything older than 3 years old and I have shot several dozen birds. They just don't make it that long around here between the hard winters and hunting/ predator pressure

That gobbler's beard is over 11" long...Probably over a foot...

In my turkey hunting experience of over 40 years and after seeing many gobblers from different states and one Canadian province, I would say that it is HIGHLY LIKELY that that gobbler is 3 years old or older..

Of course, spurs are the best indicator of age...Generally a two year old will have 3/4" to 7/8" spurs...A 3 year old will have 1" to 1 1/8 " spurs.. Anything over 1 1/8" is probably 3 years old or older...

However, most 2 year old gobblers have beards from 8" to 9 3/4 " long... Of hundreds of gobblers I have examined, I never remember seeing a 2 year old bird with a beard much longer than 10".... Without seeing the spurs, I would be willing to bet next week's paycheck that the gobbler in the picture is at least 3 years old..