How old is this turkey???
08-26-2010, 10:30 AM
#12
Super Moderator
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Wisconsin
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SJA
A 1 yr old turkey does not have a beard that length at all. The best beard a 1 yr old (aka Jake) may have might be 7 inches. On most Jakes (1yr olds) the beard can be from 1" a little button to 4 inches is what I commonly see at least here in WI.
That beard on the photo is well over 11 inches easy.
A 1 yr old turkey does not have a beard that length at all. The best beard a 1 yr old (aka Jake) may have might be 7 inches. On most Jakes (1yr olds) the beard can be from 1" a little button to 4 inches is what I commonly see at least here in WI.
That beard on the photo is well over 11 inches easy.
08-26-2010, 05:22 PM
#14
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: North Louisiana
Posts: 3,050
JW, I think SJ knows what a jake is. He was asking how do you know the turkey is not a 2 year old. It could be a 2 year old with an unusually long beard. It's probably older, but nobody can be sure unless a good picture of his spurs is taken or someone lays him down.
