Does this count as a double beard?
05-13-2013, 12:05 PM
#1
Fork Horn
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Does this count as a double beard?
I shot a jake on saturday and have been busy since then. I just got everything salted (to dry out). and I noticed the turkey looks like it had a double beard. at the tagging station they didn't measure it or anything, I could of took a hen there and they wouldn't of known.
It was rainy when I shot it so that's why i never noticed it, plus I had to leave at 6:30 and shot the bird at 5:30 so I was in a big hurry.
here it is (can't really remember how to post pictures.)
http://s846.photobucket.com/user/xxl...beard.jpg.html
so what do you think?
double beard?
It was rainy when I shot it so that's why i never noticed it, plus I had to leave at 6:30 and shot the bird at 5:30 so I was in a big hurry.
here it is (can't really remember how to post pictures.)
http://s846.photobucket.com/user/xxl...beard.jpg.html
so what do you think?
double beard?
Last edited by JW; 05-14-2013 at 09:33 AM.
05-13-2013, 01:22 PM
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Nontypical Buck
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I would like to see pictures where the feathers are out of the way. I can't tell for sure but it doesn't really look like he pulled it apart. Do you have other pictures?
05-13-2013, 01:24 PM
#5
Fork Horn
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no I don't, it may have got pulled apart that way as it dried because I never pulled it apart. I will just assume that its a single bearded turkey.
05-13-2013, 04:06 PM
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did not mean you pulled it apart. I have seen several that had been done by the bird. from fighting or what ever I do not know.
05-14-2013, 08:16 AM
#7
Nontypical Buck
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Surely looks like two separate beards to me. Doesn't look pulled apart to me. It certainly seems far too thick to me to be one beard for a jake. My assumption would be two beards. Too bad there aren't more pics to get a better/different look at it. Congrats on the bird, regardless!
05-14-2013, 09:37 AM
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You do need a better picuture as RPD63 has stated.
To have a true extra beard there will be a separate node to where it is attached to the body and the beard grows from.
With the current picture - No it does not show that but the again remove the feathers.
JW
05-14-2013, 10:22 AM
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I do apologize the the op for not doing this sooner
Congrats on your bird and may many more be in your future!
