I shot my first bird on friday, it was 24 pounds and had 1.25" spurs. The beard i am not sure about. It was a very thick beard up to 4" and then there is only about 10-15 strands that are 10.5". My guess is that it probably froze off in the winter. Should i count this beard as 10.5" long or 4" long? Thanks.

youre probably right about it freezin' off , unless you shot it off.......count the longest hair, that is the beard's length.... congrats by the way on a real nice one

I know here in AR that the regs say that you measure the length of the LONGEST strand of hair.. SOOO, that is a 10.5 inch beard bud

same here in NY

yep, measure the longest hair

if im lucky enuff to win this season i would count the longest strand of hair even if there was one that was 10 inches and the rest were 4

...that was a bir gobbler...just make sure and look the beard over good,ive cut a lot off with buckshot...

why would you even consider measuring the short ones?! if you have any doubt, make it sound better, its a better story to tell that way

my turkey last year had a 9 3/4 inch beard...but ONE strand was longer than the rest....so its a 10 incher! lol....definently go with the longest strands...its part of the beard isnt it??? not like your making it up....

You measure to the longest point ,so if you only have 1 hair 10 1/2" long then that is how long your beard is. A 24pounder is one heck of a good bird congrat's and good hunting.

nubo