you ever see a turkey trip on its beard?

[KFhunter]

I was watching a couple of old toms, one stepped on its beard and it was like a horse stepping on its lead rope
 
wondering if anyone else ever seen that

[yelp]

It happens on all of the birds I hunt.   

[Limhangerslayer]

If it was an old tom it might not of been his "beard" he was stepping on 

[BOWHUNTER45]

was it a eastern - merriams-or Rio or do not know ?

[pendoreilleadventures]

I shot and bird on the run once and when it hit the ground the beard pulled out!!!

[bearpaw]

I've seen that a lot when they are strutting, I think it's one of the reasons we do not get extra long beards on Merriams, they are not as tall of birds as easterns. They literally walk-off their beards keeping them trimmed off. Longest I have ever taken is 11 1/4.

[TheHunt]

If it was an old tom it might not of been his "beard" he was stepping on 

Some older Tom's have longer "beards" then others.   

[buckcanyonlodge]

I've seen big toms in the winter dragging big ice balls on their beards. No doubt contributes to shorter beards.

[bearpaw]

I've seen big toms in the winter dragging big ice balls on their beards. No doubt contributes to shorter beards.

 

[bearpaw]

If it was an old tom it might not of been his "beard" he was stepping on 

Some older Tom's have longer "beards" then others.   

sounds like a little dreaming going on here...