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Title: you ever see a turkey trip on its beard?
Post by: KFhunter on March 27, 2012, 11:07:48 PM: 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
Title: Re: you ever see a turkey trip on its beard?
Post by: yelp on March 28, 2012, 12:26:27 PM: It happens on all of the birds I hunt. :)
Title: Re: you ever see a turkey trip on its beard?
Post by: Limhangerslayer on March 28, 2012, 12:59:35 PM: If it was an old tom it might not of been his "beard" he was stepping on :chuckle: :o
Title: Re: you ever see a turkey trip on its beard?
Post by: BOWHUNTER45 on March 28, 2012, 01:00:32 PM: was it a eastern - merriams-or Rio or do not know ?
Title: Re: you ever see a turkey trip on its beard?
Post by: pendoreilleadventures on April 02, 2012, 09:26:26 AM: I shot and bird on the run once and when it hit the ground the beard pulled out!!!
Title: Re: you ever see a turkey trip on its beard?
Post by: bearpaw on April 02, 2012, 09:30:39 AM: 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.
Title: Re: you ever see a turkey trip on its beard?
Post by: TheHunt on April 02, 2012, 09:47:32 AM: Quote from: Limhangerslayer on March 28, 2012, 12:59:35 PM
If it was an old tom it might not of been his "beard" he was stepping on :chuckle: :o

Some older Tom's have longer "beards" then others. :chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle:
Title: Re: you ever see a turkey trip on its beard?
Post by: buckcanyonlodge on April 02, 2012, 10:08:58 AM: I've seen big toms in the winter dragging big ice balls on their beards. No doubt contributes to shorter beards.
Title: Re: you ever see a turkey trip on its beard?
Post by: bearpaw on April 02, 2012, 10:18:46 AM: Quote from: buckcanyonlodge on April 02, 2012, 10:08:58 AM
I've seen big toms in the winter dragging big ice balls on their beards. No doubt contributes to shorter beards.

:tup:
Title: Re: you ever see a turkey trip on its beard?
Post by: bearpaw on April 02, 2012, 10:19:25 AM: Quote from: TheHunt on April 02, 2012, 09:47:32 AM
Quote from: Limhangerslayer on March 28, 2012, 12:59:35 PM
If it was an old tom it might not of been his "beard" he was stepping on :chuckle: :o

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

sounds like a little dreaming going on here... :chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle: