Will you look at that?! The calendar already says it is mid-April. Those of you who know me, know that my constant obsession with all things fish and fishing is about to be replaced with an obsession with big beautiful birds that go “GOBBLE-OBBLE-OBBLE”.
Saw this photo on the interwebs and believe this will be my goal for this spring turkey season:
Pretty sure that tom actually was tripping over his beard!
Oh, I suppose some of you doubters out there might think that photo was phony. Would you think it phony if I told you I once took a Tom that had an almost 20-inch beard?
OK, it was a bird that had multiple beards, six of them to be exact. Yes, most of them were relatively small, but if you laid them all end to end, they would have added up to 19 7/8 inches of beard!
Over the years, I have killed several toms with multiple beards. Most only had two or three, but multiple beards are not unheard of. However, it has been several years since I have taken a multi-bearded Tom. Maybe this year?
Gotta go, pretty sure I just heard a turkey gobble! Have a great weekend, hope you get in the field or on the water!
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