04-22-2009, 01:32 AM
i really don't pay attention to length of beard too much, as long as it's a tom i'm happy...i shot one 27 pounder with a 12" beard and 1.5" spurs one year but this bird was probably the coolest one i've shot, it hung at 50 yards for litterally 30 mins before a hen coaxed him into 40 yards, he gobbled probably 30-40 times....it's was pretty cool, my dad had the same season as me so he was calling as well....he's gonna taste great :-)


