Broken Beard?

[Boxcall Kid]

Those filaments are easily broken. Chances are tho that bird was a jakester.

[snapper]

I'm pretty sure that they can loose a beard in the winter also...if it gets frozen from deep snow it can break off very easy. Did the bird you seen strut? If so...did he have a full tail fan? Thats the next way of telling a tom from a jake. images/icons/wink.gif

[MrWiggely]

I saw a bird 3 years ago that had about a 9-10 inch beard in the winter with a big ol snow ball hanging from it about the size of a baseball.

That spring I shot a 22 lb gobler in the same area that only had a 4 1/2 inch beard. I am pretty sure it was the same.

I am sure they break off from the snow and Ice in my area.

Wigs

[too_pointer]

Lots of areas had that nasty ice and snow storm not to long ago. Yes I have heard it many times that it can break or tear their beards.
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