[Dr. Tad Hussein Winslow]

If a jake turkey is a 1-year old in the spring, does it look mostly full-grown in the previous fall or does it look like a juvenile? Does it have any beard in the fall, or look like a hen? Or what? For that matter, what does a 0.5 year old hen look like in the fall? Thanks.

[Dr. Tad Hussein Winslow]

P.S. Since no one is responding...dang I'm getting a bit ancy here - my thoughts are turning to fall deer & turkey hunting. Anyone else hearing the call of the wild yet? :)

[Floppy_D]

I don't have an answer, but I spent an hour earlier today scouring the 2008 game regs for useful info and changes.

Looks like I'll be chasing crows here in a few weeks and doves shortly after.

Can't wait for summer to be over. Love it. :)

[janobles14]

they will have a small beard but haven't dropped in the neck area much...imagine and wide breasted hen, darker with a stub beard.

[Shawnee]

Taken out my window this morning....

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y159/FiveO/Turkeys2.jpg


There are groups of 20+, 30+ and one group of 50+ (made up mostly of youngsters, of course) within about 1/3 of a mile from my home. We are overrun with them this year.


:cool:

[NRA4LIFE]

Some of the Jakes in fall will have visible beards, some just little nubbs. They'll usually be about 10 lbs (+/- 1-1.5 or so). They will appear darker than the hens, more black colored. The Jennies will be a bit smaller, usually 7-8 lbs and and lighter colored, more brown than black.

[Dr. Tad Hussein Winslow]

Shawnee, I hate you officially now. I hunted hard this last spring and got no turkey.