pledbetter
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Just wondering how many of you have shot a bearded hen
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I never have.
Benelli 4 Life
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Killed 4 or 5 back when i first started huntin. I see em all the time but dont kill em any more. Might as well kill em,I havent ever seen one with poults.
I have shot one many years ago accidentally, however I got some buds who have passed up on gobs to shoot a bearded hen and they have them mounted on the wall..............
catman529
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it's on my bucket list but I don't plan to go shooting every bearded hen I see. I would like to have one under my belt though.
I shot one Easter morning. Have seen several through the years. Either out of season or out of bounds.
pledbetter
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I was just wondering because I did get one this past season , she had an 8 inch beard. I regret not having her mounted. I'm pretty sure shes the same one we had been seeing for the past 2 years. I can't say that I ever recall seeing any with poults either but then again our lease has so many hens I don't know how one could tell which babies belong to which mama bird.
I've seen several but never shot any. I did see one around my house quite a bit a few years ago and thought if I got a shot with a bow I might try it but never did.
huntintn
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killed 2, see them every year.
Baxter83
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I went years without seeing one, but year before last I ended up seeing 2 within a few weeks of each other during deer season. I drew back on one of them with my bow, but she busted me before I got a shot off..
Got one at aedc 2010.
raywa
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i got one a couple of years ago.
rastubbs
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I got this one two years ago
Beautiful hen and mount. Did you get her in TN?
Good time Charlie
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I guess you know for sure that is a hen now,but did you know when you shot her?
Tht is a beautiful bird ,
Tht is a beautiful bird ,
Grizzly Johnson
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Good time Charlie said:
I would hope so, as it is illegal in Tn. to shoot a turkey that doesn't have a visible beard.... mature or not.
stik
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Grizzly Johnson said:
not in the fall
Grizzly Johnson
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stik said:
You are correct, I was referring to the spring turkey season.... sorry for any confusion.
stik
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Grizzly Johnson said:
it's all good
Grizzly Johnson
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I don't fall turkey hunt, so I really don't think about it.... when I answered it never even came into my mind that maybe it was taken during a fall hunt.
