Longer beard Jake?

[LanceS4803]

Shot a bird this morning. He came through the woods just before noon, gobbling priodically the whole way to my call. He has attributes of a Jake but a decent beard on him, not the litle 1 or 2" paintbrush.
15.9lbs
double beard, 3.5" and 4.25"
3 long tail feathers (on a Jake, aren't there usually more?)
nubs for spurs

Is this beard unusual for a Jake?

 

[Hillbilly Hunter]

Not at all. Congrats!

 

[timberghost35]

Our jakes here usually have a 5 or maYbe even 6 inch beard. If his tail feathers are uneven and he has nubs for spurs (1/2in) he is a jake.

 

[duckriver]

Those are what we call super jakes. We have killed several with 10" beards but only 3/4" spurs and weigh under 20 pounds

 

[FARMTOFIELD]

Those are what we call super jakes. We have killed several with 10" beards but only 3/4" spurs and weigh under 20 pounds

That's called a 2 year old bird

 

[Os2 Outdoors]

Those are what we call super jakes. We have killed several with 10" beards but only 3/4" spurs and weigh under 20 pounds

That's called a 2 year old bird

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[ROUGH COUNTRY HUNTER]

Congrats

 

[Gravey]

Sounds like a standard jake to me. Congrats!

 

[Spurhunter]

Jake.

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[LanceS4803]

It seems all the jakes I have seen had short stubby beards.
Hopefully when I get done with my Army training this month, there will still be some time to hunt. Until then, Mr Jake was in the wrong place at the right time.

 

[catman529]

Most jakes I see have 2 to 4 inch beard but they could be longer. Anything over 5 or 6 I'd consider a super jake but there's really no technical definition, other than early born jake.


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[catman529]

Those are what we call super jakes. We have killed several with 10" beards but only 3/4" spurs and weigh under 20 pounds

That's called a 2 year old bird

X2

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yea that's a 2 year old. The most notorious birds for turning a slow day into a bunch of gobbling and coming in on a string.


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[Setterman]

]Those are what we call super jakes. We have killed several with 10" beards but only 3/4" spurs and weigh under 20 pounds

That's called a 2 year old bird

X2

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yea that's a 2 year old. The most notorious birds for turning a slow day into a bunch of gobbling and coming in on a string.


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That's a naive opinion imo. Many times 2 year olds are tough to kill because they're confident enough to gobble but timid of committing to a call. Sure some run in but I have more 3 year olds kamikaze then 2 year olds. It's one of the big misconceptions of turkeys is that 2 year olds just bolt to every call they hear

 

[FARMTOFIELD]

That's a naive opinion imo. Many times 2 year olds are tough to kill because they're confident enough to gobble but timid of committing to a call. Sure some run in but I have more 3 year olds kamikaze then 2 year olds. It's one of the big misconceptions of turkeys is that 2 year olds just bolt to every call they hear[/quote]

I agree whole heartedly

 

[PalsPal]

Most early-season, gobbling turkeys killed are 2 yr olds. I love finding those. It's the silent ones that I detest, as they try to sneak in and steal a honey without making a peep.

Give me a gobbling jake, who plays the game, over one of these any day! I may shoot him, or I may not, as it just depends on my mood ! It is, without argument, a MUCH better hunting experience.

 

[Setterman]

Give me a gobbling jake, who plays the game, over one of these any day! I may shoot him, or I may not, as it just depends on my mood ! It is, without argument, a MUCH better hunting experience.

I'm with you nothing I detest more then silent sneakers. Had one yesterday I let walk because he just showed up. There no fun and there's no excitement. I won't shoot a gobbling jake, but they're more fun for sure then a silent longbeard. Plus they do weird stuff like masturbate on the ground :shock:

 

[catman529]

]Those are what we call super jakes. We have killed several with 10" beards but only 3/4" spurs and weigh under 20 pounds

That's called a 2 year old bird

X2

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yea that's a 2 year old. The most notorious birds for turning a slow day into a bunch of gobbling and coming in on a string.


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That's a naive opinion imo. Many times 2 year olds are tough to kill because they're confident enough to gobble but timid of committing to a call. Sure some run in but I have more 3 year olds kamikaze then 2 year olds. It's one of the big misconceptions of turkeys is that 2 year olds just bolt to every call they hear[/quote] just based on personal experience. Most of the single birds I've struck mid day and called in were 2. A couple were 3


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[LanceS4803]

I think this jake was one of four I saw earlier in the morning. They were super noisey over a the hilltop, enough that I tried to get a recording.
The two big Toms were having fun taunting me by sunning and strutting in the middle of the road, just walking up and down the road. They had 6 hens with them, so saw no need to go anywhere.

 

[benellivol]

Most early-season, gobbling turkeys killed are 2 yr olds. I love finding those. It's the silent ones that I detest, as they try to sneak in and steal a honey without making a peep.

Give me a gobbling jake, who plays the game, over one of these any day! I may shoot him, or I may not, as it just depends on my mood ! It is, without argument, a MUCH better hunting experience.

It's fun, but it's also fun to kill the 4 or 5 year old bird that's caused you grief for a few years too. I tend to take turkey hunting personally lol

 

[PalsPal]

It's fun, but it's also fun to kill the 4 or 5 year old bird that's caused you grief for a few years too. I tend to take turkey hunting personally lol

I'm not sure that "fun" is the correct term. It becomes a "quest" matching wits with a season wrecker !