remrug
Ultimate Member
How common is beard rot on mature gobblers in Md?
About 15 yrs ago I shot a tom in Baltimore County.His beard had a rust color line across it.I researched it and found it was where the beard was going to fall off at that spot because of beard rot.
About 5 years ago, I shot a tom on the Eastern Shore and his beard had a few hairs that reached 10 inches and the rest of the beard was only 4 inches because of beard rot.
Today ,I shot a tom with only a few hairs that measured 9 inches and a really short part of the rest of the beard.
This turkey was killed on the same Baltimore Co farm.
All three were mature toms with decent spurs.
Anybody else having the same kind of luck with shooting toms with messed up beards?
About 15 yrs ago I shot a tom in Baltimore County.His beard had a rust color line across it.I researched it and found it was where the beard was going to fall off at that spot because of beard rot.
About 5 years ago, I shot a tom on the Eastern Shore and his beard had a few hairs that reached 10 inches and the rest of the beard was only 4 inches because of beard rot.
Today ,I shot a tom with only a few hairs that measured 9 inches and a really short part of the rest of the beard.
This turkey was killed on the same Baltimore Co farm.
All three were mature toms with decent spurs.
Anybody else having the same kind of luck with shooting toms with messed up beards?