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Mature tom-no spurs?!

Started by opster246, May 02, 2014, 10:56:25 AM

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opster246

May 02, 2014, 10:56:25 AM
I harvested a nice Rio in Kansas with a full fan, 9" beard and no spurs! Not even jake nubbins. Just wondered if this is very common or what might be the cause. No signs of previous injury. He was leading the charge with 2 of his buddies coming on hard to the DSD jake / hen combo. My buddy shot one of the others which was a nice 2 yr old hybrid.

Gooserbat

#1
May 02, 2014, 11:07:16 AM
I have a friend in MO that killed one just like your describing only yesterday.  Just a genetic trait I suppose.

Here is a pic. of it.
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DirtNap647

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May 02, 2014, 11:33:01 AM
I have heard of it

mudhen

#3
May 02, 2014, 12:48:06 PM
Not uncommon, I see several each year, kinda of a bummer, but not really....

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jordanz7935

#4
May 02, 2014, 12:55:44 PM
I Killed a 20 pounder with a nine inch beard 4 years ago that had no spurs whatsoever.

chcltlabz

#5
May 02, 2014, 01:31:13 PM
I killed a Merriam with no spurs about 5 years ago.  We killed another spurless adult on that same trip.
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#6
May 02, 2014, 01:45:10 PM
My buddy killed an Osceola like that this year.

akp

#7
May 02, 2014, 02:20:51 PM
Killed an Oklahoma Rio a few years ago that had a full fan and a nice beard.  Had little nubs for spurs.  Thought maybe it was an early hatch jake...Not sure.  He was fired up and flew across a creek to attack my jake decoy. 

OldMarine

#8
May 02, 2014, 05:38:50 PM
I killed a nice gobbler about 30 years ago in Tuscaloosa county that had a 11 " beard ,but no spurs.I got cheated !
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swamp_bird89

#9
May 02, 2014, 06:37:22 PM
The past three seasons I've killed 3 different Merriams each year with out spurs.


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stinkpickle

#10
May 02, 2014, 07:10:11 PM
CSAW and I shot these two birds about an hour apart on adjoining farms.  Neither had spurs.







renegade19

#11
May 02, 2014, 08:59:10 PM
I've seen two.  Neither of them had any trace of a spur but over 10" beards.  BTW, they both came off of the same ridge.

neal

#12
May 02, 2014, 09:47:45 PM
I've seen it in FL WI and NE
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#13
May 02, 2014, 09:51:11 PM
A couple year ago I took my brother in law out and he had never killed a bird, well opening morning of season he killed a nice tom, it had a 10in beard full fan and weighted over 20 pound but didn't have a sign of a spur

NECKRINGER

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May 02, 2014, 10:33:49 PM
It happens
The more you kill with spurs the closer you get to killing one without
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