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Turkey Spur Question

Started by WW, April 02, 2013, 07:19:04 AM

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WW

I've always been under the impression that any turkey (eastern) that has a spur of 1 inch or shorter, is a 2 year old bird and anything over an inch is a 3 year old plus... Any truth to this?

guesswho

That's a general rule of thumb, but not always accurate.  A five year old turkey can have 3/4" spurs.
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Depends on individual , and terrain.  In rocky and hilly areas they tend to wear them down.
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Quote from: guesswho on April 02, 2013, 07:46:12 AM
That's a general rule of thumb, but not always accurate.  A five year old turkey can have 3/4" spurs.

This^^^   Personally, I wouldn't rely on spur length to be an accurate indicator of age.