Spurs or Beards ? which turns you on more ?

[nate12285]

Leg jewelry is what gets me fired up! 

That's awesome right there!

[870FaceLift]

The beard    Seeing a bird working toward you with a rope swinging puts me in border-line cardiac arrest.

Spurs are nice, too, but the beard gets the party started!

[30_06]

The beard is what starts it for me, once down the spurs are where its at.

[TauntoHawk]

Spurs, Love flipping a bird over to a big set of hooks.


I talked to a call maker in NY this past spring that scouts hard with a spotting scope before season, said he doesnt pull the trigger unless he knows that bird is sporting serious hardware. Its extreme but he sure had a collection of hooks.   


I like birds with multiple beards, thats a real treat! 

I keep both for proud display but rarely bother with the fan anymore, take up too much room on the wall.

[Tail Feathers]

I think the spurs are more the sign of a trophy.  But, i've never seen spurs before I pulled the trigger so it's a matter of good fortune is I get a long spurred bird.  I shoot what presents itself, and, if more than one comes in, I take the more dominant acting bird when possible.
I certainly appreciate a big old paintbrush beard tho.

[leasburg]

Both, but man I love beards.  Got a double and a triple beard but to be honest a big fat thick paintbrush beats it all

[fl panhandler]

HOOKS!!

[budtripp]

Hooks for sure. Even a 2 yr old can sport a thick 10" beard, but only old birds have a set of long sharp spurs

[TRKYHTR]

TRKYHTR

[HARDCORE]

Here's a few gooduns from the past couple of seasons.



























HC

[vaturkey]

SPURS !   

[VaTuRkStOmPeR]

I'll take a set of 1.25"+ hooks any day of the week over an 11" beard.

[mikejd]

Its all about the hooks for me.

Not saying a big ol paintbrush wont get me pumping though.

Gslam95 now thats some serius jewlery.

[BrowningGuy88]

I guess before I pull the trigger it is neither. If a bird comes in with a full beard or is able to full strut - he dies!

Now when he hits the ground I want to see his hooks. I am very proud of the two sets of spurs I have that over 1.5". That is nearly unheard of where we hunt. I have killed several with 10" beards.

[TrackeySauresRex]

  Nice Daggers everyone!