2 year old in NE MO...broken beard???

[learn2hide]

definitely don't care...I was dancin 

[Dan Mallia]

Great bird!!! Congrats.

We had a similar thing with the birds in this video:  http://youtu.be/wHx07t6XYvQ

After I whacked the bird on film, my buddy shot the the other bird (went out of camera frame). When we went to retrieve him, he had bigger spurs and was heavier than the bird I shot with the bigger beard. We figured beard rot. 

[learn2hide]

^^^ Nice work

[RutnNStrutn]

I hunted a ranch in Nebraska one year. We saw several full fan strutters with jakelike beards. We asked the rancher about this. He said in the winters their beards drag the ground and accumulate ice. When the ice ball gets big enough, their beards snap off. I was fortunate to get one with a 10 inch beard that trip.
Congrats on your gobbler!! 23-1/2 pounds isn't a superjake!!

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[stinkpickle]

He trimmed it down to a soul patch. 

[Wrangler95]

Congrats

[learn2hide]

He trimmed it down to a soul patch. 

That's funny right there...

I'm going to tell everyone that I shot a 2 year old gobbler with 3/4" spurs and a soul patch! Love it

[Gooserbat]

Good Bird even if he had a hair cut.

[surehuntsalot]

congrats