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Started by Turkeyman, June 03, 2016, 06:53:47 AM
Quote from: Fullfan on June 03, 2016, 03:34:48 PMHeck after this season I'm not sure which way to go. Son killed a bird here in Pa, bird weighed 17 pounds had a great beard and 1 1/2 daggers. The fan measured at 30" Week later the daughter killed a gobbler 20+ pounds great beard with 1 3/8 daggers. Her bird had a fan that measured 31 3/4". Both birds were killed within 3 miles of each other living in the same habitat and terrain. I have 37 fans that I have kept and dried, all eastern from Missouri, Ohio, New York and PA.Most are from 28-30" range. And several of them had 1 1/4 and 1 3/8 spurs. One was killed within 100 yed of where my son shot his this year. And it had 1 1/2" spurs.I am thinking the only true way to know a gobblers age is, A being a Jake, Or B having a band that was placed on him the year it was a Jake..I was told by a Turkey biologist many years ago, the fan measurement on a mature gobbler is the best way to age a turkey. At that time he did mention the size and age correlation, But I don't remember things that do not seem important..
Quote from: Happy on June 04, 2016, 10:19:14 AMHonestly I am happy not knowing exactly how old a gobbler is. Turkey hunting is already becoming more like deer hunting every year. Full fan= dead turkey in my book.