What is a good wild turkey score?
What is a good wild turkey score?
Depends on where you are hunting. An example is a 20lb. bird with a 10″ beard and 1″ spurs would score 60 points. In my area that is a decent bird and anything that scores above say 65 is a good one.
What is a trophy wild turkey?
Any bird with a beard might be called a trophy: jake, adult tom and even a fall turkey hen wearing one. For turkey hunters, most are memorable for many reasons (even those you don’t kill).
How old is a turkey with a 10 inch beard?
Beard Length Beards begin growing when turkeys are about 5 months old, and keep growing 4 to 5 inches annually. According to Turkey & Turkey Hunting magazine, a 2-year-old gobbler’s beard usually measures 8 to 10 inches. When it’s 3 years old, a gobbler’s beard will have grown about 14 inches.
How do you size a wild turkey?
How to Score Your Wild Turkey
- Weigh your bird in pounds and ounces and convert ounces to decimal form.
- Measure each spur.
- Measure the beard length (a beard must be measured from the center point of the protrusion of the skin to the tip) and convert it to decimal form.
What is considered a big turkey spur?
EASTERN: According to the NWTF, the longest registered spurs for an Eastern wild turkey are 2.2500 inches.
How long does a turkey live?
Wild turkey: 3 – 5 years
Domestic turkey: 10 years
Turkey/Lifespan
How big do turkey Spurs get?
| Spur Length | Curvature | Age |
|---|---|---|
| 0″ to 1/2″ | Straight | 1 year or a jake |
| 1/2″ to 7/8″ | Straight | 1 1/2 years (fall) 2 years (spring) |
| 1′ to 1 1/2″ | Slight Curve | 2 to 3 years |
| Over 1 1/2″ | Curved | over 4 years |
What do you call a female turkey?
Adult male turkeys are called gobblers. Adult female turkeys are called hens. Juvenile females are called jennies.
How to score Your Wild Turkey-national wild turkey?
Add both spur measurements and multiply the combined length of the spurs by 10. This is the number of points you receive for the turkey’s spurs. Measure the beard length (a beard must be measured from the center point of the protrusion of the skin to the tip) and convert it to decimal form.
How do you score a Turkey for Beard?
If you have an atypical bird (multiple beards), measure each beard, convert them to a decimal number, then add those figures together and multiply by two. This is the number of points you receive for your turkey’s beards. Add together the weight, the points for spurs and points for beard (s): This is the score you receive for your turkey.
How are the Spurs on a wild turkey measured?
Weigh your bird in pounds and ounces and convert ounces to decimal form. Measure each spur. Spurs must be measured along the outside center, from the point at which the spur protrudes from the scaled leg skin to the tip of the spur. Add both spur measurements and multiply the combined length of the spurs by 10.
How do you measure the weight of a wild turkey?
A conversion chart for measurements is located at the bottom of this page. Weigh your bird in pounds and ounces and convert ounces to decimal form. Measure each spur. Spurs must be measured along the outside center, from the point at which the spur protrudes from the scaled leg skin to the tip of the spur.
