SeIowa69
Active Member
just wondering how many of u guys/gals have seen bearded hens while out hunting in the spring or fall?
how many have you shot?
how long was the beard?
fall 2012
me n a buddy were hunting ducks he had to leave early, on his way to truck seen a handfull of turkeys knowing i had a fall tag called me up and said theres a handfull of turks down the levy a few were even bearded!! so i was instantly jacked cuz we havent seen a single duck all morning, i snuck down to were he said they were at nothing. I fig they must of moved back to the river bottem, i just made a small circle back to were my decoys were set up in the water fig anything worth a shot right. I get 75 or so yards from the deks n happen to catch movement on levy there they were all 8 of them 20 yards behind were i was set up to duck hunt. I slowly snuck up to the levy, got to the levy belly crawed to try in get closer to them (in my head am thinkin no way this is gona happen i got 16 eyes n ears watching my every move) i creep to with probleley 40- 45 yards as there just moseing along feedin and what not, i slowly popped my head up over the levy to see how much father i had to go, they were all gone am thinking SOB they heard me. i finished belly crawlin to river side of levy n there they were. I instantly pick one out in the crowd. It swung around n all i seen was a nice size beard SWEET!! i hoped up n let that 2 3/4inch steel 4 shot fly!!! it hit ground n didnt move one bit!! Instantly hoot n hollerd i couldnt believe it just snuck up on a 8 different turkeys n shot a nice gobbler i thought!
Turns out it was a hen with a 9 inch beard not bad 4 my first fall turkey!!
was only my 4th turkey ever(longer beard then my previous spring jake n two gobblers lol) i still kick myself to this day 4 not full body mounting her probleley never have that chance again
how many have you shot?
how long was the beard?
fall 2012
me n a buddy were hunting ducks he had to leave early, on his way to truck seen a handfull of turkeys knowing i had a fall tag called me up and said theres a handfull of turks down the levy a few were even bearded!! so i was instantly jacked cuz we havent seen a single duck all morning, i snuck down to were he said they were at nothing. I fig they must of moved back to the river bottem, i just made a small circle back to were my decoys were set up in the water fig anything worth a shot right. I get 75 or so yards from the deks n happen to catch movement on levy there they were all 8 of them 20 yards behind were i was set up to duck hunt. I slowly snuck up to the levy, got to the levy belly crawed to try in get closer to them (in my head am thinkin no way this is gona happen i got 16 eyes n ears watching my every move) i creep to with probleley 40- 45 yards as there just moseing along feedin and what not, i slowly popped my head up over the levy to see how much father i had to go, they were all gone am thinking SOB they heard me. i finished belly crawlin to river side of levy n there they were. I instantly pick one out in the crowd. It swung around n all i seen was a nice size beard SWEET!! i hoped up n let that 2 3/4inch steel 4 shot fly!!! it hit ground n didnt move one bit!! Instantly hoot n hollerd i couldnt believe it just snuck up on a 8 different turkeys n shot a nice gobbler i thought!
Turns out it was a hen with a 9 inch beard not bad 4 my first fall turkey!!
was only my 4th turkey ever(longer beard then my previous spring jake n two gobblers lol) i still kick myself to this day 4 not full body mounting her probleley never have that chance again
