Bearded hen?

[werner.reiche]

I got this from a friend in Michigan - this is in his back yard.
I'd guess it's got to be a hen - but that's a pretty good beard for a hen.

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[Articcat]

Sure is, I have only seen a couple in all the years i have hunted turkeys and both had beards that were about 2 to 3 inches

[tom gobble]

Never saw a beard on a hen yet but I did see a hen in full strut tail fanned and all

[Badenoch]

Hens with beards? This transgender business has clearly gone too far. LOL.

[sabmgb]

my first turkey I shot was a bearded hen. Beard was about 6" long and it was strutting all the way into my decoys. I saw a bearded hen last spring, its beard looked to be a full bushy 8". I was with 5 other hens and a nice tom. I got set up to ambush them as they walked the field edge. I was hiding behind a small bush, saw the hen with beard coming first, was all ready to take her at 10yds, but when they were behind the bush the tom must have switched places as he came out first so took him instead, but hen did have a really nice beard

[tom gobble]

Well they want to be treated as a male so treat them like a male and shoot. lol

[boogaloo]

Ii harvested a bearded hen many years ago. Only weighed about 12 pounds and a 5 1/2 inch beard. Best tasting bird out of over 2 dozen others I got..............................Daniel

[Deer Hunter]

Cool pic. Nice beard.
Seen my first bearded hen this year.