longest beard

longest you have killed or actually seen...

I've kill half a dozen birds with 12-12.5" beards

an unnamed buddy killed one, his first and only, that went 14 1/4, had 8-10 hairs over 14". He didn't even know if it was a good beard

I've seen on near Auburn that an old man had killed many years ago that went a solid 13", seen one that went 14", but it was an 11" with a couple of curled up long hairs.

12 3/4 for me,and several with 12...My old mentor killed one with a 14.5 inch beard,and 1.75 inch spurs!

11 1/2" for me

I've killed 1 that went 12.5, 2 that went 12.25. Saw a pic of one from a buddy that supposedly went 16". This was 2 weeks ago. Looked to be a few long hairs bout 2 inches longer than the solid part of the beard. Sucker was long any way u look at it though

My longest one is 13". I have a few 12-12 1/2 most are 10-11.

A buddy of mine has one mounted that is 14" long. He was sporting 1 7/8 spurs on both sides. Beautiful mount.

12 inches. Killed in Brookwood,Al. Turkeys rarely gobbled. Place was full of snakes.

This is the best beard I have ever seen personally and no I didn't kill it.

I've killed 2 that were 12.25. One in Bama that had a solid 12" beard with a few strands that measured 12.25 and one in Missouri that had a 12.25" rope plus a 4" beard growing above it that was just about as heavy!

12 1/8"



God Bless,
David B.

me too

12 1/4" and it had a leg band. Still the only band I've ever killed and the longest beard 18 years later

**first and foremost, I think beards are dumb and shouldn't count towards score**

That being said,...

My dad came down from Nashville on one hunt and killed a real good one last year. 2 good beards. Don't remember exact measurements. He's coming back this Friday morning for his one hunt of the year
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I hate you guys!

12 1/8".

The longest Ive seen is 15 1/2". It was killed by a friends son.
My longest is 11 1/2"

A solid 11" inches to the bottom of the bunch, also had a 4". I don't measure the longest strand like some guys I know

This one was about 11.5 inches as I recall. killed one more bird with one about the same length.

lad you posted the second picture, as on the first I was thinking to myself, "Nahh, Ain't no way".

Nice!


God Bless,
David B.

I've killed a lot over 10", a few 11". The last bird i killed had 3 hairs that were 14.5" but the majority was 10.5". How long would ya'll call it? I just say 10.5".

11 3/4" for me.

I was part of a double with a buddy and his bird had a 12 1/2" beard and mine was right at 11". His bird's beard was the longest I've seen in person

I killed one last year with a solid 11 1/4". Longest I've ever killed. Seen a couple that hit the 12" mark.

Longest for me is 12.25". My dad killed one that was 13.5".

2 over 12, 12.5 was longest

Had a buddy who's dad several years back killed one with three strands that went 18 inches. Wouldn't have believed it if I hadn't seen and measured it myself.

according to NWTF record book for Alabama searching by beard length (http://www.nwtf.org/hunt/records/records-search), this is top 5.

Hunter's Name
Longest Beard
Harvested
Method
Typical
1
JAMES WHITE (M)
AL ( details)
21.2500"
Apr 1, 2014
SHELBY, AL, USA
M Firearm
TYPICAL

2
L. WAYNE CARVER (M)
AL ( details)
17.1250"
Mar 23, 2001
TUSCALOOSA, AL, USA
M Firearm
TYPICAL

3
KIRK FILES (M)
AR ( details)
16.8750"
Mar 23, 1985
HALE, AL, USA
M Firearm
TYPICAL

4
RUSSELL LAWLIS (M)
AL ( details)
15.7500"
Mar 26, 2003
AUTAUGA, AL, USA
M Firearm
TYPICAL

5
PAUL MATTOCKS (M)
AL ( details)
15.3750"
Mar 24, 1991
ELMORE, AL, USA
M Firearm
TYPICAL

11 1/4" for me

12 1/4" for me. It was the first turkey I ever killed.

How is it even possible for a turkey to have a 21" beard ?

Right at 11 inches. Public land bird in the late 80's.

Dr. B

take an 11" beard and add three 21" hairs that are curled up and not straight.

12 3/4

Only killed two over 12. Killed a bunch that were 11+.

12 1/2"