About 5 or 6 years into my turkey hunting career I remember years where I would call into shotgun range 30+ different longbeards and only shoot my limit (2 for a while and then up to 3 at the time in TN) by only shooting birds that looked to have full thick 10+ inch beards or better.
A true turkey hunting God is revealed!!! Lol!
I made it look easy back then. I have to work for them these days.
Some men are mere hunters; others are turkey hunters. —Archibald Rutledge—