Hey fellow hunters, new member here with a quick turkey question and weekend report. Hunted this weekend on public land and finally heard a few gobbles and actually had a big jake come into our decoys. This was our first real chance at a bird. As the jake strutted in to about 20 yards, gobbling its brains out, I noticed it had no beard even though he was a huge bird. To my knowledge even if it is a jake and the law states a bird must have a beard to be considered legal. Long story short I let the bird pass and am super bummed but feel like I made the right decision. What do you all think?
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