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When evaluating one, the fan is the most reliable indicator in a hunting situation.
As I have not hunted Merriams, I did not know that beard length was often so small... Long and spindly, or simply short?Do you end up passing on a lot of birds that do not strutt?Merriams top my list for a bird to hunt... A lot based on the landscape and areas to hunt them... But I would be curious as to how to pick out toms if the beard length is not a good indicator???