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Is anyone familiar with a spur gauge tool made by "True Form"?  I was watching Heartland Bowhunter and there was an ad for this.  Looked like a pretty neat little tool for measuring spurs.  However, I can't seem to find anything on the innerwebs related to it.   Has anyone heard of this or is currently using? 

Not sure if this is it or not but...
https://www.landgea.com/gobbler-gauge-orange?gclid=Cj0KCQjw2IrmBRCJARIsAJZDdxBLOu4PxiLVI7Qoma79jmukIkFe9wvmtynpscFK1GcxsBcRb2Q4lZAaAiVdEALw_wcB


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Never saw or heard of one  :OGturkeyhead:

kindof cool, but I just use a caliper

Personally I "prefer" to eyeball these type of things so to leave plenty of room for embellished story telling later,

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Quote from: Nathan_Wiles on April 26, 2019, 01:21:52 PM
Not sure if this is it or not but...
https://www.landgea.com/gobbler-gauge-orange?gclid=Cj0KCQjw2IrmBRCJARIsAJZDdxBLOu4PxiLVI7Qoma79jmukIkFe9wvmtynpscFK1GcxsBcRb2Q4lZAaAiVdEALw_wcB

Thanks!  Yes, I found that one, but the one I saw in the ad was more like a small flat metal ruler shaped a little like a spur.  Looked kind of neat.  Shoot...maybe I didn't get the brand name right.   

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Quote from: Nathan_Wiles on April 26, 2019, 02:31:06 PM
Personally I "prefer" to eyeball these type of things so to leave plenty of room for embellished story telling later,

That's true!!   :you_rock: ;D

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Quote from: Nathan_Wiles on April 26, 2019, 02:31:06 PM
Personally I "prefer" to eyeball these type of things so to leave plenty of room for embellished story telling later,

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LOL! This works too!

Quote from: Nathan_Wiles on April 26, 2019, 02:31:06 PM
Personally I "prefer" to eyeball these type of things so to leave plenty of room for embellished story telling later,

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Same here. It makes my account of the events more entertaining down the road, after all nobody enjoys a boring story.....

I've got a couple in my garage, they are called tape measures.  Guesstamation works too for the TALL tales.

Someone came up with a clever idea,....that is a total waste of time.  Don't waste your money on one of those. That contraption will not measure spurs accurately at all.  It only measures the straight-line distance from the leg to the tip,...and that is not how a spur is measured. 

Spurs are measured along the outside curve of the spur from a point parallel to the center base of the spur where the curve meets the base at that point, along the curve, to the tip.  I have seen inch and a half spurs that measured with that tool would be an inch or less. 

Quote from: GobbleNut on April 30, 2019, 07:53:40 AM
Someone came up with a clever idea,....that is a total waste of time.  Don't waste your money on one of those. That contraption will not measure spurs accurately at all.  It only measures the straight-line distance from the leg to the tip,...and that is not how a spur is measured. 

Spurs are measured along the outside curve of the spur from a point parallel to the center base of the spur where the curve meets the base at that point, along the curve, to the tip.  I have seen inch and a half spurs that measured with that tool would be an inch or less.

Very true, I hadn't even thought of that. You can get a caliper for fairly cheap from amazon, and avoid that issue.

Eyeball Method:
Nearly 21#'s almost 11" beard and spurs were close to an inch. He gobbled in the tree, flew down, gobbled some more. Strutted around for a few minutes and I finally got an open shot, boom! Shot him at about 25yds. and he flapped twice. Me and Spur are Back at the truck before the leftover coffee got cold. Perfect! We'd been trying to get one killed together for awhile and we got to do it on a kind of one shot deal on that particular property. My biggest weight and longest bearded Turkey ever.

More precise measuring method:
20 pounds & 14 ounces, beard was 10 & 7/8ths inches right leg spur was 3/4" left leg spur was 7/8"...gobbled on the roost 3x gobbled on the ground 2x, fanned and strutted 1x, I shot him at 23.5 yards.

Good storytelling leaves room for imagination. All this precision messes up the story with definitive proof.

I realize that some "storytellers" leave the realm possibility and abandon all reason, we call them liars over here in South Carolina. Y'all know em when you hear em.

Husker,
The only thing I found was tool company in the UK by that name and several tools for trimming and sharpening spurs on fighting roosters.

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Quote from: limbhanger777 on April 30, 2019, 08:30:38 AM

Quote from: GobbleNut on April 30, 2019, 07:53:40 AM
Someone came up with a clever idea,....that is a total waste of time.  Don't waste your money on one of those. That contraption will not measure spurs accurately at all.  It only measures the straight-line distance from the leg to the tip,...and that is not how a spur is measured. 

Spurs are measured along the outside curve of the spur from a point parallel to the center base of the spur where the curve meets the base at that point, along the curve, to the tip.  I have seen inch and a half spurs that measured with that tool would be an inch or less.

Very true, I hadn't even thought of that. You can get a caliper for fairly cheap from amazon, and avoid that issue.

I am not familiar with all types of calipers, I suppose,...but the one's I am familiar with measure straight-line distance.  The measuring instrument used would have to take into account the curve of the spur. 

I am always surprised at how many turkey hunters there are that do not know how to measure spurs correctly.  Many just measure straight-line distance from base to tip,...and end up losing points when scoring their birds.  Measuring along the curve (correct way) can often add an eighth of an inch (sometimes more!) to the spur length.  When you take into account that the spurs are multiplied by 10 in the scoring system, an incorrect measurement of 1/8" on each spur will cost you 2.5" on a gobbler's total score.

That problem is compounded by the fact that what is considered to be the "base" of the spur is often somewhat of a guess because of the way spurs grow out of the leg and the build-up of scale at the base.  All in all, spur measuring is not in any way and exact science,...which makes me wonder why Dave Harbour (the scoring system originator) ever decided to make the spurs worth so much in the scoring system when that measurement is, at least in part, subjective. 

Quote from: GobbleNut on April 30, 2019, 07:53:40 AM
Someone came up with a clever idea,....that is a total waste of time.  Don't waste your money on one of those. That contraption will not measure spurs accurately at all.  It only measures the straight-line distance from the leg to the tip,...and that is not how a spur is measured. 

Spurs are measured along the outside curve of the spur from a point parallel to the center base of the spur where the curve meets the base at that point, along the curve, to the tip.  I have seen inch and a half spurs that measured with that tool would be an inch or less.

well said buddy!

Folks will come up with anything to separate a fool from his money.

Quote from: GobbleNut on April 30, 2019, 07:53:40 AM
Spurs are measured along the outside curve of the spur from a point parallel to the center base of the spur where the curve meets the base at that point, along the curve, to the tip.

Where to start the measurement is the most ambiguous part of the various descriptions I've seen.  The NWTF used to show a picture like this on their website

(https://huntfish.mdc.mo.gov/sites/default/files/media/sub-species/spur.gif)

but now they show this

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I've always done it like the bottom picture, but squishing down that cuticle  ;D.  Which one is correct?

Quote from: GobbleNut on April 30, 2019, 07:53:40 AM
I have seen inch and a half spurs that measured with that tool would be an inch or less.

A good example.
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Quote from: guesswho on April 30, 2019, 07:39:01 PM

Quote from: GobbleNut on April 30, 2019, 07:53:40 AM
I have seen inch and a half spurs that measured with that tool would be an inch or less.

A good example.
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Holy curve.....

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I don't think it matters how you measure a spur unless you're trying to get into the record books. I measure along the curve like it says in the book, but I don't care how anyone else measures theirs. It's just a spur


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Quote from: catman529 on May 01, 2019, 01:16:51 PM
I don't think it matters how you measure a spur unless you're trying to get into the record books. I measure along the curve like it says in the book, but I don't care how anyone else measures theirs. It's just a spur

Of course, you are correct, catman.  It is just a spur,...beards are just beards,...and turkeys are just turkeys.  As hunters, we could all save ourselves a lot of time and trouble by just running down to the local human feedlot and buying a packaged, ready-to-eat gobbler.  The fact is that we, as hunters, are inclined to establish standards by which we quantify our hunts and the game we harvest.  It is just human nature.  It is not good or bad in most cases,...it is just the way we are. 

Humans have this annoying habit of wanting to compare our accomplishments with the accomplishments of others in pretty much every aspect of life.  I suppose if we are going to do that, we should all accept the same systems of measuring those accomplishments. 

For me, personally, I would like to measure spurs from the tip to the back of the leg.  If I could do that, I would have a bunch of gobblers with record-book spurs.  Alas, nobody seems to want to allow me to do that...   :angel9: ;D :toothy12: :newmascot:

Quote from: GobbleNut on May 01, 2019, 02:52:17 PM

Quote from: catman529 on May 01, 2019, 01:16:51 PM
I don't think it matters how you measure a spur unless you're trying to get into the record books. I measure along the curve like it says in the book, but I don't care how anyone else measures theirs. It's just a spur

Of course, you are correct, catman.  It is just a spur,...beards are just beards,...and turkeys are just turkeys.  As hunters, we could all save ourselves a lot of time and trouble by just running down to the local human feedlot and buying a packaged, ready-to-eat gobbler.  The fact is that we, as hunters, are inclined to establish standards by which we quantify our hunts and the game we harvest.  It is just human nature.  It is not good or bad in most cases,...it is just the way we are. 

Humans have this annoying habit of wanting to compare our accomplishments with the accomplishments of others in pretty much every aspect of life.  I suppose if we are going to do that, we should all accept the same systems of measuring those accomplishments. 

For me, personally, I would like to measure spurs from the tip to the back of the leg.  If I could do that, I would have a bunch of gobblers with record-book spurs.  Alas, nobody seems to want to allow me to do that...   :angel9: ;D :toothy12: :newmascot:

gobblenut, I am ok with you doing it that way buddy. probably has a bit to do with us beingon the same team though.

Just do what most others do. Say they are 1.5" and roll with it.

https://thebeardedbuck.com/product/true-form-spur-gauge/ 

I must be a fool. I bought one. I thought it would be useful for the pictures we take for our team contest...

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A good turkey hunting buddy has a set of spurs, made into a necklace, which are very unique. They curve around into an arc. I've never seen any spurs with that much curvature. If measured "straight line" from the leg they'd be no more than 7/8" to 1". When measured along the outside curvature from eruption on the leg they're 1 1/2".

Interesting gadget to take your $$$.  I will use my free tape measure from Harbor Freight !!!!

Quote from: Terry on February 26, 2020, 04:00:39 PM
I must be a fool. I bought one. I thought it would be useful for the pictures we take for our team contest...
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The tool you show in the picture is not the same gadget that the commentary is about.  The device you show would work, assuming it is flexible enough to follow the curve on all spurs...but then again, it looks like nothing more than a really short measuring tape with a little handle on it.  Nothing wrong with having that,...as long as you didn't pay much for it!  (add smiley face here)

Meh. My tape measure works fine.

Try a tree limb. Either it'll hang or it won't.

Quote from: Terry on February 26, 2020, 04:00:39 PM
I must be a fool. I bought one. I thought it would be useful for the pictures we take for our team contest...

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X2 just bought the same one for the same purpose.

I'm in the camp of eyeball it and guesstimate large. :TooFunny:

Or you can carry a cheap plastic tape measure.  I keep one in the truck, one in my tackle box and one in my deer hunting bag (because we have a minimum antler spread law).  Weighs about an ounce.

Quote from: Tail Feathers on February 26, 2020, 10:42:20 PM
I'm in the camp of eyeball it and guesstimate large. :TooFunny:

Or you can carry a cheap plastic tape measure.  I keep one in the truck, one in my tackle box and one in my deer hunting bag (because we have a minimum antler spread law).  Weighs about an ounce.

Ok, explain to me how that deer bag tape helps with the minimum antler spread law?  ;D.   

Quote from: guesswho on February 26, 2020, 10:57:29 PM

Quote from: Tail Feathers on February 26, 2020, 10:42:20 PM
I'm in the camp of eyeball it and guesstimate large. :TooFunny:

Or you can carry a cheap plastic tape measure.  I keep one in the truck, one in my tackle box and one in my deer hunting bag (because we have a minimum antler spread law).  Weighs about an ounce.

Ok, explain to me how that deer bag tape helps with the minimum antler spread law?  ;D.

Pretty obvious,...if the one you shoot isn't wide enough after you measure him with the tape, you just throw him back.  Do I have to explain EVERYTHING to you....?

Quote from: GobbleNut on May 01, 2019, 02:52:17 PM
For me, personally, I would like to measure spurs from the tip to the back of the leg.  If I could do that, I would have a bunch of gobblers with record-book spurs.  Alas, nobody seems to want to allow me to do that...

Funny you mention that. I saw a posted spur picture some time ago whereas that's exactly what the guy did! His ~1 1/4" spurs ended up being over 2".

Quote from: guesswho on February 26, 2020, 10:57:29 PM

Quote from: Tail Feathers on February 26, 2020, 10:42:20 PM
I'm in the camp of eyeball it and guesstimate large. :TooFunny:

Or you can carry a cheap plastic tape measure.  I keep one in the truck, one in my tackle box and one in my deer hunting bag (because we have a minimum antler spread law).  Weighs about an ounce.

Ok, explain to me how that deer bag tape helps with the minimum antler spread law?  ;D.

It tells me whether I should go to camp and show it off or if I should get straight to the house and get him quartered up and in the ice chest pronto! :TooFunny:

 :TooFunny:

How I measure spurs.

under and inch, meh 2 yr old

1 1/8ish to 1 1/4 nice.

1 1/4 plus, daaang!

Quote from: Dtrkyman on February 27, 2020, 09:32:43 PM
How I measure spurs.

under and inch, meh 2 yr old

1 1/8ish to 1 1/4 nice.

1 1/4 plus, daaang!

Hahaha that's right!!

This keeps showing up in my FB ad feed:

https://thebeardedbuck.com/product/true-form-spur-gauge/?fbclid=IwAR2GIQ5e60S5DIs6VDqMFmYjBwh5xZzPfog-niuFF6YWiOXb-7jlU9TP68k

I'm a sucker for most anything turkey but this is a product I see no reason to purchase.  I carry a 12" section of fabric tape in my vest to take measurements.

Well admittedly that product is better than the first one we discussed here, but good luck to the company in finding enough suc----,..err, I mean "buyers" to recover the cost of developing and marketing it. 

If anybody is going to pay $15 bucks for that, well, I've got a bunch of "turkey vest rocks" that you guys need.  Put one in your vest and it will help balance you out while hunting so you don't fall over.  Everybody needs at least two of 'em.  Only $18.95 for a pair!  Get 'em while the supply lasts!  Limited quantities available. (Plus $5.99 for shipping, of course....)

Quote from: GobbleNut on February 28, 2020, 07:56:09 AM
Well admittedly that product is better than the first one we discussed here, but good luck to the company in finding enough suc----,..err, I mean "buyers" to recover the cost of developing and marketing it. 

If anybody is going to pay $15 bucks for that, well, I've got a bunch of "turkey vest rocks" that you guys need.  Put one in your vest and it will help balance you out while hunting so you don't fall over.  Everybody needs at least two of 'em.  Only $18.95 for a pair!  Get 'em while the supply lasts!  Limited quantities available. (Plus $5.99 for shipping, of course....)

An excellent solution for a problem I didnt know I had. I can see now that struggling with an unbalanced Turkey vest all day has really held me back.
Do you offer any custom choices? I dont want run of the mill vest balance rocks.


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Quote from: Nathan_Wiles on February 28, 2020, 08:49:25 AM

Quote from: GobbleNut on February 28, 2020, 07:56:09 AM
Well admittedly that product is better than the first one we discussed here, but good luck to the company in finding enough suc----,..err, I mean "buyers" to recover the cost of developing and marketing it. 

If anybody is going to pay $15 bucks for that, well, I've got a bunch of "turkey vest rocks" that you guys need.  Put one in your vest and it will help balance you out while hunting so you don't fall over.  Everybody needs at least two of 'em.  Only $18.95 for a pair!  Get 'em while the supply lasts!  Limited quantities available. (Plus $5.99 for shipping, of course....)

An excellent solution for a problem I didnt know I had. I can see now that struggling with an unbalanced Turkey vest all day has really held me back.
Do you offer any custom choices? I dont want run of the mill vest balance rocks.


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I am glad I can help out.  My guess is that you have not called in a few gobblers in your lifetime.  My vest rocks will without question solve that problem for everybody!  No more gobblers that don't come running right in!  Kill every gobbler you call to!  In fact, vest rocks make-em come so close you can just use one of my rocks to kill'em!  Save on ammo!

And yes, my vest rocks come in all colors, shapes, and sizes!  Need a pair of ten-pounders for each side of your vest,...I got 'em!  I garronteee those'll hold you down in the stiffest of winds,...and as an added bonus, you can tie one of them to your scale to make that OG contest gobbler ten pounds heavier!

Have another hunter come in on your set-up?  Use a couple of my five-pounders to chunk at 'em when they get close enough!  Once your reputation spreads as being a vest rock customer, you'll have the woods to yourself,...ALWAYS!  No more unwanted competition,...EVER! 

Applications for my vest rocks are endless!  Order yours now! This is my special introductory offer.  Demand is TREE-MENDOUS so the price will be going up soon. 

(Patent Pending)

I carry as little as possible in my vest, and would definitely not buy a tool to measure spurs, if I measure a spur it will be back at camp or somewhere I clean my bird.

Ultimately it is not that important, do I prefer killing long spurred birds, YES, do I care if I kill all 2 yr old birds this spring, NO.   

Do not need one of them things as a tape measure works just fine.  Any way I need to go clean my 5 turkey guns, set up 4 vests, and decide which strikers pair up best with my 10 new pots.

$15??!!. They need to change the name from Spur Gauge to Spur Gouge!!   :z-dizzy:

FC

Hah! EXACTLY!!!
I won't buy one just out of principle!

Quote from: FullChoke on February 28, 2020, 02:14:39 PM
$15??!!. They need to change the name from Spur Gauge to Spur Gouge!!   :z-dizzy:

FC

Yes. I thought it was a cool idea and I looked at sight and saw the price


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To each their own.  I purchased the bearded buck spur gauge and use it a good bit.  Plenty of folks spend money on turkey hunting stuff here on OG that I wouldn't buy.  It's all about what it's worth to the individual.  Functionality is an individual's perception.


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My lies are more believable if I don't know the real spur length.  T
:toothy9:
I carry one of those small plastic round tape measures in my vest. Less than ounce.  I got them as a gimme at a seminar.   I carry one in my deer bag too.  We have minimum antler size restrictions here. 

I agree with Meleagris, maybe I'm crazy but it seems like a good tool. A metal tape is a pain in the neck and really won't give you an accurate measurement on something so small and curved. That's why I bought a tailors tape and it is pretty good but it cost just about as much as that little spur tool

Try using a paper tape or metal measuring tape when your hands have been messed up, harder than you may think. Now try taking pictures of the spurs with a measuring tape or cloth tape for the contests we do on your own, not easy with a body and hands that work, now try having my problems, the tool makes it much easier.

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Quote from: Tail Feathers on July 01, 2021, 05:55:17 PM
My lies are more believable if I don't know the real spur length.  T
:toothy9:
I carry one of those small plastic round tape measures in my vest. Less than ounce.  I got them as a gimme at a seminar.  I carry one in my deer bag too.  We have minimum antler size restrictions here.

The only way your gonna be able to verify if you shot a buck meeting the antler size restriction is after you shoot him. HMMMMM  ;D

Quote from: Meleagris gallopavo on July 01, 2021, 04:33:45 PM
Plenty of folks spend money on turkey hunting stuff here on OG that I wouldn't buy.  It's all about what it's worth to the individual.  Functionality is an individual's perception.

:angel9:  How true!  I've got a whole chest of drawers and a few shoe boxes full of stuff that I thought, at one time or another, I just couldn't live without.  Which brings up an idea:  Maybe we should have a swap section here on OG where we can trade each other some of the junk we have all bought that ended up in a drawer somewhere.   I know I have plenty to go around!   ;D :toothy9: :newmascot:

I like mine!
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Quote from: bbcoach on April 30, 2019, 07:00:57 AM
I've got a couple in my garage, they are called tape measures.  Guesstamation works too for the TALL tales.

:thanks:

On a later post in this thread, why do some people place a decoy in their kill photos?  Puzzleling?

I`m old school. I use a Washington, it`s 6 inches long and fold it in half 3inches fold again 1.5. Then on the way home from the hunt I can use it to get a cup of coffee. No guff!

I use an old cloth tape like the ones that a seamstress uses. I cut off 15" of it and keep it rolled up with my gear. It works great for measuring spurs and beards. I almost screwed myself though with the 15" length when I shot a gobbler with nearly a 14" beard!! Who knew?

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Spending as much as I do on calls, shells license and everything else Turkey related buying this was a drop in the bucket.


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Good bird!

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Spending as much as I do on calls, shells license and everything else Turkey related buying this was a drop in the bucket.


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At the risk of belaboring the point (as well as being bored this morning), that picture demonstrates a circumstance where that product will actually work as intended.  Unfortunately, all,...in fact I would say "most",...spurs do not conform to the arc of that measuring tool.  In any instance where the curvature of the spur did not closely match the curvature of that tool, any "official" measurement taken with it would be invalidated in the scoring system.  Again,...clever idea to pilfer folks pocket books, but in terms of actual usefulness, it is of limited value. 

...And keep in mind, I still have "vest balancing" rocks for sale. ...Just restocked in advance of anticipated high demand!   ;D :toothy9: :angel9:

I'm not against wasting money on turkey stuff. I actually looked at getting it. But I shoot a lot more that aren't hooked than are. I'm glad you pointed that out  Gobblenut. I'm gonna pass but.... I did waste some money on this to cool up my shotgun!!



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I guess I really don't care enough how long spurs are to buy a "tool" for it, piece of string and a tape measure seem to work.

Heck, I just measure straight out from the leg. Never cared enough
to measure the curve. Tape measure for me too.

Quote from: Jim K on July 04, 2021, 12:10:34 PM
I'm not against wasting money on turkey stuff. I actually looked at getting it. But I shoot a lot more that aren't hooked than are. I'm glad you pointed that out  Gobblenut. I'm gonna pass but.... I did waste some money on this to cool up my shotgun!!


That's a nice subtle little bling on a turkey gun, I like it.

https://oldgobbler.com/Forum/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=90760.0;attach=77278;image

I think that little tool is good because it has a rigid nature that gives a consistent starting point, pressed against the leg bone, for your measurement. A tape measure is not ideal for that. If the spur's curvature is greater that the tool's, teeter it. The only way I think it wouldn't work is if you had long straight spurs on your hands, which has got to be rare. (This is when you post your 2 inch straight spur pictures)

 It's made by the same company that makes the Viagra Measuring Tool...easy to use but not accurate...but it has a very high customer approval rating.... 

I carry some of those bread bag wire ties. The ones covered in green plastic. I mark em off w a Sharpie in 1/4" increments. Flexible, accurate, and if I lose it I don't care. I carry em in a ziploc bag in my vest along w some orange newspaper bags & rubber bands to put over the Toms head. Keeps my  from getting covered in blood while carry him back tot he truck

Funny this thread popped back up.

I just bought one off Etsy. Carolina blue with white measurement numbers. I can't wait to see it and use it.

Measuring spurs with a tape measurement sucks. Y'all know we've got to measure the spurs for our 2023 team contest!


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Just get a plastic bendable ruler

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Enday-Flexible-Ruler-Soft-Plastic-Rulers-for-Kids-and-Adults-School-Office-Supplies-12-Inch-Blue/654961114

I have one, great little quick check tool, would not be for Official Scoring, we use the same flexible coated wire we use for scoring antlers or flexible tape for that.


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