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Title: Mature tom-no spurs?!
Post by: opster246 on May 02, 2014, 10:56:25 AM
I harvested a nice Rio in Kansas with a full fan, 9" beard and no spurs! Not even jake nubbins. Just wondered if this is very common or what might be the cause. No signs of previous injury. He was leading the charge with 2 of his buddies coming on hard to the DSD jake / hen combo. My buddy shot one of the others which was a nice 2 yr old hybrid.
Title: Re: Mature tom-no spurs?!
Post by: Gooserbat on May 02, 2014, 11:07:16 AM
I have a friend in MO that killed one just like your describing only yesterday.  Just a genetic trait I suppose.

Here is a pic. of it.
Title: Re: Mature tom-no spurs?!
Post by: DirtNap647 on May 02, 2014, 11:33:01 AM
I have heard of it
Title: Mature tom-no spurs?!
Post by: mudhen on May 02, 2014, 12:48:06 PM
Not uncommon, I see several each year, kinda of a bummer, but not really....

mudhen
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Post by: jordanz7935 on May 02, 2014, 12:55:44 PM
I Killed a 20 pounder with a nine inch beard 4 years ago that had no spurs whatsoever.
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Post by: chcltlabz on May 02, 2014, 01:31:13 PM
I killed a Merriam with no spurs about 5 years ago.  We killed another spurless adult on that same trip.
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Post by: Ross R on May 02, 2014, 01:45:10 PM
My buddy killed an Osceola like that this year.
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Post by: akp on May 02, 2014, 02:20:51 PM
Killed an Oklahoma Rio a few years ago that had a full fan and a nice beard.  Had little nubs for spurs.  Thought maybe it was an early hatch jake...Not sure.  He was fired up and flew across a creek to attack my jake decoy. 
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Post by: OldMarine on May 02, 2014, 05:38:50 PM
I killed a nice gobbler about 30 years ago in Tuscaloosa county that had a 11 " beard ,but no spurs.I got cheated !
Title: Mature tom-no spurs?!
Post by: swamp_bird89 on May 02, 2014, 06:37:22 PM
The past three seasons I've killed 3 different Merriams each year with out spurs.


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Title: Re: Mature tom-no spurs?!
Post by: stinkpickle on May 02, 2014, 07:10:11 PM
CSAW and I shot these two birds about an hour apart on adjoining farms.  Neither had spurs.

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Title: Re: Mature tom-no spurs?!
Post by: renegade19 on May 02, 2014, 08:59:10 PM
I've seen two.  Neither of them had any trace of a spur but over 10" beards.  BTW, they both came off of the same ridge.
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Post by: neal on May 02, 2014, 09:47:45 PM
I've seen it in FL WI and NE
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Post by: turkeyhunter91 on May 02, 2014, 09:51:11 PM
A couple year ago I took my brother in law out and he had never killed a bird, well opening morning of season he killed a nice tom, it had a 10in beard full fan and weighted over 20 pound but didn't have a sign of a spur
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Post by: NECKRINGER on May 02, 2014, 10:33:49 PM
It happens
The more you kill with spurs the closer you get to killing one without
Title: Re: Mature tom-no spurs?!
Post by: snapper1982 on May 03, 2014, 11:46:31 AM
my first bird in Kansas this year was 21 pounds with a 10.5 inch beard and was the king with 8 hens. but was completely spurless. not even a sign of a spur.
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