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Title: Bearded Hen
Post by: West Augusta on December 08, 2016, 12:17:11 PM
I've heard of bearded hens but didn't think they had a rope hanging.  This lady has been coming through my yard with a winter flock of 20 to 30 hens.  She's the only one with a beard.  I've killed gobblers with thinner beards than this.
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Title: Re: Bearded Hen
Post by: Spring Creek Calls on December 08, 2016, 12:23:24 PM
I've seen several hens with beards but none that thick. My first fall kill was a hen with a sparse beard.
Title: Re: Bearded Hen
Post by: fallhnt on December 08, 2016, 01:00:10 PM
I shot one with a bow that had a 9.5" beard on her.
Title: Re: Bearded Hen
Post by: tomstopper on December 08, 2016, 03:10:18 PM
I have seen a couple but she is up there as one of the best
Title: Bearded Hen
Post by: wvmntnhick on December 08, 2016, 04:09:49 PM
That's impressive.


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Title: Bearded Hen
Post by: lumberjack on December 08, 2016, 06:49:36 PM
Maybe she doesn't identify as a hen....... 8)  ;)

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Title: Bearded Hen
Post by: jepcho on December 08, 2016, 10:09:06 PM
That's cool, I love seeing bearded hens.


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Title: Bearded Hen
Post by: Dr Juice on December 09, 2016, 05:19:09 AM
That is probably the nicest bearded hen I have seen photographed. A trophy for sure.
Title: Re: Bearded Hen
Post by: wvmntnhick on December 09, 2016, 12:49:27 PM
Quote from: lumberjack on December 08, 2016, 06:49:36 PM
Maybe she doesn't identify as a hen....... 8)  ;)

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Funny. Had a 12 year old tell me the same thing the other day.
Title: Re: Bearded Hen
Post by: mgm1955 on December 09, 2016, 01:56:03 PM
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Title: Bearded Hen
Post by: trkehunr93 on December 09, 2016, 03:39:26 PM
I had one come in spring before last that had at least an 8" beard. 


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Title: Bearded Hen
Post by: Happy on December 09, 2016, 03:42:22 PM
That is a good beard. Bet she is giving some toms a case of "beard envy"

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Title: Bearded Hen
Post by: jepcho on December 09, 2016, 09:54:26 PM
I would love to shoot one someday, but I'd want to do it in the fall


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Title: Re: Bearded Hen
Post by: MK M GOBL on December 11, 2016, 11:21:40 PM
I have had this ole girl around for a few years and she has a rope!

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Title: Re: Bearded Hen
Post by: turkeyfoot on December 12, 2016, 05:07:11 AM
Those are some nice beards I killed 1 years ago but beard was thin and 7 inches
Title: Re: Bearded Hen
Post by: njdevilsb on December 12, 2016, 01:16:30 PM
That is a nice beard.  We have one on our lease that has been there for a few years.  Her beard is about 7 inches long, but nowhere near as thick as this one.