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Title: Mature gobbler-No spurs
Post by: Bucktale on March 23, 2019, 04:52:02 AM
I called in this gobbler yesterday evening following a hen for my longtime fishing partner. He came in silently strutting. My buddy's second turkey ever and first in many years, though we've tried several times over the years.
Even though he's obviously a mature gobbler-thick 9 1/2 in beard, full fan, etc-he has no spurs. Legs completely slick like a hen. I've seen my share of gobblers, but this is a first for me. How often have you guys seen this?(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190323/6de84c67c43da6b49d7495f62a90dce8.jpg)


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Title: Re: Mature gobbler-No spurs
Post by: randy6471 on March 23, 2019, 05:34:42 AM
 Congrats on the bird!

  I've also seen alot of gobblers over the years and have only ever seen 2 without spurs. An Osceola that I shot about 5 or 6 years ago and an eastern shot in Pennsylvania about 10 years ago.
Title: Re: Mature gobbler-No spurs
Post by: tomstopper on March 23, 2019, 05:39:43 AM
I have shot one once with only one spur on his one leg and the other completely bare. Have heard of some gobblers missing them all together too. Congrats

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Title: Re: Mature gobbler-No spurs
Post by: zelmo1 on March 23, 2019, 06:29:47 AM
Congrats on the success. Rare to not have any spurs, but not a freak. Maybe a member of the " Jenner  Family"  :OGturkeyhead:
Title: Re: Mature gobbler-No spurs
Post by: MK M GOBL on March 23, 2019, 06:51:05 AM
In all the birds I have ever been on there have been 2 gobblers with no spurs, both came out of the U.P. of Michigan and were shot a few years apart from each other but same ground. Guess a genetic trait, like hens with beards, multiple beards on a gobbler and such but a rare occurrence at that. I used to have a "family" that were all hunting the same farm and had killed 3-4 beards gobblers most every year, genetics of those birds...

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Title: Re: Mature gobbler-No spurs
Post by: renegade19 on March 23, 2019, 08:17:29 AM
I've seen several.
Title: Re: Mature gobbler-No spurs
Post by: Clydetaylor1 on March 23, 2019, 08:29:29 AM
I killed one a couple of years ago. Had a double beard and no spurs.
Title: Re: Mature gobbler-No spurs
Post by: j.goebel on March 23, 2019, 08:42:15 AM
Wow that's different congrats on the bird!
Title: Re: Mature gobbler-No spurs
Post by: LaLongbeard on March 23, 2019, 09:46:52 AM
I killed one couple years back same deal full fan long thick beard but not a hint of a spur on either leg not even a bump. I have killed them with broken spurs but this was the first no spur Gobbler I've seen. I guess maybe a genetic defect. I've killed  several in the exact same spot all had normal spurs.
Title: Re: Mature gobbler-No spurs
Post by: guesswho on March 23, 2019, 01:06:06 PM
Seen a few over the years, and also a few one spurred.   Certain areas have quite a few, just like multibeards.  Seems to be localized
Title: Re: Mature gobbler-No spurs
Post by: snapper1982 on March 23, 2019, 02:31:31 PM
i killed one in Kansas about 6 years ago that had no spurs.
Title: Re: Mature gobbler-No spurs
Post by: Mossyguy on March 23, 2019, 04:23:10 PM
I've taken a few that had no spurs...definitely more common than you might think.
Title: Re: Mature gobbler-No spurs
Post by: surehuntsalot on March 24, 2019, 03:37:26 PM
congrats on the bird
Title: Re: Mature gobbler-No spurs
Post by: NCL on March 24, 2019, 06:34:14 PM
The bird I killed last did not have even a hint of a spur.
Title: Re: Mature gobbler-No spurs
Post by: 1iagobblergetter on March 24, 2019, 09:02:17 PM
Congrats....Over the years I've only shot one with no spurs. You could tell It was genetics and that they weren't broke off. It had over a nine inch beard..
Title: Re: Mature gobbler-No spurs
Post by: Old Gobbler on March 24, 2019, 09:15:43 PM
Shot one like that 30 plus years ago , I've seen gobblers with 1 spur , upside down  spur , also multiple spurs...it happens
Title: Re: Mature gobbler-No spurs
Post by: Number17 on March 24, 2019, 09:58:57 PM
I killed a Pa longbeard with no spurs a few years ago. Not even a bump on the scales.
Title: Re: Mature gobbler-No spurs
Post by: dublelung on March 25, 2019, 07:42:19 AM
My son and I have killed a few with no sign of spurs or either little "ant bite" looking bumps where spurs should've grown. I always feel cheated. lol
Title: Re: Mature gobbler-No spurs
Post by: chcltlabz on March 25, 2019, 08:00:37 AM
I killed one in South Dakota with no spurs, and a friend killed one on the same trip.  We've killed several in that same area without spurs, which tells me its probably genetic.

I killed a bird locally 3 years ago with one big spur and a healed over completely broken off spur on the other leg.