Turkey age

[mikejd]

I hope the goulds are not becoming politically correct. You know since we shouldn't be fighting anyway why do we need spurs. Can't we all just get along. We may.have to kill off the goulds before its to late.

All kidding aside. I do believe the amber color is a deficiency rather then a carachteristic of age.

[HogBiologist]

I have seen a known age wild gobbler (caught as a jake, banded and released) that would have been a 3 year old bird by the beard and spur measurments.  It was 9.  I dont believe it is very accurate to age beyond 2 years.  To me there are two age classes.  Jake and Adult.

[gtrjames]

I've seen a few gobblers with one spur and one nub....the spur was about 3/4 to 1 so I'm guessing they were 2 year olds....all killed in the same area.