Beard and spurs

[bammerslammer 50]

I keep mine together along with the brass from the shell I shot it with

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That is a cool idea. Can you share your procedures for doing it? I'm sure you have simplified the method over time.

Yeah man it's real easy...dry your beard with salt. Clean the skin off the spurs with a knife and I use bleach to wipe the bone down with. Cut the plastic off of the shell. Knock the primer out from the bottom (prolly goes with out saying but I'll say it anyway. Do NOT use an unfired primer).  Put 550 cord through the primer hole with the loop sticking out of the top of the brass. Leave about 5in tags hanging out of the bottom. Then you pinch the beard between the 2 tags at the base of the brass and wrap with waxed dental floss. Apply a few drops of super glue to the dental floss and run it it. This will set up hard like a cast. Pit the remaining bit of 550 cord through the holes in the spurs and tie a knot. Cut the slack and burn the ends. Takes about 20 mins after you clean the skin off the spurs.

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[maytom]

Here is another way I display spurs.

[TrackeySauresRex]

Great displays Maytom. Right on!

[Gobble!]

[jg]

I make a long necklace out of my spurs and hang it on my rearview mirror when other turkey hunters see it they take time to want to talk turkey. I only do it during the season.It always keeps me fired up just before season starts

[jg]

Maytom, wow that is awesome display  how did you rig that skull?  man my stuff is pretty lame compared to your stuff I would like to learn more   I have lots of turkey legs and beards in the freezer from years past just waiting to find a cool way to display it all

[Dr Juice]

I keep mine together along with the brass from the shell I shot it with

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That is a cool idea. Can you share your procedures for doing it? I'm sure you have simplified the method over time.

Yeah man it's real easy...dry your beard with salt. Clean the skin off the spurs with a knife and I use bleach to wipe the bone down with. Cut the plastic off of the shell. Knock the primer out from the bottom (prolly goes with out saying but I'll say it anyway. Do NOT use an unfired primer).  Put 550 cord through the primer hole with the loop sticking out of the top of the brass. Leave about 5in tags hanging out of the bottom. Then you pinch the beard between the 2 tags at the base of the brass and wrap with waxed dental floss. Apply a few drops of super glue to the dental floss and run it it. This will set up hard like a cast. Pit the remaining bit of 550 cord through the holes in the spurs and tie a knot. Cut the slack and burn the ends. Takes about 20 mins after you clean the skin off the spurs.

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Thx brother.

[OldSchool]

 I've never kept the spurs and beards from individual birds together. I have a spur necklace made from birds that have special meaning to me for different reasons. First bird, some that drove me crazy for a while, things like that. Other than that, they go into plastic containers.

Some nice displays there guys. 

Bob

[jordanz7935]

No but I sure wish I did. I try and keep my beards in the empty shotgun shells I killed em with. I do have one very special set of spurs that I use as zipper pulls on my turkey vest though. I got that idea from my uncle

[turkey buster]

I've never kept a spur. I just keep the beard in the shell used to kill him

[MerriamMac]

Here is another way I display spurs.

Incredible! Looks amazing.

[TauntoHawk]

Maytom I really like the plaques you've done, assuming you made those? if not where did you buy them I'd be interested in that first style you showed?!?

[WNY Bowhunter]

I hang mine in one of my gun cabinets. I started doing it this way because that is how my dad displays his...



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