Dominant Tom Size

[Ihuntoldschool]

The "baddest" is not always the preferred male   The preferred male may or may not be the most dominant.  Agree with Silvestris.

[Howie g]

" the boss " May be dominate over the other gobblers , but the hens may prefer the Casanova on the next ridge to be the breeder...

[ElkTurkMan]

Monday I took a bird that came in with another Tom. The bird I shot did all of the gobbling and he was the most aggressive towards the Jake decoy we had out. When I got to him and looked him over after I shot him, he was my biggest bird weight wise (24#) Pounds but he had one slick leg, and the other leg had a 5/8 spur. His rope was 10". Today we had a Jake that gobbled at everything under the sun and completely abused a Jake and hen decoy. A mature bird entered the far end of the field and would not come any where near the aggressive Jake.  So after this week I am convinced it's not always the biggest bird who is top dog.

[old3toe]

   In my experience domince isn't always based on size and weight. Very typical for a smaller more aggressive bird to be the number one boss in any given area.

[Gooserbat]

The mean one wins. 

[silvestris]

The boss doesn't always get to breed.  Smaller gobblers are often considered cuter by the hens.  Rape is not in the turkey vocabulary.

[Happy]

Until the hen gets older and realizes Mr sleek, soy boy, man bun can't fix her car, hold down a job, build a house, and is even more emotional than herself. Then the preference changes.

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[owlhoot]

Until the hen gets older and realizes Mr sleek, soy boy, man bun can't fix her car, hold down a job, build a house, and is even more emotional than herself. Then the preference changes.

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Thats some funny stuff.

[Yoteduster]

That there is funny happy