Dumb question re: beard growth

[g8rvet]

This is the third weekend of spring turkey here in Florida.  I have been seeing some jakes, they are little bad boys, gobbling and strutting like grown men. Seen the two I saw today at least 3 times (one has a unique shaped beard, always with his buddy-they were with 2 other jakes earlier in the season). This is private land. 

Anyhow, I got a really reall good look at them today (like 6 yards strutting good look) and I would swear that their beards were longer than 2 weeks ago.  Was it just my imagination trying to tell me to shoot one?  No way a beard could grow in 2 weeks is there? (like an inch!).  I think maybe they were more ruffled up the last few times and it just appeared like their beards were slightly longer.  I saw them at 15 yards opening weekend, so I got a good look both times.  Am I getting jake fever?

[DirtNap647]

might be like putting horns on a doe lol

[TRKYHTR]

A turkey can grow a bear 5" a year. 52 weeks in  a year so that is roughly 10 weeks per inch. So they can grow 1/5" in 2 weeks. So to answer your question, no it shouldn't be an inch longer from just 2 weeks ago. That being said a gobblers beard should be longer at the end of a season.

Joe

[turkey buster]

Someone has the fever lol

[jblackburn]

Someone has the fever lol

Yep!! 

[FullChoke]

Either the breast feathers were laid differently exposing more of the beard or he was holding his beard out rigid on his chest.

[contagious]

Let them go,They will be more fun next year as two year olds.!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[g8rvet]

Oh I have. Passed on one again this morning.  I was just curious about the beard growth rate, if it was that fast in spring.  Figured it was positional and not a real length increase.