We are newbies to turkey hunting so to speak. We started this obsession a few years ago, when he started wanting to hunt turkeys. I had never hunted turkeys, so we are learning as we go. He was able to kill a jake last year. After a few close calls the last couple of years he finally sealed the deal on a longbeard. He was a little disappointed when we realized it only had a little bump for spurs, but the 9" beard made up for that disappointment.