Originally Posted By: AU coonhunter
Only articles I have read, just state that amber ends indicate a 2 year old. The bird I killed in Texas threw me for a loop when I looked at it after I got home, had 1 1/8 and 1 3/16" spurs. All the 2 year olds I have seen have been pretty much all amber in the tips. My guess is 3 yr+ birds may have a few streaks if they have some melanin deficiency.

Left is a 2 yr old, middle is 3+, right is the texas bird

Very interesting On the Texas gobblers, I have one mounted that had 1.5" spurs, 10" beard and still has some amber in his beard...

Originally Posted By: Wiley Coyote
Well, the way I see it is there's just too many assholes
On a good day there's a bunch of assholes in here. On a bad day there's too many assholes in here.