Bearded Hens

• Apr 4, 2007

• #1

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waregle1

Senior Member

Can you shoot bearded hens in Ga? I think the answer is no but I did not see it in the regs. If you could would her meat be tougher? Just curious as my son saw one with about an 8 inch beard yesterday. He had a bead on her but pulled back when he saw it was a hen.

Oh well there will be a gobbler out there soon. Any info is appreciated.

Kim Youngblood
(aka waregle1)

 

• Apr 4, 2007

• #2

Randy

Senior Member

No. Only gobblers are allowed in Georgia!

 

• Apr 4, 2007

• #3

ABAC33

Senior Member

no, they are not legal as i have already ask this question before. but i was told that there beards are usually short, 3-5 inches. an 8 incher sounds to be pretty long for a hen, but i guess anything is possible.

 

• Apr 4, 2007

• #4

LOVEMYLABXS

Senior Member

My understanding of the law up here reads "Only turkeys with visable beard" so she counts

 

Last edited: Aug 28, 2007

• Apr 4, 2007

• #5

neckringer

Senior Member

yes some states it is legal like florida reads "bearded turkey"

however georgia it says gobblers

 

• Apr 4, 2007

• #6

alphachief

Senior Member

neckringer said:

yes some states it is legal like florida reads "bearded turkey"

however georgia it says gobblers

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Is that why you guys are all going to the shotgun scopes...so you can see his little "pee-pee" just to make sure...

 

• Apr 4, 2007

• #7

Nugefan

Senior Member

alphachief said:

Is that why you guys are all going to the shotgun scopes...so you can see his little "pee-pee" just to make sure...

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you ain't right .....

 

• Apr 4, 2007

• #8

alphachief

Senior Member

Nugefan said:

you ain't right .....

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My wife tells me that all the time...and she's never wrong!

 

• Apr 4, 2007

• #9

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hootinga

Senior Member

bearded hen are legal to shoot im 85 % sure of it but ask a game waden. id shoot one once if i had the chance but wouldnt do it no more after that.

 

• Apr 4, 2007

• #10

Jim Ammons

Senior Member

Bearded hens are NOT legal in GA. Got this information a few years back from a DNR Ranger and I have seen no changes in the regulations to change this.

 

Last edited: Apr 4, 2007

• Apr 4, 2007

• #11

Randy

Senior Member

hootinga said:

bearded hen are legal to shoot im 85 % sure of it but ask a game waden. id shoot one once if i had the chance but wouldnt do it no more after that.

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Sorry you are 85% wrong. Hens beard or no beard are not legal in Georgia!

 

• Apr 4, 2007

• #12

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hootinga

Senior Member

i have to look into it b/c ive grown up with people tellin me there legal. so ill have to see if im 85% right

 

• Apr 4, 2007

• #13

turky93

Senior Member

yup hes right,it must be a gobbler. now if you get a hen to gobble....... lol but i dont think you will

 

• Apr 4, 2007

• #14

Randy

Senior Member

hootinga said:

i have to look into it b/c ive grown up with people tellin me there legal. so ill have to see if im 85% right

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That might be the smartest thing you have ever done and the smartest lesson you have ever learned. I use to believe what people told me too. Now I always check it out.

 

• Apr 4, 2007

• #15

neckringer

Senior Member

actually on ocassion hens do gobble and strutt for that matter. just check out the new primos truth 18.
however she still aint a gobbler

 

• Apr 4, 2007

• #16

turky93

Senior Member

dang,it gobbles,has a beard ,but still aint a gobbler? lol

 

• Apr 4, 2007

• #17

Arrow Flinger

Moderator

This is taken from the regs:

Turkey
Statewide: March 24, 2007 - May 15, 2007
Limit: 3 gobblers per season

 

• Apr 4, 2007

• #18

turk2di

Senior Member

In Ky, visable beards. So a hen is legal but i have only heard of a few over 17yrs of huntin turks being killed!

 

• Apr 4, 2007

• #19

Gator8em

Senior Member

They are not legal, Fo Sho. I have seen 3 in my life, two in the last two years. I only wish I could take out my frustrations on those little huzzies for all the times they have done me wrong.

 

• Apr 4, 2007

• #20

weathermantrey

Senior Member

I'm not too sure how much that rule would hold up in court if you were prosecuted. If you have a turkey pop over a hill with an 8 inch beard hanging down at the crack of daylight I dont see how anybody could be held responsible for identifying that turkey as a hen. What are you suppose to look for as a turkey hunter that tells you otherwise. Should i bring my binoculars and look for spurs?

I feel like telling the difference between a nuben buck and a doe is much easier than telling the difference between a bearded hen and a jake/gobbler. So why go with anterless deer tags but not bearded turkey tags instead of gobblers???? If you ask me, this rule should be changed.