Bearded Hen

• Jan 22, 2006

• #1

BubbaD

Senior Member

Saw her quite a few times last year but never got a good picture. Here is the best shot I have so far. She is under the Y in Terry:

 

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• Jan 22, 2006

• #2

fulldraw74

Senior Member

I was expecting to see a pic of my ex-wife......

 

• Jan 22, 2006

• #3

Arrow3

Senior Member

Ive saw a good many over the years...Longest one was about 8 inches but was pencil thin...Thanks for the pic.

 

• Jan 22, 2006

• #4

beginnersluck

Senior Member

fulldraw74 said:

I was expecting to see a pic of my ex-wife......

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That's funny right there. I've seen several bearded hens on the property I hunt...must be a genetic trait. I saw one last year that was double bearded with probably 6+ inch beards!

 

• Jan 22, 2006

• #5

Jim Thompson

Live From The Tree

good capture

 

• Jan 22, 2006

• #6

Georgiaastro

Senior Member

Jim Thompson said:

good capture

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Hey Jim knowing Dalton he probably has a high fence around his place.

 

• Jan 22, 2006

• #7

alex30808

Senior Member

Here is a photo of a bearded lady I use in some of my calls...this photo was taken with a game camera and she has been seen quite a few times since...this is the only photo of her where you can see the beard clearly.

 

• Jan 22, 2006

• #8

Pilgrim

Senior Member

Looks like a great reason to shoot a hen.

 

• Jan 22, 2006

• #9

Arrow3

Senior Member

doeslayr said:

Looks like a great reason to shoot a hen.

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Be a good reason for you to get a fine too....

 

• Jan 23, 2006

• #10

Gadget

Senior Member

doeslayr said:

Looks like a great reason to shoot a hen.

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In several states, including NC, they define a legal turkey as a "bearded Turkey", which would include hens but here in Ga they're not legal. I think they define a legal bird as a gobbler in Ga.


Nice pics guys. I never seen a bearded hen on my property in Ga, but seen one in Alabama last year along with a couple of grey phase hens, they were wild looking, would love to kill a gobbler that looked like that but the non typical color phases usually only show up in hens for some reason.

 

• Jan 23, 2006

• #11

S

SCPO

Senior Member

georgiaastro
look close and you can see rope tied to there ankles. i think he said when turkey season got here he was going to unti o i had better not go there. might be a game warden looking.

 

• Jan 23, 2006

• #12

Georgiaastro

Senior Member

SCPO said:

georgiaastro
look close and you can see rope tied to there ankles. i think he said when turkey season got here he was going to unti o i had better not go there. might be a game warden looking.

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He may not even untie them, he may just add a little more rope to it so it will be just a little farther away.

 

• Jan 23, 2006

• #13

BubbaD

Senior Member

Why do I get this strange feeling I am going to regret introducing you two dudes

 

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• Jan 23, 2006

• #14

Georgiaastro

Senior Member

 

• Jan 23, 2006

• #15

Thunder Head

Gone but not forgotten

We used to see one all the time on a propety i had. I was trying to call a longbeard for zachattacks girl friend, The bearded lady came in and stood about 2 yards from us for ever. I thought the young lady was going to have a heart attack she was breathing so hard.