Mississippi Turkey Hunter Kills a 7 Bearded Gobbler
April 20, 2008
Killing a gobbler with multiple beards is a rare feat but taking one with 7 beards is unbelievable.
Jerrell Keele knew his turkey had a pretty good beard on him when he shot him last month. He could see the black hairs hanging from the gobbler’s neck when he shot him from 37 yards away.
But the 67-year-old Burnsville resident didn’t realize that the 17.28-pound turkey actually had seven beards and scored enough points to make it a state record in the nontypical division.
There were so many beards that the registration form had to be altered.
“The form only has room to write in six beards for each turkey,” said Keele, whose turkey scored 151.155 points. “Jerry Hazlewood (the Northeast Region wildlife biologist) wrote in the seventh beard on the side of the form.”
Congratulations Jerrell that is a once in a lifetime trophy.
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