Bearded hen - to shoot or not to shoot..

TYE · Post by **TYE** » Wed Apr 15, 2009 5:08 pm

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Thanks Bud. Thought I'd drop in.

R.J. · Post by **R.J.** » Wed Apr 15, 2009 9:02 pm

Yes sir ... a bearded hen would be on my hit list !

wabi · Post by **wabi** » Wed Apr 15, 2009 9:24 pm

Made the decision a couple years ago..........
had one at under 20 yards, blue head but it had a nice beards showing, so it was a legal bird.
I can tell you from experience - bearded hens are good eating, too.

pdislow · Post by **pdislow** » Wed Apr 15, 2009 10:29 pm

not all that many turkeys where i hunt so I would let her go, in hopes that she would raise some young.

warningshot · Post by **warningshot** » Thu Apr 16, 2009 1:56 am

took the coures a few years back...they said a bearded hen would weigh about 8lbs...so i'd hold out if i could ...but also i'm limited to 2 to 3 days of turkey hunting a year ....

bait pile willie · Post by **bait pile willie** » Thu Apr 16, 2009 7:57 am

had a bearded hen in range in the first week last year,and let her walk,made the right call as I took a 23 and a 19 lb pair of gobblers later on.Too many nice gobblers where I hunt To consider taking one but maybe a tough decision the last week if I have been skunked so far.

M&M · Post by **M&M** » Thu Apr 16, 2009 9:24 pm

yes indeed I would and have the first turkey I ever shot was a bearded hen. In ohio a bearded hen is legal and tasty M&M