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Turkey Identification Guidelines

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Use the chart below to identify the age and sex of your turkey before calling the harvest line.

Fall Turkey	Spring Turkey
_ Adult Tom _ Juvenile Tom or Jake _ Adult Hen _ Juvenile Hen _ Unsure of Sex/Age		_ Adult Tom _ Juvenile Tom or Jake _ Bearded Hen _ Unsure of Sex/Age
_ Beard longer than 6 inches _ Beard shorter than 6 inches		_ Beard longer than 6 inches _ Beard shorter than 6 inches
_ Spur longer than ½ inch _ Spur shorter than ½ inch		_ Spur longer than ½ inch _ Spur shorter than ½ inch
_ Outer two wing feathers pointed with no barring _ Outer two wing feathers rounded with barring to the tip		n/a
_ Breast feathers black-tipped _ Breast feathers buff-tipped		n/a
n/a		_ Tail fan smooth in shaped _ Middle tail feathers longer than others

Regulations in red are new this year.

Purple text indicates an important note.

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