Think you can judge a tom's age by his beard? Think again. Photo by Jennifer Tepp / Adobe Stock Turkey hunters judge a tom’s beard length, spurs, and body weight the way deer hunters pay attention to ...

Chris Palazzoli, of Onondaga Hill, bagged his first gobbler last weekend after a textbook morning hunt. The bird weighed 22 ...

243. On Nov. 2, she got a 4-point buck with her crossbow and two days later she filled her fall turkey tag by harvesting a ...

Carter Rhode, of Cicero, harvested an 18 lb 8 oz turkey with a 9 ½-inch beard and ¾-inch spurs. Cyrus Vrooman, of Mexico, harvested a 21 lb 6 oz tom with a 9 ½-inch beard and 1 ¼-inch spurs.

On the first day of the annual spring turkey youth hunt in April ... The gobbler had a 9-inch beard and 1.25-inch spurs. Job well done, Jake! Big beards, little spurs, it doesn’t matter.

Rick Schuh, of Menchalville, scored a 27.7-pound tom turkey with 12-inch beard and 1-9/16-inch spurs on opening day of the spring turkey hunt.

243. On Nov. 2, she got a 4-point buck with her crossbow and two days later she filled her fall turkey tag by harvesting a mature gobbler that had a 10.5-inch beard and 1 3/8-inch long spurs.

Three North Country youth hunters bagged their first gobblers last weekend during New York’s annual youth wild turkey hunt for hunters ages 12-15.