Snowing here now. If I hunt, not likely, I'm going to stockpile snowball's. Going to hit the gobbler so hard with a snowball that he would wish it was a load of #5's. Lol.
How the hell do you mistake a deek for a real bird? I know they look more realistic then yrs ago, but if you're close enough to kill a turkey, you should be able to tell.
I did have that bird mounted. Unfortunately, back then I didn't have a lot of spare money. Took bird to a friend of a friend. 3 months after getting bird back, it started dropping feathers, and had a faint odor. Didn't last long after that.
Had it's own base. Never seen in any rule book that states the# of strands to be considered a beard.
I've shot a couple nice birds over the yrs that had 9-10" beards with only a few strands. Winter can shorten or damage the beard.
Never fished for striper's. And live 30 min from Albany. Don't know anyone who fishes for them.
Looks like they would put up one hell of a fight.
Are they good eating???