110K views · 7.8K reactions | Some interesting turkey behavior here! These boys kept tilting their heads and really analyzing our decoys as they worked into them. We’ve seen this before but definitely kinda cool to watch all three doing it together旅 | The Bearded Buck | Facebook

Have you ever seen a bearded female turkey (hen)? Our wildlife photographer recently captured this bearded hen in Butler County. Bearded hens are not as uncommon as you may think. Up to 1/3 of hens in some areas across the state are known to have beards, but on average about 10% of adult females have beards. Hen beards are typically pencil-thin and usually top out at about 8 inches. If you see a winter flock of turkeys between now and March 15, please report them by going to pgc.pa.gov and searc