- Trophy scoring
- Based on a system devised by the late outdoor writer Dave Harbour to establish records on the most outstanding turkeys taken throughout the United States. With divisions for each of the wild turkey species, the World Gobbler Records are now kept by the National Wild Turkey Federation in Edgefield, South Carolina. Trophy scoring for each species also has several subsections including the following:1. Best Overall Typical (not more than one beard or two spurs) Gobbler with a score based on the tom's beard and spur lengths and weight. To figure the best overall score, use the sum of the weight score and the length of the beard multiplied by 2 and the length of the spur multiplied by 10.2. Best Overall Non-Typical (more than two spurs or multiple beards) Gobblers3. Gobblers with Longest Typical Beards4. Gobblers with Best Non-Typical Beards5. Gobblers with Longest Typical Spurs6. Gobblers with Best Non-Typical Spurs7. Heaviest Gobbler (Typical and Non-Typical)
Hunting glossary . 2015.