As of 2014, the biggest wild turkey ever killed in the USA was a 37.13-pound Rio Grande turkey that was harvested by Jacob Braught in Linn, Ore., on April 15, 2002. The turkey with the longest beard was an Eastern turkey with a 22.5-inch beard taken by Cody May in Bowie, Texas, on April 6, 2007. Sources: womansday.com.