Anthony's 2009 Hunting Beard was received into hair heaven on Monday, December 21st, 2009. It was 3 months and 21 days old. Cause of death was a Norelco trimmer.

The 2009 Hunting Beard began on a camping adventure in September. It nearly died following a warm, itchy early-season grouse hunt, but endured to hunt pheasants, ducks, geese and deer. The 2009 hunting beard was no stranger to the road, traveling to Michigan's UP grouse woods, North Dakota's potholes, Montana's uplands, South Dakota's pheasant fields and Minnesota's farm country. It enjoyed every minute of it.

As winter finally arrived in December, the 2009 Hunting Beard made its legendary mark, battling sub-zero temperatures and wind-chills in consecutive weekends. The beard was entirely in full form, collecting ice and frost while keeping the face that existed somewhere beneath it cozy.

The 2009 Hunting Beard will be remembered most for colleagues' poor attempts at terrorist-related jokes, not matching Anthony's hair and accumulating almost epic amounts of spaghetti sauce.

The 2009 Hunting Beard is survived by a full head of hair and mutton chops.

Memorial donations for Anthony's 2009 Hunting Beard can be made through Pheasants Forever.