When the time started approaching for him to take his seat in the barber’s chair, Jase began to get nervous. Sure, the reason behind why he was going to lose the beard was very close to his heart, but that didn’t mean he was ready to lose his character just yet. After all, that beard had become a part of him for several years, and losing it meant saying goodbye to a big piece of his past.
Plus, as a professional duck hunter, those kinds of beards are pretty much standard. But Jase had already made the commitment, and the donations were getting close to reaching the magic number. It was almost time for him to say goodbye to the beard.
Which Kind of Person?
Superfans of the show, and of Jase in particular, had mixed feelings when Jase made the announcement that he was going to be shedding the signature facial hairstyle. After all, they may remember his famous statement about the “two kinds of people without beards.” Apparently, those two kinds of people are women and children, to which Jase said, “I am neither.”
Of course, he was just kidding around when he made the comments, but some fans could have taken it to heart. How was Jase going to feel about his new look once he took the plunge? Was he going to be happy about it, or might he regret it someday? Considering the reasoning behind why he was doing it, chances are he was very happy with his decision.
Foreshadowing
Even though Jase sported his beard throughout the entirety of the series, he wasn’t always completely happy with it. In fact, in 2013 during one interview, he told reporters that he was going to shave it when the show wrapped up. But his reasoning at that point wasn’t quite as charming.
Back then, he simply wanted to shed his on-screen persona, so that the paparazzi wouldn’t be able to pick him out of a crowd. With his beard, Jase frequently gets stopped in public by fans who want his autograph or to take a picture with him. He was ready for a life with a bit more privacy.
Call Security
With people's notions and biases around beards, you can imagine the first-impression issues that someone like Jase can face. Jase’s beard may have earned him all kinds of recognition, but it also set him back a few times. One time when the family was traveling through an airport, Jase was stopped for additional security measures.
Why? TSA had to thoroughly search through the facial fuzz to make sure he wasn’t stashing anything illegal in all of that hair. Of course, that search took place right in the middle of duck hunting season when his beard was at its longest and fluffiest.
Caveman Status
During the same trip when Jase was halted by security while they sifted through his beard, an excited fan stopped him for an autograph. Of course, Jase obliged the fan, and he struck up some small talk with him while he signed his name. As it turns out, the kid wasn’t exactly a fan of Jase’s at all, nor did he have any clue what "Duck Dynasty" was all about.
The “fan” actually thought that Jase was the actor who played the caveman in the old Geico commercials. In his defense, they both really do have similarly colored fuzz! Was this mix-up enough to make Jase pick up the trimmers already?