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Post by strutnrut64 on Apr 27, 2008 15:27:56 GMT -5
Does anybody have an explanation for the coloration on this turkey? I have never seen one like this that is why I sent it to the taxi for a flying mount!!!   |
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Post by Woody Williams on Apr 27, 2008 15:43:13 GMT -5
That is a beauty bird. I don't blame you a bit on the mount. He will look great on the wall..
Congratulations!
I think that is called the red phase or eruythsite gobbler. Fairly rare around here.
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Post by varmint101 on Apr 27, 2008 16:05:33 GMT -5
Can you say what county you shot it in? I have one just like that on my trail camera! I said if I shot him I'd have a full flying mount too.
Good job on a neat bird.
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Post by varmint101 on Apr 27, 2008 16:18:57 GMT -5
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Post by strutnrut64 on Apr 27, 2008 16:34:47 GMT -5
I shot the bird around the dubois perry county line in southern indiana
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Post by Sasquatch on Apr 27, 2008 16:36:03 GMT -5
Great bird! That trail camera shot does look like a similar coloration.
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Post by mullis56 on Apr 27, 2008 16:57:57 GMT -5
Genitic mutation... I killed one exactly like that a few years back. Congrats on the RED Bird  |
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Post by bsutravis on Apr 27, 2008 17:20:47 GMT -5
Beautiful bird! He'd definately go on the wall if I killed him. Congrats!!!
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Post by beehunter on Apr 27, 2008 18:24:53 GMT -5
Its a nice bird and I would have him mounted also. I have always been told that the odd colored birds are a genetic throwback form the original birds that were stocked around the country, as our birds have been watered down gentically by tame birds in the early stocking days and the only pure strain birds are in some of the southern states with old established flocks. Anybody else heard anything similar to this?
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Post by lonniephillips on Apr 27, 2008 18:48:38 GMT -5
yes , heard very similar things
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Post by gobblerstopper on Apr 27, 2008 19:58:26 GMT -5
Did he have sort of white or clear looking spurs? My buddy and I both shot birds that looked like that several years ago in Northern Warrick county (Same woods, same season). Both of our birds had clear looking spurs.
The taxidermist told me that I shoud mount him, but I didn't. I did regret it when I went into the shop while he was doing birds and saw one that looked exactly like it mounted.
Beautiful bird and congrats!!
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Post by Greenedog on Apr 27, 2008 20:02:25 GMT -5
Beautiful bird! It looks huge, what were the measurements?
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Post by schall53 on Apr 27, 2008 20:10:24 GMT -5
I have been hunting turkey for around 15 years up in Wisconsin and have taken two birds of a similar color. They are not real common but the color faze shows up quite often in there range.
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Post by jim1966 on Apr 27, 2008 20:31:07 GMT -5
Nice bird. Congrats.
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Post by strutnrut64 on Apr 28, 2008 14:57:19 GMT -5
22 lbs, 10" beard and 26 mm spurs
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Post by huxbux on Apr 28, 2008 17:32:33 GMT -5
Nice bird, that'll make a great looking mount.
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