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Post by huntinfool on Apr 27, 2011 20:32:45 GMT -5
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Post by bowhunterjohn on Apr 27, 2011 21:04:47 GMT -5
WOW, that is one COOL bird, full mount ? Definately deserving, nice job. Up Ft. wayne way it rained then windy, then rained, then windy. About 8 am I had some birds barking/cutting at me and I back, but they never showed themselves? Glad to see someone kicked butt today, going back out tomorrow
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Post by oneshot on Apr 28, 2011 11:08:55 GMT -5
Congrats...way cool looking turkey. What part of S In ya from?
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Post by mattfinney on Apr 28, 2011 12:11:44 GMT -5
Really cool!
Never seen one with all black wings.
Congrats on a very unique bird!
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Post by huntinfool on Apr 28, 2011 12:33:29 GMT -5
Congrats...way cool looking turkey. What part of S In ya from? I killed this bird in Warrick Co. and live in the same.
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Post by huntinfool on Apr 28, 2011 12:35:57 GMT -5
WOW, that is one COOL bird, full mount ? Definately deserving, nice job. Up Ft. wayne way it rained then windy, then rained, then windy. About 8 am I had some birds barking/cutting at me and I back, but they never showed themselves? Glad to see someone kicked butt today, going back out tomorrow Put the hammer down on'em!
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Post by buddylee on Apr 28, 2011 13:29:11 GMT -5
Definitely a candidate for a full mount..
Congratulations on a very rare trophy.
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Post by daworz on Apr 28, 2011 14:18:53 GMT -5
I have not seen that many Toms, But thats a First for me also... Great Turkey. Congrats
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Post by racktracker on Apr 28, 2011 18:16:42 GMT -5
Melanistic, even partial, in turkeys is rare indeed.
Congratulations on a fine trophy bird.
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Post by HighCotton on Apr 28, 2011 20:09:32 GMT -5
Definitely a Beautiful Bird! Congratulations!
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Post by hoosier on Apr 28, 2011 20:56:58 GMT -5
Good looking bird there, congrats!
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Post by antler on Apr 28, 2011 21:19:23 GMT -5
Very cool bird! Congrats! I just received my new NWTF mag today and thre is a picture of a lady that shot an all black bird in Florida. Here is the authors response to the question about how rare the bird is....
"Melanistic turkeys are the most rare color variation based on harvest records and observations. We usually only see three or four per year nationwide. Therefore, it is really hard to estimate the rarity of melanistic turkeys, but here's our best guess. Most experts agree that we see at least five times more albinistic wild turkeys than melanistic phases. That would translate into approximately one in 50,000 wild turkeys exhibiting the melanisic color phase. That means among the 7 million wild turkeys, 100 to 150 melanistic wild turdeys exist in North America. Your turkey is more rare than albino turkeys by a factor of five or ten. A very rare trophy! Scott Vance, NWTF assistant vp for conservation programs admin."
Congrats!
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Post by huntinfool on Apr 29, 2011 9:43:28 GMT -5
Very cool bird! Congrats! I just received my new NWTF mag today and thre is a picture of a lady that shot an all black bird in Florida. Here is the authors response to the question about how rare the bird is.... " Melanistic turkeys are the most rare color variation based on harvest records and observations. We usually only see three or four per year nationwide. Therefore, it is really hard to estimate the rarity of melanistic turkeys, but here's our best guess. Most experts agree that we see at least five times more albinistic wild turkeys than melanistic phases. That would translate into approximately one in 50,000 wild turkeys exhibiting the melanisic color phase. That means among the 7 million wild turkeys, 100 to 150 melanistic wild turdeys exist in North America. Your turkey is more rare than albino turkeys by a factor of five or ten. A very rare trophy! Scott Vance, NWTF assistant vp for conservation programs admin. " Congrats! Wow! I thought is was unusual but I had no idea that it was that rare. Thanks for the NWTF info. and though I had to sweet talk the wife I'm defiantly getting a full mount on it!
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Post by woodmaster on Apr 29, 2011 10:23:10 GMT -5
Congrats on an awesome bird!
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Post by lineman453 on Apr 29, 2011 18:15:47 GMT -5
Good looking bird!!!! It'll look really good stuffed.
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Post by hoosiernavy29 on Apr 29, 2011 18:26:34 GMT -5
Everyone has said, you have killed a remarkable bird, congrats, and I sure hope the sweet talking goes well HAHA, Can't wait to see how the mount turns out.
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Post by varmint101 on Apr 29, 2011 19:06:34 GMT -5
Think his daddy was a goose? That's really cool! I'd definitely get a full body mount showing off that neat-o fan too. Congrats!
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Post by Greenedog on Apr 30, 2011 8:31:47 GMT -5
That's one of the coolest birds I've ever seen and brute too. Congrats!!
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Post by drs on Apr 30, 2011 9:45:27 GMT -5
Check it out! I was blessed with a great opening morning, I killed this longbeard at 9:15 this morning. He had a 10" beard, 36 mm (1 3/8") & 35 mm spurs and weighed 21 lbs. The really cool thing though is he has jet black wings with no barring. He also has a dark overall color and some neat fan banding. I killed a bird on the same property in 2009 that had 5 black feathers which were mirrored on each wing so I guess it's just a weird genetic trait with this particular flock. I checked him in at a buddy of mines taxidermy shop and the guys there said they had never seen a bird colored up like this (and neither have I). How about you guys? Anybody out there ever see this kind of coloration on a turkey before? Never seen a Wild Turkey such as the one you harvested. BEAUTIFUL TOM!! Congratuations!! What County did you bag him in?
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Post by Sasquatch on Apr 30, 2011 15:43:10 GMT -5
Well done!
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