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Post by songdog on Apr 30, 2013 12:30:05 GMT -5
I was pretty suprised yesterday morning when I got my turkey for this year . He was a 22 pound 3yo bird ( according to the check in station ) but he was sporting a blond beard . Just wondering if any other hunters have ever seen or heard of a blond bearded bird . Been hunting turkeys since 1985 and have never seen one before . Soli Deo Gloria Attachments:
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Post by Decatur on Apr 30, 2013 12:49:35 GMT -5
Pretty cool! I've never seen one, but that's not saying much!
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Post by featherduster on Apr 30, 2013 13:54:58 GMT -5
A first for me,congrats on the harvested bird.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 30, 2013 13:59:03 GMT -5
I've seen blonde turkeys with black beards, but never heard of a blonde beard. What a unique trophy! Congrats!
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Post by Woody Williams on Apr 30, 2013 16:18:47 GMT -5
Must have slipped in here from California. Lots of blondes out there.
Kidding aside - I have never seen a blonde bearded gobbler. Pretty unique and quite a trophy.
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Post by bsutravis on Apr 30, 2013 18:00:11 GMT -5
Can you say TAXIDERMIST??? What a trophy!!!
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Post by buster on Apr 30, 2013 18:12:19 GMT -5
That's called beard rot. It is perfectly normal for a bird to have beard rot. Beard Rot is caused by malnutrition, not parasites as most people believe. It
is an interruption in Melanin production. Melanin is produced by the Pituitary
Gland(found @ base of skull), and gives the Beard it's color and strength.
Melanin is found in humans and is to what gives us our skin color. When
you have Melanin deficiency it causes a light band or ring to from around or
across the beard.
The Band/Ring is weaker at this point and as the beard fatigues from
movement and hitting objects it will eventually break off flush with the
deficiency part of beard. The end of the beard may appear to have a red tint
to it as well.
None the less, congrats on your bird.
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Post by DUCKMASTER1 on Apr 30, 2013 18:32:11 GMT -5
Cool looking bird, thanks for sharing.
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Post by dbd870 on May 1, 2013 6:17:30 GMT -5
Never seen one - mount him.
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Post by goosepondmonster on May 1, 2013 7:39:20 GMT -5
Cool. Congrats on a unique bird.
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Post by daworz on May 1, 2013 10:54:20 GMT -5
Congrats Steve. I have never seen a Blond Bearded Tom Myself, Till Now, Pretty Cool.
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Post by bowhunterjohn on May 1, 2013 14:32:35 GMT -5
Wow, that is wild and cool
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Post by kevinhunter on May 2, 2013 9:13:49 GMT -5
Very cool! Congrats!  |
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Post by Genesis 27:3 on May 2, 2013 18:17:27 GMT -5
Nice thunder chicken! Never seen or heard of them so congrats!
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