Title: Solid black turkey
Post by: Hwd silvestris on February 20, 2021, 09:27:25 AM
Post by: Hwd silvestris on February 20, 2021, 09:27:25 AM
I'm new to the forum here. How common is it to harvest a gobbler with no bars on wings. Looks like a buzzard wing. I trying to post a pic not sure if it will pan out.
Title: Re: Solid black turkey
Post by: ChesterCopperpot on February 20, 2021, 09:46:36 AM
Post by: ChesterCopperpot on February 20, 2021, 09:46:36 AM
What kind of turkey?
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Title: Re: Solid black turkey
Post by: Hwd silvestris on February 20, 2021, 09:49:22 AM
Post by: Hwd silvestris on February 20, 2021, 09:49:22 AM
South Mississippi Eastern gobbler
Title: Re: Solid black turkey
Post by: ChesterCopperpot on February 20, 2021, 09:55:07 AM
Post by: ChesterCopperpot on February 20, 2021, 09:55:07 AM
Quote from: Hwd silvestris on February 20, 2021, 09:49:22 AMIf we're talking full blown melanistic bird, I'd say very rare and super cool. Think the rates are in the one in thousands, maybe even one in ten thousand or so, for that full blown black phase in easterns.
South Mississippi Eastern gobbler
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Title: Re: Solid black turkey
Post by: Hwd silvestris on February 20, 2021, 10:01:42 AM
Post by: Hwd silvestris on February 20, 2021, 10:01:42 AM
Thanks I will try and post a picture if I can figure out how to.
Title: Re: Solid black turkey
Post by: THattaway on February 20, 2021, 10:34:40 AM
Post by: THattaway on February 20, 2021, 10:34:40 AM
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49501034788_201bfb3433_c.jpg)
Same area this came from occasionally produces toms that have a few solid black primaries on their wings.
Same area this came from occasionally produces toms that have a few solid black primaries on their wings.
Title: Re: Solid black turkey
Post by: ChesterCopperpot on February 20, 2021, 10:39:05 AM
Post by: ChesterCopperpot on February 20, 2021, 10:39:05 AM
Quote from: THattaway on February 20, 2021, 10:34:40 AMThat thing's colored like a rooster!
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49501034788_201bfb3433_c.jpg)
Same area this came from occasionally produces toms that have a few solid black primaries on their wings.
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Title: Re: Solid black turkey
Post by: Cowboy on February 20, 2021, 10:55:15 AM
Post by: Cowboy on February 20, 2021, 10:55:15 AM
That's a cool gobbler. Great bird.
Title: Re: Solid black turkey
Post by: ManfromGreenSwamp on February 20, 2021, 12:56:50 PM
Post by: ManfromGreenSwamp on February 20, 2021, 12:56:50 PM
Awesome!!!
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Title: Re: Solid black turkey
Post by: sasquatch1 on February 20, 2021, 03:06:06 PM
Post by: sasquatch1 on February 20, 2021, 03:06:06 PM
A true trophy there. Actually think it's a red/cinnamon color phased birds.
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Title: Re: Solid black turkey
Post by: owlhoot on February 20, 2021, 04:41:33 PM
Post by: owlhoot on February 20, 2021, 04:41:33 PM
Quote from: ChesterCopperpot on February 20, 2021, 10:39:05 AMMount that suckerQuote from: THattaway on February 20, 2021, 10:34:40 AMThat thing's colored like a rooster!
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49501034788_201bfb3433_c.jpg)
Same area this came from occasionally produces toms that have a few solid black primaries on their wings.
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Title: Re: Solid black turkey
Post by: Turkeytider on February 20, 2021, 04:47:48 PM
Post by: Turkeytider on February 20, 2021, 04:47:48 PM
Yep, that's worth a full body mount IMO. Interesting how different areas in the same state can produce numbers of birds with varying coloration and barring in feathers. Also, some areas will produce more multi bearded birds. Genetic differences in local populations.
Title: Re: Solid black turkey
Post by: Tom007 on February 20, 2021, 04:50:36 PM
Post by: Tom007 on February 20, 2021, 04:50:36 PM
For sure a mounter, coolest looking gobbler I have ever seen, very unique....congrats...
Title: Re: Solid black turkey
Post by: guesswho on February 20, 2021, 05:23:57 PM
Post by: guesswho on February 20, 2021, 05:23:57 PM
I've seen quite a few gobblers get killed over the last 50 plus years. I can recall one that had two solid black primaries on one side. I killed it in Barbour county Alabama. And I saw a buddy of mine kill one around Richland GA that had one black primary. Never seen in person anything that resembled what you have there. Congrats!
Title: Re: Solid black turkey
Post by: MO_HUNTER on February 20, 2021, 05:50:14 PM
Post by: MO_HUNTER on February 20, 2021, 05:50:14 PM
Man! I hope that bird is a full body mount somewhere! It's the coolest thing I've seen.
Title: Re: Solid black turkey
Post by: kennedyh1990 on February 20, 2021, 07:04:58 PM
Post by: kennedyh1990 on February 20, 2021, 07:04:58 PM
Absolutely beautiful!
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Title: Re: Solid black turkey
Post by: Hobbes on February 20, 2021, 08:11:27 PM
Post by: Hobbes on February 20, 2021, 08:11:27 PM
I've only seen one, my son's 2015 Montana bird. We didn't even notice until after he stopped flopping.
(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/800x600q90/924/cuIv81.jpg)
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Title: Re: Solid black turkey
Post by: MK M GOBL on February 20, 2021, 08:14:46 PM
Post by: MK M GOBL on February 20, 2021, 08:14:46 PM
Quote from: THattaway on February 20, 2021, 10:34:40 AM
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49501034788_201bfb3433_c.jpg)
Same area this came from occasionally produces toms that have a few solid black primaries on their wings.
That bird is AWESOME!!
MK M GOBL
Title: Re: Solid black turkey
Post by: tlh2865 on February 20, 2021, 08:46:48 PM
Post by: tlh2865 on February 20, 2021, 08:46:48 PM
What the others have said, that bird is Awesome!
Title: Re: Solid black turkey
Post by: turkey_picker on February 20, 2021, 08:55:48 PM
Post by: turkey_picker on February 20, 2021, 08:55:48 PM
Rare bird for sure! Thanks for sharing.
Title: Re: Solid black turkey
Post by: Hwd silvestris on February 20, 2021, 09:20:50 PM
Post by: Hwd silvestris on February 20, 2021, 09:20:50 PM
Killed him in the rain. I don't have any real good pics of him
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Title: Re: Solid black turkey
Post by: ChesterCopperpot on February 20, 2021, 09:22:52 PM
Post by: ChesterCopperpot on February 20, 2021, 09:22:52 PM
Quote from: Hwd silvestris on February 20, 2021, 09:20:50 PMI'd say for sure that's a melanistic bird! That's gorgeous! Probably once in a lifetime, but I'd say if you ever see another it'll be around that same spot.
Killed him in the rain. I don't have any real good pics of him
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Title: Re: Solid black turkey
Post by: Hwd silvestris on February 20, 2021, 09:30:22 PM
Post by: Hwd silvestris on February 20, 2021, 09:30:22 PM
Found another this other pic too.
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Title: Re: Solid black turkey
Post by: Jimspur on February 20, 2021, 09:38:09 PM
Post by: Jimspur on February 20, 2021, 09:38:09 PM
Never seen nothing like that. Colors are really cool.
Title: Re: Solid black turkey
Post by: Hobbes on February 20, 2021, 10:10:05 PM
Post by: Hobbes on February 20, 2021, 10:10:05 PM
Quote from: Hwd silvestris on February 20, 2021, 09:20:50 PM
Killed him in the rain. I don't have any real good pics of him
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Good looking bird!
Title: Re: Solid black turkey
Post by: Parrot Head on February 21, 2021, 01:18:55 AM
Post by: Parrot Head on February 21, 2021, 01:18:55 AM
That is very cool
Title: Re: Solid black turkey
Post by: the Ward on February 21, 2021, 08:58:24 AM
Post by: the Ward on February 21, 2021, 08:58:24 AM
I have never seen one like that. Beautiful animal, i would have a flying wall mount done for sure!
Title: Re: Solid black turkey
Post by: Chad Gus715 on February 21, 2021, 01:10:08 PM
Post by: Chad Gus715 on February 21, 2021, 01:10:08 PM
My uncle shot an all black, double bearded one about 20 years ago. He never saved any part of it other than the meat. Had i known he was gonna just toss it i would have took it and got it mounted. He never even took a picture of it.
Title: Re: Solid black turkey
Post by: G squared 23 on February 21, 2021, 09:18:57 PM
Post by: G squared 23 on February 21, 2021, 09:18:57 PM
Pretty awesome brother
Title: Re: Solid black turkey
Post by: justin.arps on February 21, 2021, 10:13:40 PM
Post by: justin.arps on February 21, 2021, 10:13:40 PM
Quote from: MO_HUNTER on February 20, 2021, 05:50:14 PMI agree
Man! I hope that bird is a full body mount somewhere! It's the coolest thing I've seen.
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