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Title: Silver Phased Eastern???
Post by: Flydown on April 11, 2012, 05:50:25 PM
One of my customers showed me a picture of this turkey today that he said was killed in Jefferson Co. AL this morning and he wanted to know what the heck it was that he shot. I told him it looked like a Silver Phased Eastern but heck I'm not sure, I wanted to find out what you guys think.

Thanks,
Chris.

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Post by: ncturkey on April 11, 2012, 05:58:48 PM
That is want I have heard Lovett Williams call a Smokey Grey Phase Gobbler. I kill a bearded hen like that back 2005. That is a awesome bird.
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Post by: redarrow on April 11, 2012, 06:09:29 PM
Yep. Its a smoky grey.Ive never seen a gobbler that color but I have 2 smoky hens where I hunt.
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Post by: M,Yingling on April 11, 2012, 06:10:06 PM
Cool lookin bird  :icon_thumright:
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Post by: Garrett Trentham on April 11, 2012, 06:36:19 PM
I hope it's going on the wall, at least a cape mount. That thing's beautiful!
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Post by: TRKYHTR on April 11, 2012, 07:05:29 PM
Smoke phase. Very rare for a gobbler. More hens are smoke phase than gobblers.

TRKYHTR
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Post by: Wrangler95 on April 11, 2012, 07:45:57 PM
 :you_rock:

Very pretty gobbler!!
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Post by: VAHUNTER on April 11, 2012, 07:49:19 PM
Beautiful bird!!!!
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Post by: hookedspur on April 11, 2012, 07:49:41 PM
Quote from: Garrett Trentham on April 11, 2012, 06:36:19 PM
I hope it's going on the wall, at least a cape mount. That thing's beautiful!
:agreed: :icon_thumright:
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Post by: mikejd on April 11, 2012, 07:58:28 PM
now thats a trophy. beautiful.
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Post by: timbrhuntr on April 11, 2012, 08:06:18 PM
Cool bird. A couple years ago I had pics of a jake like that and a few hens. I was hoping to see the jake as a tom but haven't seen any of them again since that spring.
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Post by: boomer on April 11, 2012, 08:15:22 PM
Cool looking bird. It would be cool to shoot something like that.

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Post by: runngun on April 11, 2012, 08:45:18 PM
Yep, smoke phase!!!
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Post by: surehuntsalot on April 11, 2012, 08:48:42 PM
beautiful bird

very rare trophy
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Post by: noggin buster on April 11, 2012, 09:01:00 PM
Beautiful Bird
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Post by: turkey_slayer on April 11, 2012, 09:12:58 PM
Beautiful! I know where 3 smoke phased hens are right now. Seen 2 smoke phased gobblers together in the fall deer hunting a few years back. Hunted in there that spring but never seen em or heard of anyone killing them
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Post by: Ol'Mossy on April 11, 2012, 09:16:15 PM
Cool looking bird  :icon_thumright:
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Post by: renegade19 on April 11, 2012, 10:25:10 PM
Wow, jsut Wow!!!!
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Post by: WiLL B on April 11, 2012, 10:31:54 PM
A smoke phased gobbler is very rare!! Very pretty too!!
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Post by: 870supermagnum on April 12, 2012, 07:58:43 AM
Beautiful bird!  :you_rock:
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Post by: tha bugman on April 12, 2012, 10:02:23 AM
beautiful smoke phase :z-guntootsmiley:
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Post by: 870FaceLift on April 12, 2012, 10:28:01 AM
What a beautiful bird.  He'd definitely be immortalized on my wall.
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Post by: Gooserbat on April 12, 2012, 10:48:07 AM
I've saw two or three hen where I hunt in Missiouri but never a tom.  Congrats to the lucky hunter and I too hope he put that one on the wall.
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Post by: mountman62 on April 12, 2012, 10:56:41 AM
one word "PRICELESS", well two words then "TAXIDERMIST", that is a very rare trophy, hope it doesn't go to waste
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Post by: stinkpickle on April 12, 2012, 11:12:15 AM
 :o   NICE!!!
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Post by: wvnut3 on April 12, 2012, 11:36:46 AM
Beautiful Gobbler. Lee :icon_thumright:
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Post by: Turkey Havoc on April 12, 2012, 01:31:03 PM
Beautiful Bird! Hope it's going on the wall. Trophy of a lifetime!
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Post by: VaTuRkStOmPeR on April 12, 2012, 01:36:28 PM
I'd give up killing 10 gobblers to have the opportunity at killing a bird like that.

Hope he got a ride to the taxidermist.
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Post by: Sand Man on April 12, 2012, 02:05:15 PM
Quote from: Turkey Havoc on April 12, 2012, 01:31:03 PM
Beautiful Bird! Hope it's going on the wall. Trophy of a lifetime!

DITTO!!!!   :drool:
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Post by: goblr77 on April 12, 2012, 02:07:58 PM
Beautiful bird. That one would be full body mounted. I've seen a couple hens that color on a place I hunted in the past. Never seen a gobbler on foot that color but an older guy that used to hunt the adjoining property killed one. Here's a trail cam pic of one of the hens.
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Post by: albrubacker on April 12, 2012, 03:02:25 PM
That is awesome!
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Post by: oklahomaboy on April 12, 2012, 04:07:31 PM
I would mount it...correction:  I would have a taxidermist mount it!
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Post by: slamman on April 12, 2012, 06:52:26 PM
nice looking bird love the colors hope that one is going on the wall
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Post by: BOFF on April 12, 2012, 10:32:17 PM
Beautiful!!

Any more pics?

God Bless,
David B.
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Post by: ncturkey on April 30, 2012, 12:05:02 PM
A buddy of mine took a jake that was a Smokey Grey Phase.
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Post by: tomstopper on April 30, 2012, 12:09:58 PM
Beautiful Bird.. Congrats ..
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Post by: headbanger on April 30, 2012, 01:07:50 PM
beautiful bird!!!

headbanger
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Post by: vaturkey on April 30, 2012, 01:59:43 PM


  Beautiful gobbler !     





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