I'm not sure if the correct name is speckled gobbler or not, but my buddy harvested this beautiful bird on Saturday morning in South Central PA. This is going to be make a beautiful mount!
That is incredible!!!
That's awesome
Escape someones farm or does this occur naturally in Easterns?
Looks like a cross between an Eastern and a Royal Palm. Pretty cool looking.
I'd love for some people to shed some light on what they think caused this color phase. I saw a hen once that was "speckled", but I've never seen anything like this. I've read where this could have been created by a wild turkey breeding with a domesticated turkey, but other than that I don't know a whole lot.
Quote from: seb5315 on May 20, 2013, 03:38:17 PM
I'd love for some people to shed some light on what they think caused this color phase. I saw a hen once that was "speckled", but I've never seen anything like this. I've read where this could have been created by a wild turkey breeding with a domesticated turkey, but other than that I don't know a whole lot.
Im pretty sure this is what happned.That's a beautiful bird ! Will make an awesome mount ! :icon_thumright:
That is a beautiful bird for sure, Congrats to your buddy.
Tom
Quote from: guesswho on May 20, 2013, 03:29:52 PM
Looks like a cross between an Eastern and a Royal Palm. Pretty cool looking.
That's exactly what I though.
Beautiful bird, anyway! Congrats to your buddy!
There are 4 different color phases in the wild turkey. This one seems to be a erythritic, red, phase. Here is a link from the NWTF on each color phase.
http://www.nwtf.org/all_about_turkeys/new_turkey_look.html
TRKYHTR
Beautiful gobbler!! Congrats on the bird of a lifetime!!!
Once in a lifetime trophy!
congrats nice turkey
Whatever he is a cross between, he's pretty!!
Congrats, that thing is beautiful. :icon_thumright:
Beautiful bird.... Congrats to your friend......
awesome!
Incredible. Make sure you post up pics once the bird gets back from the taxidermist. :icon_thumright:
That is an awesome looking bird.
Sweet bird! What was the beard and spur lengths?
Quote from: TRKYHTR on May 20, 2013, 04:59:29 PM
There are 4 different color phases in the wild turkey. This one seems to be a erythritic, red, phase. Here is a link from the NWTF on each color phase.
http://www.nwtf.org/all_about_turkeys/new_turkey_look.html
TRKYHTR
Joe, the only erythritic I saw was a Hen 2 years ago, that didn't look anything like this Bird. The Hen was reddish and when the sun caught the chest almost look like a golden shine to the chest, but no white. Is there white in a erythritic?
Congrats on a awesome looking bird!!
Thanks for all the comments guys! The bird had a 9" Beard a 1 1/8" Spurs that were needle sharp.
Doesn't get more beautiful than that, that will make an awesome show piece
Quote from: Jay on May 21, 2013, 06:35:52 AM
Quote from: TRKYHTR on May 20, 2013, 04:59:29 PM
There are 4 different color phases in the wild turkey. This one seems to be a erythritic, red, phase. Here is a link from the NWTF on each color phase.
http://www.nwtf.org/all_about_turkeys/new_turkey_look.html
TRKYHTR
Joe, the only erythritic I saw was a Hen 2 years ago, that didn't look anything like this Bird. The Hen was reddish and when the sun caught the chest almost look like a golden shine to the chest, but no white. Is there white in a erythritic?
Within each color phase there are subtle differences. Not all smoke phase hens are the same. Some have more white, some more black. Same thing with red or black phase. Some erythritic phases will have more red and less black and white and some more black and white and less red. I believe this one has more black and white with less red mixed in. This gobbler is awesome either way.
TRKYHTR
congrats to your friend on a very beautiful bird
Man, that is one beautiful bird...
Very cool!
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Congrats to your buddy, that's one beautiful bird.
Awesome! Beautiful bird.
Congrats to your bud....that is a beautiful bird!
NOW THAT"S ONE SWEET TROPHY!!!
Well, whatever he is, he'll make a cool looking mount!! Congrats on a unique bird!! :icon_thumright:
Was this in York County? I saw a hen similar to that on two different occasions several years ago.
No this was in Franklin County.