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Title: Tagged out in Illinois. Red phase?
Post by: renegade19 on April 27, 2017, 01:45:52 PM
Tagged out in Illinois this morning with a good bird.  21lbs, 7/8 spurs and 11.25" beard.  Didn't realty notice the different colors until I got him home.  I guess you'd call him a "red phase"?  BTW, had him and another one come in dead silent after I'd played cat and mouse with them all morning.
I love some mid morning hunting!
Title: Re: Red phase bird?
Post by: renegade19 on April 27, 2017, 01:46:14 PM
Wing pic
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Post by: renegade19 on April 27, 2017, 01:46:42 PM
Closer look at his tail.
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Post by: MISSISSIPPI Double beard on April 27, 2017, 02:38:10 PM
Congrats!
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Post by: taylorjones20 on April 27, 2017, 04:41:47 PM
Congrats!
Title: Re: Tagged out in Illinois. Red phase?
Post by: mgm1955 on April 28, 2017, 11:21:58 PM
 :icon_thumright: :icon_thumright:
Title: Re: Tagged out in Illinois. Red phase?
Post by: hobbes on April 29, 2017, 12:19:51 AM
Congrats!
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Post by: Gooserbat on April 29, 2017, 01:01:58 AM
Nice one
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Post by: Wrangler95 on April 29, 2017, 05:07:22 AM
Very nice gobbler,congrats!!
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Post by: Blong on April 29, 2017, 08:03:06 AM
Congrats on a fine bird. His colors look normal to me.
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Post by: MK M GOBL on April 29, 2017, 08:13:03 PM
Not to say I am the expert on this but I see a bunch of these "red" phase??? birds being posted, to me they look like Easterns. There are all sorts of colors within the birds and no real difference between them.

Here is what a "Red (Erythristic) Phase" looks like.
On the Farm they were call Bourbon Reds as the domestic.

MK M GOBL
Title: Re: Tagged out in Illinois. Red phase?
Post by: renegade19 on April 29, 2017, 08:19:13 PM
He's definitely an Eastern because he came from Illinois.  The wing color was what interested me.  The tail not so much.  I've got a fan display on the wall that looks just the same.  I probably just never noticed the wings before.
Title: Re: Tagged out in Illinois. Red phase?
Post by: allaboutshooting on April 29, 2017, 08:45:19 PM
Congratulations! "Bloody Williamson" maybe?

Thanks,
Clark
Title: Tagged out in Illinois. Red phase?
Post by: Swampchickin234 on April 29, 2017, 09:41:17 PM
A beautiful bird! Congrats!


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Title: Re: Tagged out in Illinois. Red phase?
Post by: renegade19 on April 29, 2017, 11:13:08 PM
Quote from: allaboutshooting on April 29, 2017, 08:45:19 PM
Congratulations! "Bloody Williamson" maybe?

Thanks,
Clark

Good guess Clark but you're a county too far east.  Jackson.  Public land.
Title: Re: Tagged out in Illinois. Red phase?
Post by: renegade19 on April 29, 2017, 11:15:28 PM
Quote from: allaboutshooting on April 29, 2017, 08:45:19 PM
Congratulations! "Bloody Williamson" maybe?

Thanks,
Clark

BTW, Speaking of Bloody Williamson, Herrin got 7" of rain yesterday and we're getting it again tonight.  Crab Orchard is gonna double in size pretty soon.
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Post by: surehuntsalot on April 30, 2017, 06:23:20 PM
beautiful bird...congrats