Yesterday- 5/18/2020, I called up 2 Gobblers with Clucks + Purrs on the Primos Jackpot Glass Pot. The one, I shot was the Blackest Gobbler, I have ever seen! Complete with Long Red Legs, not much White Wing Barring, Solid Black Feathers on his Lower Back and he weighed a Light 17lbs. Solid Black Spurs were just under 1" and Sharp- so a 3 year old. Really proud of him as he looks just like a OSCEOLA Gobbler. I am going to take a Female friend out and see if ,She can get his matching Brother. Anyway-- This was my 50th Longbeard and Wild Turkey #121 on the Public/ Gun Club Lands. I hunted 18 Days Straight and rested up today. I still have 1 New York Tag Left . We go to May 31st. Wish, I Could post pics on this site.
Awesome deal and congrats. It would be nice to see the pics if you can post them.
Congrats , special bird ..
I'd also be curious to see a picture. On a side note, my parents live on the East Coast and I was thinking about giving NY a shot this weekend (or New England). If the weather is reasonable, are they still pretty vocal up there into late May?
Right now-- they are still Gobbling.
Congrats. It's funny you mentioned black spurs. Almost all the birds I shoot in New York have jet black spurs.....
Congrats on a unique gobbler. I'll go ahead and start the "urban legend" theory here: There is a good chance your bird is a twenty-year-old remnant of that dastardly transplant some outlaw turkey hunter from New York made when he secretly trapped a flock of Oscey's back in "aught six" and smuggled into NY. That's the only logical explanation,....besides those little old recessive melanistic genes that sometimes just pop up. :)
Congrats on your unique tom!
Can you explain "50th longbeard and wild turkey #121"?
You've taken 71 jakes and hens? Fall hunting?
Congratulations, would like to see a picture. If I remember right a all black turkey is rarer than a smoke/white phased turkey.
Please if I am mistaken please somebody kindly correct me.
That turkey obviously caught a ride and made the trek up I-95. Can't say I blame him!
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Quote from: turkeyfool on May 19, 2020, 02:45:04 PM
I'd also be curious to see a picture. On a side note, my parents live on the East Coast and I was thinking about giving NY a shot this weekend (or New England). If the weather is reasonable, are they still pretty vocal up there into late May?
I live on Long Island and on the way to work this morning I saw toms that were strutting with some hens. I have been seeing the birds active all spring and no sign of slowing down. Im heading upstate on Saturday to hopefully fill my last tag.
Definitely want to see the pictures!!
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Quote from: turkeyfool on May 19, 2020, 02:45:04 PM
I'd also be curious to see a picture. On a side note, my parents live on the East Coast and I was thinking about giving NY a shot this weekend (or New England). If the weather is reasonable, are they still pretty vocal up there into late May?
Called in a gobbler for my son, filled his second tag this morning. Have called in quite a few for friends and family over the Memorial Day holiday over the years, gobbling and strutting the whole time.
Quote from: turkeyfool on May 19, 2020, 02:45:04 PM
I'd also be curious to see a picture. On a side note, my parents live on the East Coast and I was thinking about giving NY a shot this weekend (or New England). If the weather is reasonable, are they still pretty vocal up there into late May?
Yes, some hens haven't even nested yet as areas of the North east had snow showers several times just last week. I was hunting the PA/NY state line a week ago and had bellow freezing temps all 6 days many were around 25 to start. This weekend I'm looking at 48/70 temps for that area and expect it to be one of the better times of the season for the North East. I'll have my wife out two days in PA and my father out 2 days in Ny before returning to work.
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Awesome, thanks for the update guys. I'll probably try my hand up around Oneonta/Norwich area this weekend.
Well Tail Feathers- I did upload the pic of this Blackish Gobbler to Huntingny.com. Go there and then down to New York Hunting-- tap that and then go to - Member Hunting Journals. Tap that and scroll down to-- Bill's Wild Turkey Wanderings. Page 9 is this wet Black Tom. You are right-- I am a big time Fall Turkey Hunter in 3 States. Breakdown is 50 Longbeards-38 Big Jakes, + 33 Hens=121 Total for Spring + Fall. I have some ( Fall Double) pics there as well as years ago- a hunter could take his 2 Fall Turkey limit on the same day
Quote from: quavers59 on May 20, 2020, 12:52:21 PM
Well Tail Feathers- I did upload the pic of this Blackish Gobbler to Huntingny.com. Go there and then down to New York Hunting-- tap that and then go to - Member Hunting Journals. Tap that and scroll down to-- Bill's Wild Turkey Wanderings. Page 9 is this wet Black Tom. You are right-- I am a big time Fall Turkey Hunter in 3 States. Breakdown is 50 Longbeards-38 Big Jakes, + 33 Hens=121 Total for Spring + Fall. I have some ( Fall Double) pics there as well as years ago- a hunter could take his 2 Fall Turkey limit on the same day
https://huntingny.com/forums/topic/35945-bills-wild-turkey-wanderings/page/9/?tab=comments#comment-895590 (https://huntingny.com/forums/topic/35945-bills-wild-turkey-wanderings/page/9/?tab=comments#comment-895590)
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That's Him. Thanks a Bunch. I am going to take Cynthia on Saturday after his Matching Brother.
Nice pics. Thx and congrats again.
Can't wait for Saturday! After, I shot this Tom- within 5 minutes-- 2 other Toms were Gobbling good and Close!! I had to wait on that Bank for them to leave the area lest, I screw up another hunter who might be set-up. I had to wait 30 minutes for those 2 to walk off-- lol! Then, I left with the Gobbler above.
Nice looking bird and good luck this weekend
Thanks for clarifying quavers, I kind of hit on the fall thing as I way typing that response. We don't have a fall season here so it struck me as odd at first.
That is decidedly a unique tom you took, congrats!
I have Cynthia Lined up to try his Matching Brother Tomorrow on Saturday. There were 2 others solo close + Gobbling after, I killed this Fine Tom. Hoping that we can Double up tomorrow.
On a duck hunting forum I am on, there is a turkey hunting thread showing someone I know (and others) who shot these unusual dark phase melanistic turkeys that are unusual...
https://www.refugeforums.com/threads/shot-a-weird-one-today.1058922/
I tried to get my Friend Cynthia on my Gobblers Brother as they are a matching pair. Brought her right to where, I shot my Darkish Gobbler and she did indeed Kill a Longbeard. Not the Brother- but who cares. She took down an 18lber. Her 1st Spring and she limited out with 2 Longbeard! Nice area. Hope there are more OSCEOLA Type Gobblers around that Pond + Swamp next Spring.