Unique fan coloring

[Dash]

Checking some trail cams today I cam across this picture of 4 Tom's. One seems to have a unique color that somewhat resembles a rio to me. This is in Indiana. Is this a unique color phase? Or is this pretty common? I guess I've never noticed it before and honestly if he was by himself I'm not sure if I would have noticed.

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[RutnNStrutn]

He does look like a Rio!! I've killed some Easterns with a light color around the tips of their feathers, but never down lower on the fan. If I was looking at a picture of just that gobbler, I'd swear he was a Rio.

[Kytomgetter]

Looks like a Rio to me too. Great pic thanks for sharing

[aclawrence]

Those boys are putting on a show and the hens are playing hard to get!


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[BBR12]

Definitely unique and somewhat of an abnormal color for an eastern. I have killed easterns with a similar color.

Hey good new is you can open up and outfitting business and sell someone a RIO or Merriam in Indiana.

[Yoder409]

That's the lightest colored Eastern I've ever seen.

Cool !!!

[MK M GOBL]

We get them like that here in WI too, Tail tips not so uncommon to see light tan/buff coloring, but definitely not the typical "Chocolate" color of the lower tail coverts.


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[JoeA]

Keep an eye out for his progeny in a year or two. He's likely got some mixed parentage. We have Rios where I hunt, but 16-17yrs ago, I busted a 2yo that looks like a textbook
Eastern.

[Dash]

Thanks for the feedback fellas. Hopefully he sticks around for another month!

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