Unusual color phase

[barry]

Saw this pic on facebook in a hunting article, never seen one like this.

[redarrow]

Thats a beaut.

[troutfisher13111]

Wow, amazing! I wonder sometimes if some of these white birds have domestic blood in them.

[Tail Feathers]

That would be a once in a lifetime trophy!  Plumb purty...

[TRKYHTR]

It would be a shame if he doesn't do a full body mount with it. 

Sorry I had to laugh when I read this. LOL

TRKYHTR

[Strut Buster]

Coo picture!

[stinkpickle]

It would be a shame if he doesn't do a full body mount with it. 

[Skeeterbait]

It may be a wild bird, it may be a feral bird, however it does look a lot like a Royal Palm domestic turkey.

[guesswho]

For $500 I'll take you to s spot and guarantee you a shot at one that looks like that.  Heck, I'll guarantee you as many shots as it takes for you to kill one, even with a bow.  And I'm pretty sure you can shoot them all year long with no license required.

[blackmagic]

For $500 I'll take you to s spot and guarantee you a shot at one that looks like that.  Heck, I'll guarantee you as many shots as it takes for you to kill one, even with a bow.  And I'm pretty sure you can shoot them all year long with no license required.

That's alot cheaper than hiring a outfitter to shoot an Osceola. 

[ccleroy]

For $500 I'll take you to s spot and guarantee you a shot at one that looks like that.  Heck, I'll guarantee you as many shots as it takes for you to kill one, even with a bow.  And I'm pretty sure you can shoot them all year long with no license required.

Ronnie I'll take 2!!! But I want your mom calling for me......bwahahahahaha

[Ryan T]

The bird I saw wasn't that extreme and had more of a "smoke" phase to it, but I saw an absolute hammer in my taxidermist shop a month ago.  A guy that has hunted Mark Twain for 21 years straight killed him there.  Said he was deeper in the forest than he had ever been due to such a decrease in birds/gobbling over the years.  Said he sat down for a rest at 9am, and heard this bird at 9:30 and called him up.  The bird had needle 1 2/8" spurs and a friggin'  11" PAINT brush... He was my dream turkey and I never took a picture of the dang thing... 

[mikejd]

The farmer is going to be pissed when he finds out his bird is gone. they usually walk around in the front yards.

[duxrus]

That is 100% Royal Palm 

I mounted one for a customer a few years back and actually knew where he killed it........a few hundred yards from a barn yard. 

[decoykrvr]

Without a doubt a "Royal Palm".  Wild birds exhibiting either albinism or erythrism do not have the symmetrical tail fan barring which this bird has and is a characteristic of the "Royal Palm".