Turkey Junkies Check This Out

  • kooty
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    May 3, 2011 at 8:33 pm #105892

    Wow. So do you think this is a cross-breed with a farm raised bird or do they naturally occur in the wild?

    lick
    Posts: 6443
    May 3, 2011 at 8:43 pm #105893

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    Wow. So do you think this is a cross-breed with a farm raised bird or do they naturally occur in the wild?

    I have NEVER seen a grey tom Maybe a cross with a white domestic turkey that would be a good guess

    john_steinhauer
    p4
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    May 3, 2011 at 9:39 pm #105894

    That is way cool never seen one like that either.

    PowerFred
    Posts: 395
    May 3, 2011 at 9:57 pm #105896

    about 15-20 years ago there were some wild turkeys in my area that had white wings and fans. The bodies were kind of a reddish brown color. I personally saw two hens and one adult tom. One hen and the adult tom were eventually harvested. The DNR claimed they were just a genetic anomoly, not a wild/domestic hybrid. My former boss shot a albino tom near Ettrick, WI in that same time period. The only thing that wasn’t white was the head, the beard and the feet.

    I’d say this bird is wild. The best way to tell is the length of the legs. Wild birds have long, lanky legs. Domestic birds have stubby legs. Same with the beards. Wild=big beard, tame=stubby beard.

    Lots of cool things in nature!

    bigbuckdown
    WI
    Posts: 216
    May 3, 2011 at 10:47 pm #105897

    What a trophy! Would look sweet as a full body mount for sure. Congrats to the hunter!

    chev70
    SW Wisconsin
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    May 3, 2011 at 11:22 pm #105899

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    What a trophy! Would look sweet as a full body mount for sure. Congrats to the hunter!

    X2 Exactly what I was thinking

    bob_bergeson
    cannon falls
    Posts: 2798
    May 4, 2011 at 12:34 am #105900

    A few years ago I was headed to work and there was a grey/white turkey in full strut in the ditch. I saw him at least once more but never heard of anyone shooting him.
    Looked awesome in full strut

    Pete Bauer
    Stillwater, MN
    Posts: 2599
    May 4, 2011 at 1:31 am #105907

    These 3 birds have been hanging out for about a month now. Any idea if they’re wild or crossed with domestic birds?

    All 3 are hens.

    -Pete


    lick
    Posts: 6443
    May 4, 2011 at 2:37 am #105908

    Wow those are beautiful also thanks for sharing the pics Petey

    bennyj
    sunrise mn
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    May 4, 2011 at 12:11 pm #105912

    WOW that is so cool! Grey turkey who knew. That is pretty neat. What a lucky hunter.

    prieser
    Byron, MN
    Posts: 2274
    May 4, 2011 at 1:40 pm #105915

    There were some crossbred turkeys out by Oxbow in Byron for a few years. There were a chocolate brown in color. If I remember right the DNR had them destroyed.

    That grey tom is amazing looking.

    kooty
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    May 4, 2011 at 3:50 pm #105920

    You need to get a bow license Petey!!

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