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Title: Killed an Eastern with solid black primary wing feathers!!!
Post by: BeardzNSpurz on April 09, 2014, 10:28:39 PM
Me or none of my friends have ever seen a bird like this. Wondering what you guys think of him. Check out his black primaries and his tail fan has no black barring just black speckles. His fan also seems very light colored to me. Called him in this afternoon and laid the hammer on him at 30 yds with a 3-1/2" #5 Longbeard!!!
23lbs, 10-1/2" beard and 1-1/8" spurs.

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Post by: DirtNap647 on April 09, 2014, 10:32:41 PM
Now that's neat congrats :icon_thumright:
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Post by: Rio Fan on April 09, 2014, 10:34:50 PM
Awesome bird, congrats!   :icon_thumright:
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Post by: WV Ridge Reaper on April 09, 2014, 10:36:17 PM
That's awesome!!
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Post by: eman375 on April 09, 2014, 10:36:48 PM
Nice bird!
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Post by: alloutdoors on April 09, 2014, 10:38:24 PM
That's awesome, congrats on the unique bird! I've killed a few that had a single black primary on each side, but nothing like that one. I'd be getting that one mounted, or at least doing a cape mount including wings.
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Post by: COssman14 on April 09, 2014, 10:54:43 PM
Congrats!
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Post by: cajun1085 on April 09, 2014, 11:07:23 PM
I think this is an Eastern/Buzzard hybrid HAHA. Congrats on an awesome bird
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Post by: honker22 on April 09, 2014, 11:09:37 PM
That is a cool bird. Never mounted one but I'd have to think real hard about that one. Congrats
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Post by: JVA54 on April 09, 2014, 11:11:47 PM
 
Never seen one like that.
      Congrats!!
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Post by: darn2ten on April 09, 2014, 11:13:20 PM
Definitely a rare bird, that looks cool! Congrats!
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Post by: Dan Mallia on April 09, 2014, 11:28:32 PM
Now how cool is that!?  Great bird!!
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Post by: BowBendr on April 09, 2014, 11:46:26 PM
I'd be calling the taxidermist for sure. Congrats !  :icon_thumright:
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Post by: WildSpur on April 09, 2014, 11:55:10 PM
Sweet bird and a hoss to boot!  Find room for him!  Congrats!

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Post by: TauntoHawk on April 10, 2014, 12:10:13 AM
thats sweet Id try and get some kind of mount going maybe even just a cape and wings
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Post by: BeardzNSpurz on April 10, 2014, 12:13:53 AM
Thanks guys. I'm going to mount him myself. Probably mount him strutting to show his wings off. Plus that is the way I will always remember him before I pulled the trigger.

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Title: Killed an Eastern with solid black primary wing feathers!!!
Post by: Bigspurs68 on April 10, 2014, 12:25:52 AM
Old pic so don't laugh...too much.(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/04/10/nutureju.jpg)


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Post by: jblackburn on April 10, 2014, 02:08:35 AM
Cool bird! Gonna mount it?
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Post by: VaTuRkStOmPeR on April 10, 2014, 04:53:54 AM
Straight to the taxidermist w that one.
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Post by: the Ward on April 10, 2014, 05:11:00 AM
Congrats! That is one unique bird!
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Post by: Cooter on April 10, 2014, 05:15:15 AM
Very cool!!
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Post by: R AJ on April 10, 2014, 06:07:42 AM
That is THE RAREST color phase of the easterns. You have a true trophy.  Or maybe a turkey/buzzard cross? ;)
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Post by: sasquatch1 on April 10, 2014, 06:43:07 AM
I'm thinking full strut mount!
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Post by: captin_hook on April 10, 2014, 06:47:22 AM
 :drool: that's a awesome looking bird! Congrats. He's gonna put some $$$ in the taxi's pocket!
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Post by: Birdman on April 10, 2014, 06:58:26 AM
That is definitely a trophy - once in a life time!
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Post by: Jacobson on April 10, 2014, 07:08:39 AM
That is a special bird for sure......
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Post by: Old Gobbler on April 10, 2014, 07:26:20 AM
It looks to have zero white barring in the primaries and no black barring in the tail feathers also -- cool looking gobbler
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Post by: steveo on April 10, 2014, 07:34:43 AM
Cross between turkey vulture and eastern turkey !!! LOL kidding  ;D awesome looking bird congrats!!!.
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Post by: headbanger on April 10, 2014, 08:10:17 AM
Very cool bird :icon_thumright:
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Post by: mastevt on April 10, 2014, 08:25:32 AM
that is pretty unique!  Congrats!  I've hunted a lot of easterns, and never seen coloration like that.  That tail fan is cool too!  Make a nice mount. 
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Post by: longbeard11 on April 10, 2014, 08:32:41 AM
AWESOME!!! no bars on his tail fan either!! Way cool. 

There is no question that he would be getting mounted and added to the trophy room! Super cool and unique, congrats!!
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Post by: redarrow on April 10, 2014, 08:52:53 AM
I think they call that "A crow in the woodpile syndrome" .For sure a beautiful bird.He deserves a full mount. :icon_thumright:  :icon_thumright: :icon_thumright:




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Post by: boomer on April 10, 2014, 09:08:35 AM
Congrats on a awesome bird!!
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Post by: bamagtrdude on April 10, 2014, 09:27:28 AM
Man, very cool; never seen anything like that!  Hopefully he's bred a lot in your area!!  :)
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Post by: BigStrutter on April 10, 2014, 09:44:05 AM
Cool bird...Congrats!  :icon_thumright:
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Post by: slamman on April 10, 2014, 10:04:05 AM
I have to say I have never seen that before congrats.  what are you going to do with this unique bird?
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Post by: SCGobbler on April 10, 2014, 10:38:53 AM
Very interesting and cool kill.  Wonder what would have caused that?????
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Post by: albrubacker on April 10, 2014, 10:48:57 AM
Have not seen that before! Congrats!!
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Post by: BeardzNSpurz on April 10, 2014, 11:34:22 AM
Going to skin him out tonight and mount him in the next month hopefully!

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Title: Killed an Eastern with solid black primary wing feathers!!!
Post by: YJSONLY on April 10, 2014, 11:38:55 AM
What state?
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Post by: BeardzNSpurz on April 10, 2014, 11:42:31 AM
Tennessee

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Post by: JALA Strut on April 10, 2014, 12:23:06 PM
Cool looking color phase bird!
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Post by: WillH on April 10, 2014, 01:16:32 PM
2 cool!  :dancingturkey:
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Post by: The Cohutta Strutter on April 10, 2014, 01:35:53 PM
You'll have to post some high quality photos of the mount when your done, ...well please. Congrats on an awesome bird! Strutter.
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Post by: Turkeyfan on April 10, 2014, 01:40:50 PM
I sure hope he is at the taxidermist. man that is an awesome looking bird. congrats to you.
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Post by: Bigspurs68 on April 10, 2014, 01:44:02 PM
I wish I would have mounted mine. I hope yours turns out great.
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Post by: Spring_Woods on April 10, 2014, 01:52:29 PM
That's so neat! Congrats 
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Post by: ouachitamtnman on April 10, 2014, 02:42:15 PM
That is freakin Cool!  Full Mount
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Post by: RutnNStrutn on April 10, 2014, 05:34:57 PM
Cool bird!! That's a real trophy!! :icon_thumright:
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Post by: troutfisher13111 on April 10, 2014, 06:48:15 PM
Very cool! Congrats
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Post by: Illini Tom on April 10, 2014, 07:04:18 PM
that there is a one of a kind trophy. big congrats  :icon_thumright: :icon_thumright:
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Post by: surehuntsalot on April 10, 2014, 08:32:06 PM
one of a kind bird for sure
congrats
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Post by: goblr77 on April 10, 2014, 08:56:28 PM
Buzzard wings! That's a cool looking bird.
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Post by: BeardzNSpurz on April 11, 2014, 03:21:20 PM
Quote from: Bigspurs68 on April 10, 2014, 01:44:02 PM
I wish I would have mounted mine. I hope yours turns out great.

What state did you kill yours in BigSpurs?

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Post by: Bigspurs68 on April 11, 2014, 03:43:32 PM
Wetzel county West Virginia. Loooong ago.
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Post by: TrackeySauresRex on April 11, 2014, 06:37:43 PM
That's a handsome Tom!  :icon_thumright: Congrats!
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Post by: spur collector on April 11, 2014, 07:47:29 PM
That's an awesome bird.
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Post by: hunter-b on April 11, 2014, 09:20:56 PM
Nice Bird ! :z-winnersmiley: :OGturkeyhead: