Speckled Gobbler 5/18/2013

[seb5315]

I'm not sure if the correct name is speckled gobbler or not, but my buddy harvested this beautiful bird on Saturday morning in South Central PA.  This is going to be make a beautiful mount!

[busta biggun]

That is incredible!!!

[BBD]

That's awesome

[Gobble!]

Escape someones farm or does this occur naturally in Easterns?

[guesswho]

Looks like a cross between an Eastern and a Royal Palm.  Pretty cool looking.   

[seb5315]

I'd love for some people to shed some light on what they think caused this color phase.  I saw a hen once that was "speckled", but I've never seen anything like this.  I've read where this could have been created by a wild turkey breeding with a domesticated turkey, but other than that I don't know a whole lot. 

[vaturkey]

I'd love for some people to shed some light on what they think caused this color phase.  I saw a hen once that was "speckled", but I've never seen anything like this.  I've read where this could have been created by a wild turkey breeding with a domesticated turkey, but other than that I don't know a whole lot.

Im pretty sure this is what happned.That's a beautiful bird !  Will make an awesome mount !   

[TJK68]

That is a beautiful bird for sure, Congrats to your buddy.
Tom

[jblackburn]

Looks like a cross between an Eastern and a Royal Palm.  Pretty cool looking.

That's exactly what I though.

Beautiful bird, anyway!  Congrats to your buddy!

[TRKYHTR]

There are 4 different color phases in the wild turkey. This one seems to be a erythritic, red, phase. Here is a link from the NWTF on each color phase.

http://www.nwtf.org/all_about_turkeys/new_turkey_look.html

TRKYHTR

[Publicland]

Beautiful gobbler!! Congrats on the bird of a lifetime!!!

[beagler]

Once in a lifetime trophy!

[DirtNap647]

congrats nice turkey

[M Sharpe]

Whatever he is a cross between, he's pretty!!

[Gold Spur]

Congrats, that thing is beautiful.