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Offline nebo

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Would you shoot this?
« on: March 27, 2011, 11:10:22 AM »
These picture were taken across the road from where I usually hunt. Is this a cross breed? Do you have any other suggestions? Thank you.
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Re: Would you shoot this?
« Reply #1 on: March 27, 2011, 11:12:09 AM »
Personally No. I would not.

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Re: Would you shoot this?
« Reply #2 on: March 27, 2011, 11:13:33 AM »
Roast em!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Re: Would you shoot this?
« Reply #3 on: March 27, 2011, 11:14:45 AM »
Before I made a decision, I would ask Dr Lovett Williams.

It does appear to be some type of barnyard bird but he would be able to give you a better answer than me.
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Re: Would you shoot this?
« Reply #4 on: March 27, 2011, 11:15:16 AM »
I've hunted a farm that has had two white birds on them.  The farmer asked us not to shoot them.  I had the chance several times to shoot the white hen, but didn't.  

It's legal and they are as wild as the other birds (on the farm I hunt), but I sure do like looking at them!  

Personally I would not, but on the other hand, when they breed they pass on their domestic genes...  

Kind of like an albino deer.  They are legal to shoot, just not sure I would shoot one.

That is a beautiful bird... Now I do know of one like that I'd love to take out, but ole Ferguson might get mad at me.  His pet Turkey hates me!!!!
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Re: Would you shoot this?
« Reply #5 on: March 27, 2011, 11:16:59 AM »
Absolutely, I'd drop the hammer on him if I ever saw him on a property I was hunting.  I'd get him out of the gene pool as quickly as possible...
« Last Edit: March 27, 2011, 11:21:05 AM by wiltznucs »
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Re: Would you shoot this?
« Reply #6 on: March 27, 2011, 11:20:33 AM »
release to the grease asap *gobble*
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Re: Would you shoot this?
« Reply #7 on: March 27, 2011, 11:45:46 AM »
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Re: Would you shoot this?
« Reply #8 on: March 27, 2011, 12:19:37 PM »
Looks like a cross between a butterball and a barnyard turkey. Hammer down if he gobbles at me.
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Offline BKA

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Re: Would you shoot this?
« Reply #9 on: March 27, 2011, 12:25:45 PM »
This looks to be a escapee, A heirloom variety of domesticate turkey called a royal palm. Although liveing wild and being as wild as the resident flock I would take him out of the gene pool. Do a image search for royal palm turkeys and see what you think. The colorations vary some but this bird shows alot of the same characteristics. If he is a crossbreed that's probably where his genetics lye. I any case, I would remove him from the wild population.

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Re: Would you shoot this?
« Reply #10 on: March 27, 2011, 12:29:45 PM »
I talked to a wildlife biologist a few years ago about this type of turkey in the wild. He said they are a mixed breed with very weak genetics and should be eliminated.

For that reason, I would shoot it.
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Re: Would you shoot this?
« Reply #11 on: March 27, 2011, 12:55:44 PM »
Time to roast that bird! *gobble*
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Re: Would you shoot this?
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Re: Would you shoot this?
« Reply #13 on: March 27, 2011, 03:15:29 PM »
BANG!!!

    I've shot a grey-phased albino & this one would look very nice mounted close by

     *bannana* *bannana*
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Re: Would you shoot this?
« Reply #14 on: March 27, 2011, 03:22:25 PM »
 It looks to me that this is a domestic turkey . They usually have thicker/shorter legs than a wild turkey and the spurs grow wider and thicker but not as long as a wild turkey . The head also looks like a farm-raised turkey , not like the head on a color-phase wild turkey . If this is true then there probably isn't much chance that the local wild turkeys would breed with him . No matter the case , he'll be tasty on the table !!
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