White Turkey Pic

[bent rod]

My wife and I saw this white turkey the last day of muzzelloader season, (mid December) and this bird was the original reason I put the game cam out. Been hoping for a closeup pic. Well that hasn't happened. In fact there have been no pics of it and we had not seen it, till this past Sunday. We went to change the film in the camera and there it was, in the food plot. Wife took the pic from about 120 yards away. Not a great pic, maybe one day.....

 

[H-1]

WOW THATS THE FIRST ONE I HAVE EVER SEEN

 

[mallardecho]

Cool,we had one over here a few years ago, it had about an 9" beard. That is a truly unique turkey and picture, congrats.

 

[Nickajack Angler]

Very cool! Nice Pic Mrs. Bentrod! Would that be considered an "albino" turkey? Never seen one either. Glad you captured a photo. He'll come a bit closer... Just wait.

 

[bent rod]

Did someone harvest that bird Mallard? and was it an Albino (pink eyes)? Na, I think this is just a white bird as it's wings look grayish in person, oh btw, it's a she.

 

[Nickajack Angler]

Rick, when the time comes, I volunteer to sit behind you and film your calling them in and shot. And yes.... I've done it before and I PROMISE not to talk!!!!!emoLaugh emoLaugh

 

[Jig]

Neat pic never seen one of those before!!

 

[Guest]

That's just one of the lucky thanksgiving turkeys that fell off the turkey truck on the interstate and it has took up with the wild ones. It could be one that the president pardons every year.

 

[mallardecho]

bent rod - 2/28/2008 9:41 AM

Did someone harvest that bird Mallard? and was it an Albino (pink eyes)? Na, I think this is just a white bird as it's wings look grayish in person, oh btw, it's a she.

Not to my knowledge on the harvest, it was not a albino as far as I know.

 

[Guest]

Doc may have been just kidding but a white turkey is a domestic or tame bird that has gotten loose and taken up with the wild birds.

 

[SpurHunter]

I also saw one over your direction last week BR. </p>

There are several color phases of turkeys, and usually the "silver" phase is what folks consider white. Like yours, the one I saw was as white as a ghost, and I think they are a true albino. Never know till ya shoot it though....you should have whacked it in the fall season man.

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[bent rod]

Spur, I only had 1 day of bow season left that I was off work after we seen it, It didn't show up.

 

[Guest]

BR what is the limit on the turkeys, 5 or 10 a day?

 

[bent rod]

Close Doc, The limit would be 1 a day, not to exceed 4 a year, bearded birds only in the spring. Cheez, I think this is a truely wild bird as we watched it go to roost the first evening we saw it. It flew about 200 yards and up the side of the mountain. TWRA has an insert in their hunting guide about white turkeys, pg. 31

 

[Guest]

Georgia used to have a section in their reg book that stated white turkeys were all either tame or decendants from tame birds. They also said that they should be harvested because they had many inferior genes that would harm the wild flock. I couldn't find anything worth linking to about this subject when I did a search other than the same opinion that they have inferior traits.

 

[Murdock]

Took this on Hwy. 111 in Van Buren County last year.

 

[Guest]

Wheres the pic murdockemoScratch

 

[Guest]

emoWelcome

 

[Murdock]

After a much needed lesson in resizing pictures here is the picture of the white turkey. There was one white hen with about 6 normal colored ones. Again this was on Hwy. 111 in Van Buren County.

 

[SpurHunter]

THanks murdock. That is pretty wild, as the one I saw was on 111 also, but in Sequatchie county. That makes three white hens in less than a 50 mile strech. Never heard of this before.