Author Topic: Grey Phased Turkey (Read 502 times)

MLRowland · « **on:** May 08, 2005, 01:34:50 AM »

This is my first turkey of the year.It was on Friday April 29 2005.I took my four year old to daycare and by 8:30am I was in my favorite beechnut holler I love to hunt.Before I sat down I could see fresh scratching everywhere under the beechnut trees in the holler.So I knew that there where some birds close by.I setup and began to call softly on my mouth caller.Then later I began to cutt a little.I had response up the holler from what sounded like a half gobble from a jake.I continued to call and did not hear anything for awhile.At around 9:25 am I see a cool looking grey phase turkey approaching from the creek in the bottom of the holler.When it got to thirty yards I could tell it had a beard so I took the shot.The turkey fell down but got right back up.The turkey then flew straight to me so I swung on the turkey and fired again when it was 5 yards in flight in front of me.The turkey fell stonedead right beside me.The turkey weighted 10 lbs.-10 0z. with a 3 1/2" beard and no spurs.

RCL · « **Reply #1 on:** May 08, 2005, 08:05:53 AM »

Nice bird!

quickdtoo · « **Reply #2 on:** May 08, 2005, 08:29:36 AM »

Congrats!! Interesting, I'd bet that turkey is just one chromosome away from being an albino!!!

rich e · « **Reply #3 on:** May 08, 2005, 02:47:51 PM »

:shock: :shock: wow biggest partridge I ever saw!!!

varmit_master · « **Reply #4 on:** May 13, 2005, 08:31:46 PM »

Hi this yr i have seen a few turkeys that look like at i seen one long beard before season he had more white and i have seen 4 hens that look like that one of the hens had a small beard they are very pretty birds VM