huntn4bucks Posted November 8, 2005 Report Share Posted November 8, 2005 Nice...verrrrry nice. A true trophy. Congrats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest lilbuckmaster Posted November 8, 2005 Report Share Posted November 8, 2005 Re: Smoke-grey phased turkey Thats a weird looking turkey.congrats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EKYhunter Posted November 8, 2005 Report Share Posted November 8, 2005 Re: Smoke-grey phased turkey That is an awesome trophy! I've always wanted to kill a smokey-gray phase bird. I saw one hen once which was smokey-grey. Heck most people don't even know what one is until you explain it. I hope you had that bird mounted...I sure would have! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimT Posted November 8, 2005 Report Share Posted November 8, 2005 Re: Smoke-grey phased turkey Thats wicked cool..I would have to mount that life size for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirrelhunter91 Posted November 8, 2005 Report Share Posted November 8, 2005 Re: Smoke-grey phased turkey That is cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VermontHunter Posted November 9, 2005 Report Share Posted November 9, 2005 Re: Smoke-grey phased turkey [ QUOTE ] Heck most people don't even know what one is until you explain it. [/ QUOTE ] That most definatley would be me... I had never seen or heard of this until now..... But boy is that one gourgeous looking bird,,, Thanks for sharing that with us,,, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogdoc Posted November 9, 2005 Report Share Posted November 9, 2005 Re: Smoke-grey phased turkey what a unique bird--congrats! todd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VermontHunter Posted November 9, 2005 Report Share Posted November 9, 2005 Re: Smoke-grey phased turkey Man that bird just knocks my socks off.... I had to go and readup on this color phase deal.... I wasn't even aware wild turkeys did this.... This is what I found I hope it explains it well enough.. Color phases in turkeys are the result of recessive genes that are rarely expressed, or genetic mutations. There are three color phases seen in wild turkeys: melanistic (black), erythritic (red), and albinotic (white). The smoke gray mutant, an incomplete albino, is the most common color phase observed. The condition is pretty rare in gobblers, as over 95% of the smoke gray phase turkeys observed are hens. I cannot confirm or deny that the red color phase is more dominant in southern MS. If so, it probably just means that the recessive gene that causes red coloration is more common in that part of the state. For additional information about color phases and other turkey "oddities" check out the following site: http://mdwfp.com/wildlifeissues/critternav/wildlife.asp?article=6&submit=Go&subject=Turkey. Copy and pasted from the ... Missisippi Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks Web Site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bow Hunter Derek Posted November 9, 2005 Report Share Posted November 9, 2005 Re: Smoke-grey phased turkey Awesome bird! That will make one cool mount. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beagleboy Posted November 9, 2005 Report Share Posted November 9, 2005 Re: Smoke-grey phased turkey great bird. Congrats Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoodOlMossyHorns Posted November 11, 2005 Report Share Posted November 11, 2005 Re: Smoke-grey phased turkey that is a cool turkey! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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