Turkey

[G. Shahan]

After Karl posted his bird I thought I'd better show off the ones I called in for my grandsons.

 

[kc custom]

I'm noticing the lighter colored band on the fan compared to the one Karl posted. Are those OK birds Merriams? Gotta love Turkey hunting.
Ken.

 

[G. Shahan]

KC,

These are Rio grande turkeys in my part of OK.
I think Karl's bird is an eastern.

Greg

 

[Mr. Bad Example]

Nice. We never used to have turkeys up this way till they introduced them. Now they are seemingly everywhere. There are most always a few of them in our driveway when we leave in the morning.

 

[Karl B. Andersen]

Awesome.
Not only was my bird "Eastern", he has now been "eaten"!
What a phenominal success of the NWTF.
Not that many years ago, maybe 8-9, our county in central Illinois hadn't seen a turkey since probably the 19th century.
Now, we have thousands of birds and spring and fall seasons.
I was a committee member and banquet Chairman when we were having fund raisers and didn't even have a season yet!
With the help of the DNR, and other members, with only three different releases of 12 birds each, we are now blessed with a healthy population of birds.
Of course, if you ask the anti-hunter, we're just murderers.
Personally, I'll murder one every chance I get!!
Way to go, Greg.

 

[jfraps]

Unless you are going to put those fans on the wall, you would make a flytier very happy to have those feathers!
Also.....beautiful bounty!