Check this guy out.

[Waterfowler22]

When to a buddy house this morning to do a little huntin. We got on a bird on the limb, got within 80 or 90 yards from him on the limb. I hit the call, he cut me off, I hit it again he cut my off. I heard him take off flying, he fly right to us land about 40 yards. When he blew up in strut it shocked me I thought to myself what in the world. About 5 mins later I shot, walked up and was amazed.

 

[timberjack86]

Congrats! Are you hunting out of state?That sure doesnt look like an eastern :grin:

 

[Waterfowler22]

he was killed in north cheatham county

 

[timberjack86]

Wow Thats some nice color on that bird! He looks like a merriams! Congrats again!

 

[Waterfowler22]

Thanks man

 

[Andy S.]

Interesting. Are his legs and feet as white as the one appears to be in the photo? If that is a foot I am seeing, it appears to be lacking the pink hue commonly seen in eastern wild turkey's feet/legs.

 

[Waterfowler22]

Well part of his leg is a kill tag, but his feet have some pink in them not alot

 

[Beekeeper]

Congrats.

 

[Andy S.]

Gotcha. I thought that may be a kill tag I was seeing but was not sure. Congrats on your kill.

 

[Gravey]

That's crazy looking if it's definitely 100% eastern. If so have it mounted. Looks like a cross-breed between an eastern and a merriam. Congrats!

 

[YEKRUT]

That ain't no cross breed, that is a merriams. Congrats.

 

[Waterfowler22]

I don't know what he is, but when he would gobble it sound like they all the other toms around here. It wasn't high pitched at all.

 

[RUGER]

Beautiful bird man, congrats.

 

[Boll Weevil]

Now that is some interesting color! Wow...super bird.

 

[Waterfowler22]

weight- 18
beard- 9 in paintbrush
spur- 1 in

 

[spitndrum]

looks like a merriams for sure, thats wild!

 

[easy45]

awesome, congrats

 

[Anonymous]

Looks like someones "pet" to me

 

[Andy S.]

Looks like someones "pet" to me

x2. That was my initial thought as well. I did not post it at that time because I did not want to come across as a hater, naysayer etc. With that said, congrats again on the bird.

 

[RAFI]

yep it might be tame