The lease my wife and I are has been in the same hands for 27 years so I know the history of the property. I've only been on it for three years but my dad had hunted here off and on since his friend acquire it. He had told me some years ago that they occasionally killed what he called Eastern's in an area dominated by Rio's.
Well my wife shot one yesterday!
Over the last three years I've called a bunch of gobbler for my wife, dad and myself, but none can match this beast!
This her with the monster!
Just for quick reference, here is a huge gobbler she shot last year...
The light colored tips of the fan and secondary feathers of the fan are darker, more like an Eastern Gobbler.
Oh...and to top it off...it was a double bearded gobbler too. The main beard was 11" and the little "hen" beard was 6.5".
I have heavy boned hands and wrists and this turkeys neck is nearly as big around as my wrists. I can touch finger tips but not much more than that!
Also note the "flight" feathers of the wings are nearly totally black on the Hybrid turkey!
Pretty cool creature!
Well my wife shot one yesterday!
Over the last three years I've called a bunch of gobbler for my wife, dad and myself, but none can match this beast!
This her with the monster!
Just for quick reference, here is a huge gobbler she shot last year...
The light colored tips of the fan and secondary feathers of the fan are darker, more like an Eastern Gobbler.
Oh...and to top it off...it was a double bearded gobbler too. The main beard was 11" and the little "hen" beard was 6.5".
I have heavy boned hands and wrists and this turkeys neck is nearly as big around as my wrists. I can touch finger tips but not much more than that!
Also note the "flight" feathers of the wings are nearly totally black on the Hybrid turkey!
Pretty cool creature!
