tomgobbler Report post Posted April 5, 2016 Just in time for turkey season . My 15 year old sons goulds, my 5 bearded Merriams , both posing for the attention of a smoke phase hen . No idea why it turned the last 2 sideways . 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bigorange Report post Posted April 5, 2016 Nice pics. Thanks for sharing. Heading to the turkey woods in a couple weeks...hope they're still gobbling by then. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TRKHNTR Report post Posted April 5, 2016 Congrats, to top it off the Gould's is banded. Would you mind showing us a close up of those five beards? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IA Born Report post Posted April 5, 2016 Very nice. I'm hoping that the 19 points I'll have for next spring's draw will finally get me my Goulds!! And don't rub anything in either, Bill! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Non-Typical Solutions Report post Posted April 5, 2016 Which reminds me Tommy....I gotta come get that jackalope.......nice job on the birds..... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Big Browns Report post Posted April 5, 2016 What is the story behind the smoke Turkey? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tomgobbler Report post Posted April 6, 2016 yea the goulds is banded with a NM band....... pretty cool.......to bad NM game and fish turkey biologist would never return my calls to get the history behind it... my son shot it with his bow at 34 yards...... there are 5 color phases of turkey , the 1- regular "normal " color, 2-albino - very rare for true albino, 3- melinistic ( black )4- the smoke/grey, and 5- erytristic ( red phase) ..... I've seen 4 of the smoke-grey phase.... 2 in az and 2 in NM, 1 gobbler and 3 hens..... yea jeff that jackalope has been sitting on the shop bench waiting for ya... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
couesdeerhntr Report post Posted April 6, 2016 I just realized i need to get a new taxidermist. Man those are some good looking turkey mounts. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
