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leucistic wild Turkey? #9122012 10/14/24 04:41 PM
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I’ve seen it several times but have never been able to get a picture. The game cam got several pics of it.

Re: leucistic wild Turkey? [Re: Espy] #9122161 10/14/24 11:04 PM
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Cool pics, turkeys come in several colors and are cool when you see the less common ones. I think there would be more of the color phase ones but they do not hide from predators as well as the standard colored ones.


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Re: leucistic wild Turkey? [Re: Espy] #9122199 10/15/24 12:07 AM
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Lookie what showed up this afternoon at my creek feeder. Group of this years jakes looks like to me. Hope that one makes it to maturity. Odds are it will not but on occasion one will make it.

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Re: leucistic wild Turkey? [Re: Espy] #9122293 10/15/24 07:49 AM
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A turkey farm a couple of miles away was destroyed in a tornado and a several hundred domestic ones ended up in the woods here. They interbred with wild ones and there were a bunch that were predominantly white with black tips on the feathers. They eventually were bred out by the native turkeys.

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Originally Posted by ntxtrapper
A turkey farm a couple of miles away was destroyed in a tornado and a several hundred domestic ones ended up in the woods here. They interbred with wild ones and there were a bunch that were predominantly white with black tips on the feathers. They eventually were bred out by the native turkeys.


I was surprised to learn that domestic turkeys were originally indigenous to Mexico but are no longer found in the wild. Imagine if they were? Then the turkey slam would include 1 more than it does.

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Very cool!

I've seen a handful of smoke phase turkeys in my years. They definitely stand out!


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Re: leucistic wild Turkey? [Re: Espy] #9125231 10/21/24 01:29 PM
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Back in early 70's a turkey truck turned over between Bastrop and Lockhart on Highway 86.
Looked like it snowed turkeys and feathers.
There are still a few predominately white turkeys running around the woods in this area.
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Ground. Check. Full. Body. Mount.

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Had a solid white hen last year showing up, but she hasn’t been seen in 2024. [Linked Image]


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We don’t have a single turkey in Baylor county. Frustrating

Re: leucistic wild Turkey? [Re: ErnestTBass] #9136243 11/10/24 03:57 AM
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[quote=ErnestTBass]Ground. Check. Full. Body. Mount.[/quotet
that would be cool, years ago I hunted between Bastrop & Lockhart, seen some weird ones and were big


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Had a hen on our place in Hamilton Co. last winter and early spring, but I haven't seen lately.

Re: leucistic wild Turkey? [Re: Espy] #9149271 12/06/24 05:41 AM
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See the turkey about once a week still alive

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No pics of it today but saw most likely the same turkey I posted above about half mile from where that pic was taken.


lf the saying "Liar, Liar your pants on fire" were true
Mainstream news might be fun to watch
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