Big old Tom!!

[mbucks27]

I filmed this tom the other day strutting in the middle of the road. This was the oldest most beat up turkey i have ever seen. No beard, missing a lot of tail feathers, and almost no spurrs left. I dont even know if i would shoot this guy if i saw it come may 1st lol.

John

Edited April 23, 2012 by mbucks27

[WNY Bowhunter]

Dude, I think that's a domestic turkey. Our easterns don't have the white bars on the tail feathers like that one does...it looks like a merriams sub-sepcies bird that got tossed through a barn fan.

Edited April 23, 2012 by WNY Bowhunter

[meatmuzzy]

I have to agree with WNY that looks like a merriam. I would put him out of his misery nonetheless!

[Pygmy]

Whatever he is, the lack of a beard means he is not a legal bird in the spring season...

With those massive, knobby old feet, I think he is domestic, anyway..

Probably some Amishman's yard bird.

[mbucks27]

Yea im guessing he is someones pet considering that he stayed in the road and wasnt afraid of my car at all. He was also with a really old looking hen.

[Fantail]

So do you always do video's of your video's?

[mbucks27]

lol fantail. I was actually upstate and wanted to txt the video to somebody so i just took a video from my phone of the camera screen. sorry for the bad quality. Going up for opening week and planning on getting some good hunts on film if all goes well.

John

[noodle one]

Dude, I think that's a domestic turkey. Our easterns don't have the white bars on the tail feathers like that one does...it looks like a merriams sub-sepcies bird that got tossed through a barn fan.

I agree ,The first thing I noticed was he legs. A wild birds legs are not that heavy.