Check this albino jake out!

zmschillin · 05-01-2007, 10:34 AM

This is an albino jake that my friend shot on the second day of indiana's 07 season. 14 lbs 4.5'' beard and 7mm spurs.

RDHunter · 05-01-2007, 10:56 AM

WOW .... thats a beautiful bird , is he going to have a full body struting mount done ?
I know I would , there's some of those off color phase birds out where I hunt and with any luck I hope to get one like that.
Tell your friend I said CONGRATS

superstrutter · 05-01-2007, 11:03 AM

Looks like one of the neighbors pet turkeys got loose.

Walters85 · 05-01-2007, 11:30 AM

In my area, a farmer's kid had a white domestic hen escape and breed with a wild tom and 3 of the poults grew up to look like that jake. More than likely that happened, but still sweet lookin bird

tigerw10 · 05-01-2007, 11:34 AM

Yeah.... around here we had a neighbor lose all of the domestic turkeys when a tree knocked the fence down..... must have breeded with the wilds because we see albino toms/jakes/and hens just about every year now. Thats prob what did happen. But it is still an awesome turkey. I would have liked to bag it.

Western MA Hunter · 05-01-2007, 11:44 AM

very cool.... Congrats to your buddy

zubba · 05-01-2007, 12:07 PM

Pretty cool. Don't them them everyday where I hunt.

r33h · 05-01-2007, 02:24 PM

Nice...congrats!

zmschillin · 05-01-2007, 07:33 PM

no he said he could not get a full body mount because his shot and the turkey flopping around messed up the feathers too bad.

RDHunter · 05-01-2007, 07:38 PM

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ORIGINAL: zmschillin

no he said he could not get a full body mount because his shot and the turkey flopping around messed up the feathers too bad.

Awe ... man thats too bad it would have been a really cool mount but it's still a trophy in anyones book.