Jake/Gobbler hybrid
 

On the 2nd day of the season this year, Big Buck Brannigan (some of you might remember him) got his first gobbler while we were hunting together. It was a nice one: 19lbs, 10" beard, 3/4" spurs. It had all of the markings and size of a 2 year old bird, but the center tail section was very noticeably longer than the rest--like a jake. The other features convince me it was a 2 year old. Ever seen this before?

RE: Jake/Gobbler hybrid
 

..sounds a little strange,ive never saw it before but after watching a hen gobble
i will believe it...:D...:D....

RE: Jake/Gobbler hybrid
 

Dave, never heard of that. My buddy got one last week here in southern MD and it was only about 17 lbs with a 5" beard and only had nubs for spurs. But it had a full tail fan even all the way across.

RE: Jake/Gobbler hybrid
 

That is odd , but I have shot a number of different oddities in Gobblers aswell.

1/ Adult Merriam with 9 in BD and no spurs,
2/ Eastern Jake years ago with 1 tail feather longer then the rest of the full fan
3/ Merriam Jake that was exsactly as number 2
4/ Rio Jake with a Full fan

this is from years ago ,, so ya do find the odd thing...BT