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Old 04-17-2011 | 07:36 PM
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Default Rio/eastern Hybrid or just eastern I cant tell

When I first got my bird i thought it was a Eastern and after lookin alittle closer im thinking its a rio/eastern hybrid can someone help me out?
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Old 04-18-2011 | 07:33 AM
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Hard to say. Here's the bird I killed this weekend in South Carolina. The tips of his feathers are rather light. We only have Easterns.

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Old 04-18-2011 | 07:51 AM
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What state did you shoot it in ?

Colorado does not have easterns, look for some images of rios and easterns and compare.
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Old 04-18-2011 | 11:26 AM
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Looks like an eastern
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Old 04-18-2011 | 04:03 PM
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I shot it in Kansas in Wabunsee county and ive looked at pics of Hybrids and it looks like a hybrid in some pics and in other it looks like an eastern
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Old 04-18-2011 | 06:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Compton929
When I first got my bird i thought it was a Eastern and after lookin alittle closer im thinking its a rio/eastern hybrid can someone help me out?
Eastern...
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Old 04-18-2011 | 06:44 PM
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Eastern...lots of them have lighter shaded tips. Beautiful bird!
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Old 04-18-2011 | 07:20 PM
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I would say eastern as well. Nice turkey any way
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Old 04-18-2011 | 07:21 PM
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It looks like an Eastern, do a search on Google Images and try to find some comparisons.
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Old 04-19-2011 | 08:26 AM
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Eastern....................
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