Every Turkey hunter needs one of these!

[yelp]

What is he charging you and who is your taxidermist?

[NWTFhunter]

I shot a jake rio in stevens county, Yes it was a rio.  I shot a Merriams the day before, the only reason I shot it was to get a head start on my Slam.  Well evidently because it was shot in Stevens County its a Merriams (even though it looks nothing like the bird I shot the day before)  Long story short I didnt get credit, so in turn couldnt complete my slam.  Its not a total waste though the Jake Rio is at the taxidermist getting mounted for a decoy, cant wait to use it! 

Nice deeks boys!

Yep! You shoot it in Stevens its a merriams.
But you can go to the upper areas of stevens and notice differences in birds from cream to white to bronze.

[hornhunter]

What is he charging you and who is your taxidermist?

Since Its only a decoy, Im letting my buddy put it together for me.  He wanted to try and it was only a jake so I said have at it.  Free, (materiels)  I was told I could have a decoy made for 100.00.  How does yours stand?  looks like there is no base?  that would be awesome to save wieght, but if the wind blew it may tip over.  Turks normaly dont gobble when the wind blows hard enough to tip a decoy over though.

[hornhunter]

I shot a jake rio in stevens county, Yes it was a rio.  I shot a Merriams the day before, the only reason I shot it was to get a head start on my Slam.  Well evidently because it was shot in Stevens County its a Merriams (even though it looks nothing like the bird I shot the day before)  Long story short I didnt get credit, so in turn couldnt complete my slam.  Its not a total waste though the Jake Rio is at the taxidermist getting mounted for a decoy, cant wait to use it! 

Nice deeks boys!

Yep! You shoot it in Stevens its a merriams.
But you can go to the upper areas of stevens and notice differences in birds from cream to white to bronze.

Yeah we have shot three Rios in the same area around Springdale in the last 12 years.  Not only is the fan Bronze but the feathers are and there is way more color on the Rio's.  We have shot Merriams and Rio's the same morning, hold them next to eachother and they look NOTHING alike.  Its cool they are both there, its not cool you dont get credit for shooting one.  I know 98% of the birds in Stevens are Merriams and they probably cross breed, but if you ask anyone they would so thats a Rio.

[Phantom Gobbler]

Great looking stuffer decoys.  I'm having a fall Jake made into a decoy by a friend who is considering going into taxidermy part time.   I am looking forward to trying it for lowland field hunting in NE WA this spring.