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Title: Turkey ID please.....
Post by: jackelope on August 31, 2010, 08:21:34 AM
I will not give any specifics as to where these pics were taken so don't ask.
I will say that they were taken in King county. The landowner who owns the land has lived on the same 40 acre piece of wooded property for a real long time and has never seen turkeys there before. I am no expert when it comes to identifying specific species but these birds do not look like the species I would expect to see....heck I didn't know there was any turkeys in the area these pic's were taken at all.
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Post by: Gobble on August 31, 2010, 08:28:21 AM
They look like Merriams to me  :dunno:
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Post by: Whitelightning on August 31, 2010, 08:34:21 AM
They look like Merriams to me  :dunno:

Thats waht I was thinking. Look healthy too.
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Post by: jackelope on August 31, 2010, 09:18:32 AM
Thats what I thought too but wasn't sure.
Keep 'em coming.
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Post by: wastickslinger on August 31, 2010, 11:30:28 AM
They look like Merriams to me  :dunno:

Thats what I would say
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Post by: NWBREW on August 31, 2010, 11:34:23 AM
I would say Easterns......but what do I know, I just kill em and eat em.
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Post by: carpsniperg2 on August 31, 2010, 11:51:09 AM
looks like merriams to me :dunno:
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Post by: tlbradford on August 31, 2010, 01:52:29 PM
Merriams for sure.  Look pure too.
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Post by: ellensburgpo on September 02, 2010, 08:17:21 PM
Merriams
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Post by: WCTaxidermy on September 03, 2010, 08:39:01 AM
Hey Jakelope, Do you have a better picture of the rear saddle and tail area.  They are either Merriams or Rio's.  A good picture of the back will tell the true story.  More and more Rio's are showing up in Oregon and Washington and they are very close in appearance.  John
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Post by: hunter-4-life on September 03, 2010, 09:38:40 AM
Them are most likely to be Merriams
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Post by: DOUBLELUNG on September 03, 2010, 10:29:14 AM
Merriams or standard bronze domestics (precursor breed to broad-breasted bronze, very similar proportions to wild breeds).  They all appear to be approx. 16 month old males.
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Post by: jackelope on September 03, 2010, 10:44:33 AM
Hey Jakelope, Do you have a better picture of the rear saddle and tail area.  They are either Merriams or Rio's.  A good picture of the back will tell the true story.  More and more Rio's are showing up in Oregon and Washington and they are very close in appearance.  John

John-
Those are the only pics I have.
I am sure at this point that these are Merriams birds.
Thanks all!
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Post by: PA BEN on September 04, 2010, 07:43:11 AM
There Jakes :chuckle:
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Post by: TurkeyHntr on September 06, 2010, 10:24:32 PM
merriams
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