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Offline CharlieBlue

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Colville area Species Check
« on: May 07, 2021, 06:51:03 PM »
First year Turkey hunting.  Using a Remington 870 Super Mag  Firing Remington 3.5” heavy #6 Undertaker Choke.  Probably too long of a shot!  But patterned great at the range.... anyway, thought I was hunting Meriam’s,  looks like a Rio?? 

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Re: Colville area Species Check
« Reply #1 on: May 07, 2021, 06:53:54 PM »
Do you have a better picture of the fan?

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Re: Colville area Species Check
« Reply #2 on: May 07, 2021, 07:11:06 PM »
It is a merriam or a mix. Lots of a little darker meriams up there.  A couple years ago I got on active duty army on a beautiful fully white Merriam and almost same place maybe 500 yards apart next day I got a one a little darker.  Second pic is me.

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Re: Colville area Species Check
« Reply #3 on: May 07, 2021, 07:13:02 PM »
Here is the fan.

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Re: Colville area Species Check
« Reply #4 on: May 07, 2021, 07:18:45 PM »
That must have been an amazing couple days Russ! 

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Re: Colville area Species Check
« Reply #5 on: May 07, 2021, 07:23:21 PM »
Yeah that is a Merriam for sure.  The coverts or inner ring of feathers are pretty white and sometime late season birds have pretty beat up fans from fighting.

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Re: Colville area Species Check
« Reply #6 on: May 07, 2021, 07:56:08 PM »
Here is one more.  Not as white as that pic looked.

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Re: Colville area Species Check
« Reply #7 on: May 07, 2021, 09:22:43 PM »
There really isn’t much of a pure strain of turkey in Washington besides eastern’s.  They have planted Merriams and Rio’s in every spot in eastern Washington.  Congrats on your first bird

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Re: Colville area Species Check
« Reply #8 on: May 19, 2021, 10:27:07 AM »
and for your state slam, the area is only recognized for merriams.. not rio subspecies.. i found this out the hard way!
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Re: Colville area Species Check
« Reply #9 on: May 19, 2021, 06:30:54 PM »
Great info guys!  Can’t wait for the fall when I can finish off my Merriam limit.  Good to know about the state Slam.... maybe one day. I’ve got a lot to learn first.  One thing is for certain,  I’m hooked! 

 


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