Jakes

[Shovelbuck]

Was heading onto my hunting ground yesterday for some shed hunting and came across these jakes.There were 17 total. Tis the season.

 

[NebraskaWhitetail]

Very nice pic, Jay. If all goes well, they'll be longbeards in another year or two!

 

[DLO]

I saw a pretty massive bachelor group yesterday when I took the handguns out to my range. There were 22 longbeards that I was able to count.

 

[Two Beards]

Great pic Shovel. Are those Merriam's?
Seems like I see white in the tail feathers.

Less than a month away

 

[Shovelbuck]

Our turks here are mostly hybreds. Merriam or eastern is possible.

 

[NebraskaWhitetail]

The turkeys that we have out in the central part of the state are the descendants from an early re-introduction attempt using the Rio Grande subspecies. These birds interbred with escaped domestic birds and today their genetics are mixed. At the farm where I hunt in Custer County, Nebraska (about 1 1/2 hours drive west of Shovelbuck) the color of the birds' tail feather tips range the spectrum from russet to almost pure white. Most of them are kind of a buff color, but I've always loved the white tips.

 

[ironwood]

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[John B.T.M]

That is one nice llokin bunch of young uns.

 

[outdoor]

That is a good looking bunch of Jakes. I hope theyll grow into a good group of gobblers!