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backwoodsmanbob	Posted: Apr 24, 2018 - 01:30 pm #permalink #1
World Record Trout Group: Moderators Posts: 5130 Member No.: 98 Joined: February 11, 2011	So this turkey came on my deck, went into strut and started to knock on my window. Question is whether this is a hen or tom. I thought hen with the coloring but not sure.

backwoodsmanbob	Posted: Apr 24, 2018 - 01:36 pm #permalink #2
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Fishin fan	Posted: Apr 24, 2018 - 01:59 pm #permalink #3
World Record Trout Group: Members Posts: 1360 Member No.: 6321 Joined: February 23, 2014	I don’t see a beard. I know some females may have a beard but never heard of Tom’s not having one. Also brown breast feathers not black tipped. Looks like a very excited female. She likes what u got going on bob! Or could be one of Justin Trudeau’s new gender neutral birds! Dave

steph491	Posted: Apr 24, 2018 - 02:16 pm #permalink #4
Adult Trout Group: Members Posts: 201 Member No.: 2752 Joined: January 09, 2013	Im pretty sure this is a Hen, by the color of the head. But either way we need to be TURKEYKIND! with her. Steph

Posted: Apr 24, 2018 - 04:16 pm

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QUOTE (Fishin fan @ Apr 24, 2018 - 01:59 pm)

could be one of Justin Trudeau’s new gender neutral birds!

mydogbites	Posted: Apr 24, 2018 - 04:18 pm #permalink #6
World Record Trout Group: Members Posts: 1200 Member No.: 414 Joined: February 26, 2011	Bob looks like a Toronto Hen, she's all mixed up, something like our premier

Dinky	Posted: Apr 24, 2018 - 05:01 pm #permalink #7
World Record Trout Group: Members Posts: 1450 Member No.: 212 Joined: February 14, 2011	Just a question Bob What were you wearing? Bathrobe? Was anything hanging out by chance? Just asking........... Greg

backwoodsmanbob	Posted: Apr 24, 2018 - 06:44 pm #permalink #8
World Record Trout Group: Moderators Posts: 5130 Member No.: 98 Joined: February 11, 2011	not going to give away my bait. LOL

the blue fox	Posted: Apr 24, 2018 - 07:14 pm #permalink #9
World Record Trout Group: Members Posts: 3526 Member No.: 1452 Joined: February 07, 2012	Did he see his reflection?

the blue fox	Posted: Apr 24, 2018 - 07:18 pm #permalink #10
World Record Trout Group: Members Posts: 3526 Member No.: 1452 Joined: February 07, 2012	It's a young male it looks like when you zoom the photo it has spurs

Posted: Apr 24, 2018 - 07:27 pm

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QUOTE (the blue fox @ Apr 24, 2018 - 07:18 pm)

It's a young male it looks like when you zoom the photo it has spurs

My money is on a hen.
According to the tail no way it could be a jake

Bayliner	Posted: Apr 24, 2018 - 07:29 pm #permalink #12
World Record Trout Group: Moderators Posts: 6854 Member No.: 22 Joined: February 10, 2011	From the neck up, it looks like Kathleen Wynne. That would make it a lezboHEN.

backwoodsmanbob	Posted: Apr 24, 2018 - 07:31 pm #permalink #13
World Record Trout Group: Moderators Posts: 5130 Member No.: 98 Joined: February 11, 2011	Sudsy did some research and on the NTWF site it states that hens will strut. And it is definitely not a jake. https://www.nwtf.org/hunt/article/why-the-strut

Posted: Apr 24, 2018 - 09:20 pm

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QUOTE (Bayliner @ Apr 24, 2018 - 07:29 pm)

From the neck up, it looks like Kathleen Wynne.

That would make it a lezboHEN.

nsfisher	Posted: Apr 24, 2018 - 09:25 pm #permalink #15
World Record Trout Group: Moderators Posts: 7080 Member No.: 148 Joined: February 11, 2011	Great shot Bob, sure would make for a tough decision at 50 yards. Hard to tell if there was ever a beard there and it got taken off.

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