The Tennessean – Hunter Kills Bizarre Albino Turkey

The Tennessean - Hunter Kills Bizarre Albino TurkeyIt’s being called the “turkey of a lifetime,” by the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency. That’s how TWRA officials described a rare leucistic gobbler killed by a hunter in Rutherford County last month. Cameron Bond of Warren County shot the unusual bird on April 6. Leucism in birds, according to the TWRA, is a loss of pigmentation. It is a genetic abnormality. Story Link – https://www.tennessean.com/story/sports/2019/04/13/hunter-kills-bizarre-albino-turkey-rutherford-county-tennessee/3456660002/    More Turkey news from ODU – https://www.odumagazine.com/topics/hunting_archery/turkey-hunting/

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