[ArkyVarminter]

My son killed this and we thought it was rare how the breast was almost totally black..Is this rare?

 

[USMC]

I just a very old bird.:up:

 

[mach316]

We killed 5 specks Sunday and two of em were almost black. Got one in the freezer forthe taxidermy man. Just old birds I'm guessing.

 

[VALES]

I was guessing just the opposite. I have killed several like that and just assumed they were immature birds. It is not rare from what i have see. I was always waiting on a fully mature bird with the full bars across his chest which i never could seem to get them quite in gun range. Plus the mature birds were quite a bit larger and a lot wearier of the decoys.

 

[xdamagexx]

not rare or age sign that i know of. mostly genics from what i read. sum gots lotta black others just have bars.. Nice bird. If i was ur boy id have it mounted.

 

[quack-n-stack]

That is a mature bird. Any bird that has bars aka: any black including almost all black,or very little black is a mature bird. The amount of black has nothing to do with age it has everything to do with genetics.

 

[VALES]

Any way you look at it....they are pretty birds. I say get him mounted if your son is happy with him. I prolly would.

 

[MojoMan]

Pretty Bird! :thumb:

 

[p4nicfire]

i'd eat him.....yummy!