A hunter in Rutherford County, Tenn., managed to bag the “turkey of a lifetime” less than a week into the state’s hunting season. On April 6, Cameron Bond of Warren County shot and killed the wild-looking turkey, which reportedly had a condition known as leucism, resulting in a partial loss of pigmentation, according to the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA). TURKEY OF A LIFETIME!” the agency wrote on social media, along with a description of the bird’s weight and measurements (20 pounds with a 9.5-inch beard and .75-inch spurs). A photo of Bond holding the turkey shows its feathers to be nearly all-white, save for spots on its hind feathers. News of Bond’s rare turkey follows that of a hunter in Mississippi who bagged a leucistic gobbler in mid-March.

Source: Fox News April 15, 2019 14:15 UTC