Rare turkey shot in Excelsior Springs Missouri.
It's not every day one sees a snow-white wild turkey. It's even rarer for a hunter to shoot one. But that's just what 14-year-old Anna White (What a coincidence on the last name!) shot near Excelsior Springs during the state's youth spring turkey season.
The tom, Anna's third turkey, was taken on the morning of April 8 on private property. Amazingly, this wasn't the first white turkey seen on the property. "I've seen a few white hens, but that was years ago," Paul White told KTTN. "But I'd never seen a white gobbler. I started calling and in a few minutes he stepped out in front. She made a good shot."
The experience was likely made all the more special because Anna shared it not only with her father, but also her sister Aleena.
"It's a once-in-a-lifetime trophy," Paul told the station.
KTTN reports the bird was probably not a true albino, but simply a white phase turkey. The family didn't check to see if the bird had the pink eyes of an albino.
White wild turkeys are rare, but a few do seem to pop up every season. One was shot in North Carolina last year. Another turkey shot in the same state had white wings.
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