Turkey of a life time

[RED333]

https://www.foxnews.com/great-outdoors/tennessee-hunter-bags-rare-white-turkey-of-a-lifetime

 

A hunter in Rutherford County, Tenn., managed to bag the “turkey of a lifetime” less than a week into the state’s hunting season.

 

[Lumber_Jack]

For some reason, I was under the impression it was illegal to shoot those.  I know Albino deer are illegal, maybe just assumed on the turkey side was the same

[peejman]

4 hours ago, Lumber_Jack said:

For some reason, I was under the impression it was illegal to shoot those.  I know Albino deer are illegal, maybe just assumed on the turkey side was the same

Leucism (piebald) and Albinism are different. It is illegal to take albino deer but the book specifically says it's ok to take a white turkey.  I presume that's because it would be very difficult to tell if the turkey has red eyes or not.