Pic of turkey feathers-what did this?

[jeremyledford]

When their tail is closed up lots of feathers overlap. Whatever caused the damage could have got several at a time.

My bird had them randomly throughout the entire fan. Not just a select few and no pattern I could find. Simple overlap could have happened but certainly doesn't describe the entire picture.

 

[buckpasser]

It's from bird shot. Maybe yours, maybe the last guy to shoot at him.

 

[jeremyledford]

It's from bird shot. Maybe yours, maybe the last guy to shoot at him.

Really don't think so. This bird got waxed. Not a pellet went through the tail unless i had a bad flyer.

 

[Ricochet]

The first gobbler I ever killed had similar "cuts" in the tail feathers.

 

[jbbmanchester]

That is from gobblers fighting. You ever see them go round and round pecking at each other. That is cut from the beak of a bird clamping down and ripping it off.

 

[Timber1]

Fan rot.

 

[lagrangedave]

Catch and release