interesting. i've only killed 4 turkeys here in nm, but all were similar in color to this one, even the one young jake. this is not a rio grande turkey either (at least i don't think it is). curiously though, this one had vary white/pink breast meat. the others i have gotten had darker breast meat. This was my first time hunting in this area of nm at about 9000' elevation above sea level. i was fortunate enough to see quite a few elk also. one heard of about 50 cows and calves crippled my first attempt at sun up on a young bird. two hours later i found this one in a field. lucky me!!!