Thank you
Its probably an hybrid, we have 3 sub species of turkey in Nebraska, Eastern,Rio & Merriam. Most of the birds in our state are kind of a mutt, depending on what part of the state you are hunting in will determine the mixture. I'm not far enough west to get a true Merriam, Yes you are correct about the coloration of the tail on a Merriam. so you could pull off a 75 % of a grand slam in Nebraska then travel south to Florida for the Osceola.
I had 6 hens and 2 Toms come in to my set up, Took him from 20 yards away with my X-bow
Congrats on the boat D