The two main drivers of turkey recruitment, according to biologists, are weather and habitat. Natural predation is another important factor — Hatfield and Lupardus are both proponents of trapping — ...

Casalena said when a hen finishes laying all of her eggs, the incubation period begins, which is when a hen sits on the eggs day and night. Research shows that in Pennsylvania, many hens start the ...

At about 7:15 on Monday morning I settled in to a comfy spot about 20 yards from the edge of the woods. My intent was to experience the migration by sight and sound from a single spot. It was chilly, ...

Though "longbeard" is an obvious moniker for a gobbler, it's uncommon to see a bearded hen. Most estimates assume an average of 5% to 10% of females grow beards.

The carcass was found in 1992 by a fisherman. Records of the turkey showed it had been dubbed 13 years old in 1979. Another 13-year-old turkey was reported to be located in New Jersey in 1992.

A flash of motion caught my attention. It was a hawk that was making swift strafing runs at the turkey brood. What would the mother hen do?

There was the time when I stepped out of my home's back door, and my ears were immediately assaulted with sounds of a lot of commotion and goings-on. That was when I saw that a wild turkey hen and ...