Understanding what wild turkeys eat—and why they eat certain foods at certain times of the year—is valuable knowledge for turkey hunters. From a management perspective, it can help us gauge ...

Despite all that, Salem has a love affair with its turkeys. Wild turkeys are not native to Oregon. Early attempts to ...

A wild turkey flies out after eating toyon berries from the bush at Berkeley Marina in Berkeley, Calif., on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group) A turkey is perched up high in ...

Wild turkeys have some flashy headgear. The features of a turkey head are as funny sounding as they are funny looking. There are wart-like caruncles, flabby wattles, and — perhaps the king of ...

Wild turkeys have some flashy headgear. The features of a turkey head are as funny sounding as they are funny looking. There are wart-like caruncles, flabby wattles, and — perhaps the king of turkey ...

Today, there are around 250,000 wild turkeys throughout California. They can be found in 49 states across the country – the only state without wild turkeys is Alaska.

Since 1973, when the National Wild Turkey Federation was founded, wild turkey numbers have grown from 1.3 million to more than 7 million in North America, including 49 U.S. states.

I am pretty sure that very few people have seen wild turkeys up close and personal. A number of years ago, I hosted a weekly television show on CLTV, the sister station of WGN.

The wild turkey population was reduced to 30,000 individuals, a stark 90% decline. Where springtime gobbles once resonated like thunder in the mountains, the woods had fallen silent.

BRAINERD — The 2025 Minnesota wild turkey season begins a half-hour before sunrise on April 16. As with most outdoor ventures, preparation is key to success. Hunting wild turkeys demands as much ...

Today, there are around 250,000 wild turkeys throughout California. They can be found in 49 states across the country – the only state without wild turkeys is Alaska.