He has even been known to hide a silky hen under his wing occasionally. Talk about the perfect turkey dad. If it is a little feathered being, he is all about taking care of it and keeping it safe.

Harvest reports from the 2025 spring turkey seasons are rolling in, and in many states, like Ohio, the numbers are still behind long-term averages. Although the Ohio Wildlife Council has already ...

A male turkey stands with a hen. In Georgia, the number of the turkeys killed during the state’s spring hunting seasons has dropped sharply in the last 20 years.

A wild turkey’s wide-ranging diet is part of why the birds can be found in every U.S. state outside of Alaska. And while a lot of homegrown turkey hunters picture hardwood forests in the East as ...

The wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) is a native species in our state, ... After the birds mate, the hen will go off on her own, nest, lay eggs and wait 28 days for them to hatch.

In 1999, wild turkeys were found in all 88 counties, and the spring season was open statewide in 2000. ... I’d learn the basics of turkey hen language and gobbler response.

SIERRA VISTA — After 25 years of hard work and determination, the mountains of southern Arizona are teeming with turkeys once again. The Gould’s wild turkey has, since 1983, been the center of ...