As families and friends came together around a feast on Thursday, millions of these households had a turkey as their centerpiece. In many ways, Thanksgiving has become synonymous with turkeys. And so, ...

$1.7 million from other partner agencies, coupled with an additional $159,949 from the National Wild Turkey Federation has propelled efforts to address habitat.

Prior to canceling this fall's hunting season, commissioners took other steps to reduce the impact of fall hunting on wild turkey populations. In 2017, they cut the bag limit from four birds to ...

Preliminary data after Missouri’s firearm hunting season shows that 1,857 turkeys were brought in by Missouri hunters during the firearms portion of the fall turkey season. That’s 363 fewer turkeys ...

While this is one of the more common stories, others credit the turkey’s rise in popularity to its practicality. In the 1800s, turkeys were not only plentiful on the continent but were a large enough ...

The commission has taken additional actions to protect the turkey population during the spring season. "The estimated statewide fall harvest of turkey was less than 500 birds in 2022," Fricke said.

On Thursday, as families and friends come together around a feast, millions of these households will have a turkey as their centerpiece. In many ways, Thanksgiving has become synonymous with turkeys.

The turkey success story is pinpointed by one interesting fact. “Turkeys have relatively high mortality, year-round adult mortality… probably 40% of adults in a given year succumb,” Gorman said.