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 — ...

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.

Eventually, the hen turkey launched into flight and flew directly at the approaching hawk. I was convinced that it was her intention to capture, kill and eat that marauding hawk.

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.

Keston Mendoza had a plan to convince her family to break from Thanksgiving tradition. They always serve turkey, but this year, she wanted Cornish hen instead. The 29-year-old recorded a TikTok ...

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, ...

Submitted photo James King, of Mattydale, poses with his 20 -pound gobbler he shot May 11 in the Chittenango area. He wrote: Dave, I got this bird by calling to his hen. After she came in he did ...

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 ...