The Snood on the Turkey’s Beak Serves Many Purposes Besides their colorful plumage, one of the most distinctive attributes of wild turkeys is the odd-looking snood that hangs off their beaks.

Scientists Aim to Find Out The wild turkey is one of America’s favorite game birds. Saved from precipitous decline in the 1950s, '60s, and '70s, the birds now range across the entire Lower 48.

At the shot, the flock took to the air in wild, frenzied flight, and I was about to comment ... The rancher quickly opined, “Ralph ain’t going to get that turkey. He didn’t even hit ’im!” “Nuts!” I ...

SIOUX CITY | Doug Chafa, Iowa Department of Natural Resources wildlife biologist, will discuss the biology and life history of the wild turkey at 9:30 a.m, Saturday at the Dorothy Pecaut Nature ...

Ohio’s wild turkey hunters have checked 15,911 birds during the spring 2025 season as of Sunday, May 25, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. During the ...

COLUMBUS – Knox County’s wild turkey hunters, like those from around the state, enjoyed a strong spring season. Statewide, Ohio hunters checked 16,014 birds during the spring 2025 season, according to ...

MILWAUKEE — If you were a wild turkey in Wisconsin in the mid-19th century, chances are you were not having a good time. Your favorite habitats were disappearing as settlers chopped down trees to make ...

All in all, the 940 Pro is one heck of a turkey gun, and even with the $300 Holosun attached, it remains less expensive than others in its performance category. Ohio’s wild turkey hunters have checked ...