Wild Turkey
The Fascinating Fall Behavior of Wild Turkeys – Cool Green Science
"Forget the gobbling and strutting. Hereβs how wild turkeys will spend Thanksgiving Day."
Tough times for turkeys, and don’t expect that to change anytime soon
"Itβs pretty common knowledge among the turkey-hunting fraternity that in New York, as well as several other states, the βgood old daysβ are no longer."
"And those days, when turkey numbers were at their zenith and it seemed like we always had gobbling longboards to play with, werenβt really so long ago. In the late 1990s and early 2000s, turkey numbers were at their highest, and it was a rare spring morning when we didnβt have some talkative toms to keep our adrenaline running."
"Not so these days. Last springβs harvest in New York was the lowest since the early 1990s, and with back-to-back years of poor turkey production (a product of lousy weather during the nesting and brood-rearing periods), things arenβt likely to get better any time soon. Sure, weβll still be out there, and about 20,000 toms will be tagged this spring β maybe fewer. But itβs clear turkey hunting isnβt nearly what it once was in New York state."