Turkey

The Most Popular States for Hunting and Why Alaska. Alaska is easily the number one dream hunt location for many people, largely due to the… Read More »What State Hunts The Most?

“Wild turkey numbers are likely depressed across much of the state, having not yet recovered from a string of years with poor poult production,” Wiley… Read More »Are Turkey Numbers Down In Ohio?

Broad Breasted Turkeys cost $42.90 to raise for meat Cost of poult (broad breasted) each $8.02 Money you save raising meat turkeys each (price difference… Read More »How Much Does It Cost To Raise A Turkey?

Wild turkeys declined for the same reasons that doom so many species: overhunting and habitat loss. Why was the wild turkey wiped out? As the… Read More »What Were The Two Main Reasons For The Great Decline Near Extinction Of Wild Turkey?

Happy Thanksgiving! Did you know the wild turkey almost went extinct in the early 1900s because of overhunting? They were only saved by the invention… Read More »How Was The Turkey Population Saved?

Wild turkey populations have been declining for decades, and a conservation expert says the low numbers are due to production. Reina Tyl, a wild turkey… Read More »Are Turkey Populations Increasing?

Turkey populations are declining nationwide, but Tennessee Tech has partnered with the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources and the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency… Read More »Are Turkey Numbers Declining?

The main drivers of turkey populations are weather, habitat, predation, and potentially, fall hunting mortality of hens (particularly adult hens). Why is turkey’s population declining?… Read More »What Challenges Is The Turkey Population Facing?

Possible factors in the decline include loss of habitat, weather patterns, predators and disease. To better understand why, the Commission is using GPS transmitters to… Read More »Why Is The Turkey Population Declining?

Five factors influence turkey populations and the interactions of these five factors have changed over the last 25 years. These factors are: habitat, weather, predation,… Read More »What Can Affect The Turkey Population?