Turkey

Wild Turkey And there, dangling from the chin, is a wrinkly mass of bumpy, warty-looking red skin: the wattle. What is a turkey gobbler called?… Read More »What Is Red Thing On Turkey Called?

Eastern wild turkey. (Meleagris gallopavo silvestris) Osceola wild turkey. (Meleagris gallopavo osceola) Rio Grande wild turkey. (Meleagris gallopavo intermedia) Merriam’s wild turkey. (Meleagris gallopavo merriami)… Read More »What Are The 4 Types Of Wild Turkeys?

Location: Canatlán, Durango, Mexico. Clyde Neely, a Texas resident, travelled south of the border and took this record-book Gould’s on April 10, 2006, using a… Read More »What Is The Longest Turkey Beard Ever Recorded?

Turkey Beards Male turkeys, called gobblers – and some female turkeys, called hens – have beards. Only about 10 to 20 percent of hens grow… Read More »Do All Male Turkeys Have Beards?

TURKEY FACT #4: Tom turkeys aren’t the only ones that swagger and fan their tail feathers to woo mates and ward off rivals. Some hens… Read More »What Does It Mean When A Turkey Fan Its Tail?

Spring hunts are usually only for male turkeys, while fall hunts typically allow for both sexes to be harvested. What tastes better male or female… Read More »Do You Shoot Male Or Female Turkeys?

The meat from a female turkey is more tender and flavorful than that of a male turkey. What’s the difference in male and female turkeys?… Read More »Are Male Or Female Turkeys Better?

A Group of Jakes In the second year, the tail molts in the standard adult pattern from the outside in and the gobbler will then… Read More »Can A Jake Turkey Have A Full Fan?

Often a hen might be bearded, or a Long Beard Turkey has no spurs or has an irregular fan, while a Jake Turkey might produce… Read More »Does A Jake Turkey Gobble?

Generally, people define a jake turkey as a one-year-old bird. They can also sometimes be confused with hens in the field. What is a gobbler?… Read More »What Is A Jake Turkey Vs Tom Turkey?