While driving home, Travis Potter noticed this female wild turkey foraging around an abandoned railroad track. He got out of the car and stepped into the middle of the rails to frame a well ...

But wild hens and gobblers make many turkey sounds beyond these ... The plain hen yelp is the primary vocalization for female turkeys. Oftentimes, this is a series of soft, moderate, or loud notes.

Wild turkey populations in New York have increased dramatically from an estimated 2,000 in 1959 to over 65,000 in 1990. Male turkeys, often called gobblers or toms, have several features that ...

Hunters in Illinois harvested a preliminary record statewide total of 1,045 wild turkeys during the 2024-25 fall archery turkey season. The total compares with last year’s harvest of 803 and the ...