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 ...

"We are out there as a hunter making the sound of a female, trying to make him come over to us." It's a really difficult hunt — turkeys are smart, have great eyesight and the Eastern wild turkey ...

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.

In 2019, a prehistoric human skeleton was unburied along with the remains of wild animals. The burial may represent that of a female "shaman ... in southeastern Turkey. The burial dates back ...