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"Talking Turkey"...The Thanksgiving Game Bird

11/19/2018

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As Thanksgiving draws near, the iconic turkey takes center stage in households across the country as families gather together to give thanks over a traditional turkey dinner.  The domesticated turkey which graces most tables is descended from one of six subspecies of the wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo).  In the 1500s, a century before English settlers founded Plymouth Rock, Spanish traders  brought this large game bird to Europe and Asia via shipping routes that passed through the country of Turkey, giving the bird its common name.  

Here in Ohio, the wild turkey is the largest upland game bird, weighing in up to 24 pounds!  Being a woodland species, these birds suffered from being over hunted and habitat destruction of forest lands in the late 1800s and were extirpated from the state by 1904.  
However by the 1940s, forests were beginning to regrow allowing turkeys to return.
From 1956 to 1963, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources tried, unsuccessfully, to introduce turkeys that had been hand raised. However, as natural populations increased, many were moved to other areas of the state. As of a survey conducted in 2017, turkeys live in all 88 Ohio counties, including here in Warren County! (Learn more about the wild turkey  at: http://wildlife.ohiodnr.gov/species-and-habitats/species-guideindex/birds/wild-turkey)

​Today this highly adaptable bird thrives despite its conservation struggles of the past.  And while wild turkeys are best known for their "gobble, gobble" call, this species utilizes a variety of calls for communicating in the flock.  From a "cutt" to a "purr", these turkeys are talking!  Practice your best turkey calls by mimicking these impressive birds!

https://www.nwtf.org/hunt/wild-turkey-basics/turkey-sounds

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    • Contact Us
    • NRCS Partner
    • Board Supervisors
    • Staff
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    • AG Chat Series
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    • Stream Clean Ups
    • Stream Encounters
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      • Dam Safety Program
      • Test Your Water
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      • Rain Gardens
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