Populations introduced to Washington state in the 1960s were more successful. They thrived, then spread north of the border.

Turkeys are outsmarting hunters by adapting to survival challenges. Bold turkeys face hunters’ traps, while cautious ones ...

Researchers and the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department have spent decades trying to bolster the number of wild turkeys in ...

Archaeologists in Turkey's Gobekli and Karahan Tepe discovered a statue of a giant man clutching his genitals, along with ...

But in some parts of the nation it’s increasingly difficult to find the big bird in nature — including in Georgia, where the wild turkey is the second most popular animal to hunt behind deer.

In recent years, the wild turkey population explosion in Massachusetts has sparked numerous complaints about aggressive birds. We’ve all heard stories of turkeys attacking their own reflections ...

A pack of rogue deer knocked two women off their feet during Watertown, NY’s annual Turkey Day Run on Nov. 28 — a wild caught ...

After a few years of lower than average hatches, data from a citizen science survey indicate wild turkey numbers are on the ...

After near-extinction, the feathery birds have rebounded in a big way. Now, they're overrunning this city and others.

The most common form of wild turkey seen is Florida is in the shot glasses of partying spring breakers. But beyond the namesake whiskey, there really are wild turkeys in the Sunshine State. Wild ...

The Wild Turkey Strand Preserve in Lee County offers visitors a wide-range of experiences, from nature to wildlife to history ...

Read on to know more. The wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) is an upland game bird native to North America, one of two extant species of turkey and the heaviest member of the order Galliformes.