Can You Have a Turkey as a Pet? Everything You Need to Know Before Getting One
Turkeys are one of the most recognizable birds in North America, but most people only think of them around Thanksgiving.
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Turkeys are one of the most recognizable birds in North America, but most people only think of them around Thanksgiving.
Texas is one of the most exciting states in the country for wild turkey hunting, offering both Rio Grande and Eastern subspecies across dramatically different landscapes — from open South Texas brushland to thick East Texas pine forests.
Turkey hunting season in Arkansas is one of the most anticipated events on any bird hunter’s calendar.
Wild turkeys were once completely gone from Massachusetts — the last wild turkey in the state was killed on Mount Tom in 1851 — but today the story is dramatically different.
Maryland may be one of the smaller states on the map, but it punches well above its weight when it comes to wild turkey hunting.
California offers some of the most accessible and rewarding wild turkey hunting in the western United States.
Michigan is one of the Midwest’s most rewarding states for turkey hunting, offering both a well-structured spring season and a fall opportunity for hunters willing to put in the work.
Alabama is one of the top states in the Southeast for wild turkey hunting, and for good reason.
Turkey hunting season in Arizona is unlike almost anywhere else in the country.
Turkey hunting season in Minnesota rewards hunters who know the rules before they ever step into the field.
Delaware may be the nation’s smallest state, but its wild turkey population punches well above its weight.
Colorado offers some of the most rewarding turkey hunting in the American West, with healthy populations of Merriam’s wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo merriami) spread across the foothills, mesas, and mountain valleys of the state.
Turkey hunting season in Alaska is unlike anything you’ll find in the Lower 48.
Louisiana offers some of the most productive turkey hunting in the South, with expansive bottomland hardwoods, pine uplands, and wildlife management areas that hold healthy populations of Eastern wild turkeys.
Wild turkey hunting is one of New York’s most rewarding outdoor traditions, drawing thousands of hunters into the field each spring and fall across a landscape that stretches from the Adirondacks to Long Island.
Montana’s wide-open landscapes and thriving Merriam’s turkey population make it one of the most rewarding states for turkey hunters in the West.
Turkey hunting in New Jersey rewards hunters who do their homework.
Mississippi is one of the South’s premier destinations for wild turkey hunting, and for good reason.
Nebraska offers some of the most accessible and rewarding wild turkey hunting in the Great Plains, with a diverse landscape that supports healthy bird populations from the Pine Ridge in the northwest to the river valleys of the east.
Turkey hunting in North Carolina is a spring tradition rooted in some of the most diverse terrain in the eastern United States — from the tidal flats of the coastal plain to the hardwood ridges of the Appalachians.