Return of the Wild Turkey (1970)

The return of the wild turkey to much of the nation's woodlands is one of the more successful game management stories. This film traces the revival of these majestic birds and reviews the many problems which beset turkeys and threaten their habitat.
Produced by Missouri Dept. of Conservation (1970).
NOTE: Some information contained in this film may be outdated.

[@Desner01]

I live in the Montréal, QC, Canada area and thanks to conservation efforts, turkeys have arrived in these fields and woods in the last 5 years, when there were none before. We, too, can now enjoy the greatest hunt in the world!

[@stevennorthrup5033]

Turkeys are one of my favorite birds. I'm glad they're still around.

[@bullettube9863]

Back in the 60s when I lived in Western New York, you never saw wild turkeys. All we saw were Japanese ring neck pheasants, raised on farms and released in late summer, most gravitated back to the farms after being released. Very few survived to acclimate to their new surroundings. A hard winter could kill 90% of a flock, as they were ground feeders that depended on light snow cover to find food. Today, there are no pheasants, instead there are wild turkeys, and they are thriving as never before! Turkeys mostly eat insects, especially grass hoppers, beetles and caterpillars all of which eat farm crops. They forage during the winter on weed seeds, dried berries and nuts, and caterpillar sacks in the bark of trees. Because of their size, they can fight off coyotes and foxes. They roost in trees at night, and can also find nuts and berries high off the ground that pheasants never could feed on.

[@michaelangileo2760]

I love turkeys. Thank you.

[@southrootedoutsideoutdoors2052]

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