If you’ve wondered how much a wild turkey weighs, according to Taylor, males can range from 16 to 25 pounds; females are smaller on average, and usually weigh about 7 to 10 pounds.

Once abundant across the U.S., wild turkey populations began to dwindle in the late 1800s as settlers hunted the species with little restraint and destroyed their forest habitats.

On Thursday, as families and friends come together around a feast, millions of these households will have a turkey as their centerpiece. In many ways, Thanksgiving has become synonymous with turkeys.

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The DNR is asking the public to submit observations through Aug. 31 of wild turkeys, ruffed grouse, ring-necked pheasants and ...

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The Department of Natural Resources is planning to update the Wisconsin wild turkey management plan. The public will be asked ...

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Roosevelt Island is for the birds. The neighborhood will become the first in New York City to put up “Turkey Crossing” signs in a bid to protect a rare bird that has recently made the area her ...

All about the turkey: Stories, science and facts about Thanksgiving’s iconic bird Colorado’s wild turkeys recovered from near extinction less than 100 years ago to grow to a thriving ...