Wild turkeys in Michigan have every right to strut. Their native populations wiped out in Michigan by European settlers by 1900, decades of restoration efforts starting in the 1950s have restored ...

BEVERLY HILLS, Mich. (WXYZ) — The Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is asking for the public’s help counting turkeys. The population has rebounded ...

For the first time in years, Michigan's wild turkey population is seeing a resurgence. At one point, an estimated 50,000-100,000 turkeys flocked in the Lower Peninsula, according to the Michigan ...

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is asking you to report any wild turkeys you see during January. “A century ago, we had no wild turkeys left in the state of Michigan due to ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Michigan’s wild turkey population has bounced back and the Department of Natural Resources says conservation efforts were crucial in restoring the birds to the state.

ALLEGAN, Mich. — At the turn of the 20th century, the wild turkey seemed to have gobbled its last call in Michigan, not seen since 1897, when a solitary bird was spotted in Van Buren County.

ANN ARBOR, MI - An infamous wild turkey used to roam the University of Michigan’s North Campus, harassing joggers and trying to board buses. While not necessarily as aggressive, five of the wild ...

To find public lands open for hunting across Michigan, visit the Mi-HUNT interactive map. Hunters can commemorate their hunts with a 2023 wild turkey management cooperator patch. Patches are ...

Wild turkeys had all but disappeared from Michigan by 1900 due to habitat loss and unregulated hunting. According to Michigan State University, population re-establishment efforts between 1919 and ...