Hawks, bobcats, coyotes and raccoons are among wild turkeys’ natural predators. Hawks and owls are protected species and have had significant rebounds since the federal government banned the use ...

Turkeys nest on the ground, making the hens and their eggs vulnerable to predators. Raccoons do more damage to the turkey population than any other predator, Hurst said.

Whether you enjoy hunting the wild turkey, or just going for a ride along an old county road and coming upon a small flock of ...

Wild turkey populations seem to be on a rapid decline across much of the United States, and nest-raiding predators appear to be largely to blame. Hunters and conservation groups like Turkeys For ...

What about wild turkey predators? Some wild turkey predator populations have increased while the birds are declining, and there have been several requests to extend furbearer trapping and hunting.

Wild turkeys, wary by nature, will have to be doubly alert soon because hunters, in addition to their natural predators, will be looking for them. “Turkeys are wily and very alert,” said Do ...

Wild turkeys raced toward extinction in the early 1900s, ... safely above predators. Hatched baby turkeys, called poults, are up and walking around looking for food within 24 hours!

There are about 160,000 to 180,000 wild turkeys in the state and for a while the population appeared to be declining due to poor rates of reproduction, Wiley said.

The wild turkey’s continuing success story in Berkshire County may partly hinge on the behavior of humans to keep the state’s official game bird, well, wild. ... PREDATORS. DiBona said turkeys are ...