Did the Pilgrims really go hunting for wild turkey? It makes sense that wild game would be on their dinner tables, all sorts. Why turkeys?
Have you ever seen a wild turkey? Ever wonder why the toms hang out together?
Oh, boy, this is the day. You know the routine. Give it all you got.
Lookin' good. We got this.
Hey, there is one hen!
Check this out, ladies. We got the feathers, if you got the time...
Note: These above photos were taken by an high school classmate, Russ Adams.
Turkeys are a lot easier to hunt than venison. Whether one likes it or not, wild game has to be culled to keep the herd healthy. Deer always raided our fields before harvest; they were a pest. Turkeys raided an empty field to eat kernels of corn left behind. Again, the flock has to be kept healthy. That's life in the wild.
