wild turkey question. and not the alcohol wild turkey

[glenn57]

in my travels i see a fair amount of turkeys. why is it you hardly ever see the hens, most birds are toms? is it because the toms are darker in color or what? anybody got any ideas?

[Powerstroke]

I'm not sure why you see so many toms. I see hens quite often. Maybe the bachelor group you see really likes the area you keep seeing them in.

[sparcebag]

I'm with powerstroke,I dont see many toms,mostly hens,Hes probably right your seeing the same group of jakes,if it's in the same area.If not I'd like to go hunting with you!!

[glenn57]

when giong to and from places around spicer/ new london even cold spring where i live thats all i see are toms, and by the size of them they appear to be older than a jake. maybe because of there colors i focus on them not hens. i dont know i just see a hole lot more toms than hens. it sure gets the ole ticker revved up when you see them though.

[sparcebag]

Around Spicer-NewLondon I see lots a turkeys,but their all hens.Around home here I just started seein em last spring,and ya two toms I've seen em 3 times always traviling the same path headed to woods.I have'nt seen any hens yet,but this is the first year around home I've seen any.