Post by dcheckman on Nov 24, 2012 11:27:52 GMT -5
Happy 'Post' Thanksgiving Day
From the wild turkey fun facts department...
And Jim Dickson's book "The Wild Turkey - Biology and Management" with 415 pages of facts about the wild turkey.
I could talk for weeks, maybe months, on wild turkey facts from this book alone!!!
With Thankgiving Day approaching, here are a few facts about the game bird:
• Wild turkeys, now almost 7 million strong, were almost extinct in the early 1900s.
• Wild turkeys can run up to 25 mph. Usain Bolt, the world’s fastest-known human, averaged 23.35 mph during his world-record, 100 meters.
• Wild turkeys were argued by Benjamin Franklin to be a more appropriate choice than bald eagles as our national bird. ((It's
good for turkey hunters that never happened...))
• Wild turkeys rarely weigh more than 26 pounds, while domestic turkeys regularly grow to 25-35 pounds or more.
• Wild turkeys, which have as many as 6,000 feathers, can fly as fast as 55 mph. Most domestic turkeys are too heavy to fly.
• Wild turkeys have much sharper vision than humans and can view their entire surroundings simply by turning their head.
((Researchers say 8 times better... that's 1 second for wild turkey - 8 seconds for humans - and some wonder why...))
• Wild turkeys can make at least 28 different vocalizations, with gobbles heard up to one mile away. (Cody and Basehore Box Calls are the best, IMHO, two PA call manufactors.))
• Wild turkeys roost (sleep) in trees, often as high as 50 feet off the ground.
((In My Humble Opinion: to the diehard spring gobbler hunter it's the Gobblin', Strutin', Drumin', Close-up' that's make it all possible to pull the trigger!!! Without those it's just killin', IMHO!!!))
From the wild turkey fun facts department...
And Jim Dickson's book "The Wild Turkey - Biology and Management" with 415 pages of facts about the wild turkey.
I could talk for weeks, maybe months, on wild turkey facts from this book alone!!!
With Thankgiving Day approaching, here are a few facts about the game bird:
• Wild turkeys, now almost 7 million strong, were almost extinct in the early 1900s.
• Wild turkeys can run up to 25 mph. Usain Bolt, the world’s fastest-known human, averaged 23.35 mph during his world-record, 100 meters.
• Wild turkeys were argued by Benjamin Franklin to be a more appropriate choice than bald eagles as our national bird. ((It's
good for turkey hunters that never happened...))
• Wild turkeys rarely weigh more than 26 pounds, while domestic turkeys regularly grow to 25-35 pounds or more.
• Wild turkeys, which have as many as 6,000 feathers, can fly as fast as 55 mph. Most domestic turkeys are too heavy to fly.
• Wild turkeys have much sharper vision than humans and can view their entire surroundings simply by turning their head.
((Researchers say 8 times better... that's 1 second for wild turkey - 8 seconds for humans - and some wonder why...))
• Wild turkeys can make at least 28 different vocalizations, with gobbles heard up to one mile away. (Cody and Basehore Box Calls are the best, IMHO, two PA call manufactors.))
• Wild turkeys roost (sleep) in trees, often as high as 50 feet off the ground.
((In My Humble Opinion: to the diehard spring gobbler hunter it's the Gobblin', Strutin', Drumin', Close-up' that's make it all possible to pull the trigger!!! Without those it's just killin', IMHO!!!))
