The Wild-Side with Jerry Walls
NORTH FLORIDA’S WILD TURKEYS
If you spend any time outdoors in Madison or Jefferson County at one time or another you have seen or will see a wild turkey or two or more. They are large birds with long legs, rounded wide tails and a proportionately small head in relation to the body. The long, slim neck is another identifying characteristic.
Adult male turkeys, called gobblers or toms, are normally more heavy-bodied and larger than the females. Their heads are featherless with pinkish-red ski