Turkey Habitat and Management. Prime winter habitat consists of at least 50 percent mature hardwood forest.
Tree species important to turkeys include a variety of oaks.
Acorns and other mast are the staple of the turkey's winter diet. In agricultural areas turkeys often depend on waste grain remaining in crop fields for winter food. They will also scratch through snow for other seeds. Therefore, supplemental feeding is not needed. Nesting habitat is quite varied, but hens usually nest near the edges of old fields, along trails, in hay fields, or in patches of briar or similar vegetation.