Neck and head of adult males is reddish, while females have bluish heads with more feathers. Canada to c. Mexico. Habitat loss and over harvesting eliminated wild turkeys from New Hampshire more than a century ago. NH Fish and Game began transplanting wild turkeys into the state in1970. Today the population is 17,000 to 18,000.
Turkeys are present in every county.
Turkeys forage on the ground in flocks, occasionally mounting shrubs and small trees. Acorns, beechnuts, cherries, and ash seeds are primary food sources. Seeds, berries, grasses, sedges and insects are important summer foods. Turkeys eat corn, rye, oats, alfalfa, soybeans, millet, and buckwheat. Grit is important.