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The US wild turkey population has declined in recent decades. Click to read more. Wild turkeys in the United States are decreasing in numbers in their natural habitats, and even scientists do not know the reason why, according to ongoing studies by researchers in Oklahoma, state officials in Pennsylvania, and other scientists nationwide.
No doubt about it. It’s tough to be a turkey this Thanksgiving. The farm-bred birds end up in the supermarket. And in parts of Allegheny County and Southwest Pennsylvania, there’s a Thanksgiving wild turkey hunting season from Nov. 22 to 24, said Travis Lau, spokesperson for the Pennsylvania Game Commission.