4: STATUS OF THE WILD TURKEY IN OHIO*

ABSTRACT The wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo), which once inhabited the entire state of Ohio, was extirpated from Ohio about 1904. In 1952, the Division of Wildlife began a concerted effort to restore the turkey. Releases using game‐farm turkeys failed, but those using wild‐trapped stock succeeded,...

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Main Authors: Robert W. Donohoe, Charley E. McKibben
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 1973-01-01
Series:Wildlife Society Bulletin
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/j.2328-5540.1973.tb00034.x
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