Game animal · Upland bird
Wild Turkey
Meleagris gallopavo
The wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) is an upland ground bird native to North America and is the heaviest member of the diverse Galliformes. It is the same species as the domestic turkey, which was originally derived from a southern Mexican subspecies of wild turkey (not the related ocellated turkey). Although native to North America, the turkey probably got its name from the domesticated variety being imported to Britain in ships coming from the Levant via Spain....
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These are the traits the daily game compares when you take a shot.
Field weight compared to the heaviest animal in the game.
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A wild turkey can sprint 25 mph and fly 55 mph in short bursts, with eyesight three times sharper than a human's — hence the head-to-toe camo.
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