From Lynda's column Wild Turkeys- Once Endangered

1. Wild turkeys have been clocked flying 55 MPH.
-- True

2. In the 1950’s, there were only 100,000 turkeys in the wild, today there are an estimated 3 million of them in the wild.
-- True

3. There are 10 sounds a turkey can make.
-- False. Wild turkeys are believed to have 50 calls

4. Hunting wild turkeys in New Jersey is illegal.
-- False. Hunting is regulated by the State Division of Fish, Game and Wildlife - it is legal in New Jersey

5. There are six varieties of wild turkey.
-- True

6. Domestic turkeys have black legs and wild turkeys have pink legs.
-- True

7. Turkey gobble calls can be heard from 300 feet away.
-- False. Turkey gobbles can be heard from as far as a mile away

8. Wild turkeys mate for life, like swans.
-- False. Turkeys don’t mate for life

9. Male turkeys take turns with their mates in nesting and raising their young.
-- False. Male Turkeys don’t really care what happens to their young

10. Wild turkeys are found in every state of the United States including Hawaii.
-- True

11. The way to tell a male turkey is by his snood.
-- False. Male turkeys are larger than females, their plumage is different and their calls differ from females: they make the gobble sound.