The wild turkey is West Virginia largest game bird.
![]() (2005) ![]() Submitted by: Billybob The Eastern Wild Turkey, Scientific Name "Meleagris gallopavo". (2005) ![]() Submitted by: Billybob Benjamin Franklin wanted to make the wild turkey the national bird. (2005) Where: Turkey Country. When: 2005 Photographer: Billybob Photo submitted by: Billybob
The Eastern Wild Turkey, Scientific Name "Meleagris gallopavo". The wild turkey is West Virginia largest game bird and good turkey habitat is the key to the abundance of wild turkeys. Benjamin Franklin wanted to make the wild turkey the national bird. Turkeys may roam over only a few hundred acres or a few thousand acres. Favorite food acorns, but green vegetation, fruits, grasses, seeds, buds, insects, and small animals are consumed regularly. Predators are raccoons, hawks, snakes, bobcats, foxes, dogs, skunks, and owls. | ||||||||||