Why call turkeys turkey?

Turkeys aren't difficult to call. People keep telling you that. Yet, you know they don't gobble at you much. Even when they do, they don't come to you. read more

Calling turkeys – and much of turkey hunting in general – is a measure of applying those skills. A good hunter with a solid understanding of turkey behavior, a good spot to hunt and mediocre calling skills will obviously kill more turkeys than a calling phenom lacking practical hunting experience and a place to go. read more

Wikipedia’s article on the turkey has some different theories as to why the turkey got this English name (and indeed, why it got the Turkish name) given that before Europeans reached the Americas, no one in Europe, Turkey or India had ever laid eyes on this particular bird. read more