Wild turkeys were almost extirpated from the state due to indiscriminate killing and habitat loss, and despite efforts to breed and release birds in Maryland from 1930-1971, the trend was negative. what changed things? Simple: the invention of the rocket net which allowed biologists to live trap entire flocks of wild turkeys in other states and within the state for relocation.
Wild turkeys were established in Frederick County in 1970 and now can be found on much of the land I hunt.
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