Wild Turkey Photos

Photography by Terry Sohl

My Favorite: You wouldn't think there would be large numbers of Wild Turkeys in a sparsely forested eastern South Dakota, but they seem to do quite well wherever there's even a little patch of cover, such as a farmstead or shelterbelt. This photo of a group of males showing off was taken near Yankton, South Dakota in February of 2008. The males would strut around, following each other and showing off. In other words...acting like human males. Love this photo where it appears they're all gathering for a little meeting, acting like who is the biggest of the big shots in the room.

Wild Turkey - Meleagris gallopavo


Wild Turkey 1 April 2004 Minnehaha County, South Dakota	Wild Turkey 2 April 2004 Minnehaha County, South Dakota	Wild Turkey 3 April 2004 Minnehaha County, South Dakota	Wild Turkey 4 February 2006 Big Sioux Recreation Area, South Dakota

Wild Turkey 5 February 2008 Near Yankton, South Dakota	Wild Turkey 6 February 2008 Near Yankton, South Dakota	Wild Turkey 7 February 2008 Near Yankton, South Dakota	Wild Turkey 8 February 2008 Near Yankton, South Dakota

Wild Turkey 9 February 2008 Near Yankton, South Dakota	Wild Turkey 10 February 2008 Near Yankton, South Dakota	Wild Turkey 11 January 2012 Minnehaha County, South Dakota	Wild Turkey 12 January 2012 Minnehaha County, South Dakota

Wild Turkey 13 January 2012 Minnehaha County, South Dakota	Wild Turkey 14 March 21st, 2019 Near Corson, South Dakota	Wild Turkey 15 March 21st, 2019 Near Corson, South Dakota	Wild Turkey 16 March 21st, 2019 Near Corson, South Dakota

Wild Turkey 17 July 3rd, 2020 Clay County, South Dakota	Wild Turkey 18 July 3rd, 2020 Clay County, South Dakota	Wild Turkey 19 May 18th, 2020 Elmwood Park, Sioux Falls, South Dakota	Wild Turkey 20 April 13th, 2019 Western Minnehaha County, South Dakota

Wild Turkey 21 April 13th, 2019 Western Minnehaha County, South Dakota	Wild Turkey 22 April 13th, 2019 Western Minnehaha County, South Dakota	Wild Turkey 23 April 13th, 2019 Western Minnehaha County, South Dakota	Wild Turkey 24 April 13th, 2019 Western Minnehaha County, South Dakota