Missouri Department of Conservation

Turkey Resources

For more information on the wild turkey, consult the following books:

• Advanced Wild Turkey Hunting and World Records. Dav Harbour. 1983. Winchester Press, Tulsa, OK. 284pp.
• The American Wild Turkey. Henry E. Davis. 1949. Small Arms Technical Publishing Co., Georgetown, SC. 328pp.
• The Book of the Wild Turkey. Lovett E. Williams, Jr. 1981. Winchester Press, Tulsa, OK. 181pp.
• Complete Book of the Wild Turkey. Roger M. Latham. 1956. Stackpole Co., Harrisburg, PA. 265pp.
• The Education of a Turkey Hunter. William Frank Hanenkrat. 1974. Winchester Press, NY. 216pp.
• Guide to the American Wild Turkey. Part 1: Status-Numbers, Distribution, Season, Harvests, and Regulations. 1992.
• National Wild Turkey Federation, Inc., Edgefield, SC. 149pp.
• Hunting the Wild Turkey. Tom Turpin. 1966 ed. From Penn's Woods, Delmont, PA. 54pp.
• Modern Turkey Hunting. James F. Brady. 1973. Drown Publishers, Inc., NY. 160pp.
• Turkey Hunting with Charlie Elliott. Charles Elliott. 1979. David McKay Co., Inc., NY. 275pp.
• The Wild Turkeyy. A.W. Schorger. 1966. Univ. of Oklahoma Press, Norman, OK. 625pp.
• The Wild Turkey and Its Management. O.H. Hewitt, ed. 1967. The Wildlife Society, 589pp.
• The Wild Turkey: Biology and Management. J.G. Dickson. 1992. National Wild Turkey Federation and U.S. Forest Service. 463pp.
• The Wild Turkey in Virginia: Its Status, Life History, and Management. Henry S. Mosby and C.O. Handley. 1943. Commission of Game and Inland Fisheries, Richmond, VA. 281pp.
• The World of the Wild Turkey. J.C. Lewis. 1973. J.B. Lippincott Co., NY. 158pp.