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[Steve-o]

Pennsylvania Captures Oldest Wild Turkey in State History

Wildlife biologists in Pennsylvania recently captured the oldest wild turkey ever recorded in the state—a 12.5-year-old hen. The bird was wearing a leg band that researchers determined was fitted in March 2012. The hen’s age, estimated using data collected during both captures, is considered to be more than three to six times older than the average wild turkey.

In Pennsylvania, if a hen reaches her first birthday, she has an average life expectancy of one to three more years,” the Pennsylvania Game Commission wrote in a Facebook post announcing the record.

The 12.5-year-old hen was captured only about a mile from where she was originally banded in 2012.

[Gunner55]

  Sssssssh, don't tell glenn!! 

[Steve-o]

I'll bet that she-turk had a big ol' saggy gobbler under her sharp, pointy chin.

[LPS]