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Wild Turkey Management Turkeys are defiantly in the top ranking of intelligent animals. They have outstanding auditory responses and extremely acute vision. I enjoy turkey hunting, because I think it is a challenge that I love beating. However, I never really understood how much work goes into turkey management. There are many things that have to be done in order for there to be an ample amount of turkeys. Habitats have to kept in prime condition, predators have to be in consideration when managing turkeys and there has to be an abundance of nutritious foods. In the Southeast, wild turkeys require extensive forest lands. Three basic habitat types are required: 1) winter, 2) nesting, 3) brood range. Good turkey habitat contains mature stands of mixed-hardwoods; relatively open industries, scattered clearings with distributed water and freedom from disturbance. Turkeys eat almost anything they can swallow. About 90% of wild turkey’s diet is plant matter, like grass seeds, insects, and fruits. Turkeys like brooding and nesting cover consist of the woodland margins of grasslands, spare brush lands, recent regeneration areas, and open fields. Hens occasionally use open woodlands with low groun