Breeding season begins for Ohio’s wild turkeys

This big gobbler is ready for breeding season, which peaks in April. Wild turkeys disappeared from Ohio’s forests in the early 1900s, returning in earnest thanks to a wildly successful Ohio Division of Wildlife reintroduction program that has brought back this magnificent upland species to all 88 of Ohio’s counties. They were first reintroduced to Lucas County in Oak Openings Preserve Metropark…