11-23-2008, 04:53 PM
Like all of the game birds (including the doves) that now call Hawaii home, wild turkeys were brought to Hawaii for game hunting. The state & Various game bird clubs maintain bird watering stations throughout the Kohlalas on down to Waikaloa...
Turkeys do survive in some of the wetter areas of the island, but are also more likely to be in cover than out in the open (there is far less cover & easy food sources over in the Waikaloa areas & they are much more visible.
There are many very interesting research papers on the game birds.... have read a few, George Cox also has written at least one book that has a lot of good research on the game animals introduced here...
Turkeys do survive in some of the wetter areas of the island, but are also more likely to be in cover than out in the open (there is far less cover & easy food sources over in the Waikaloa areas & they are much more visible.
There are many very interesting research papers on the game birds.... have read a few, George Cox also has written at least one book that has a lot of good research on the game animals introduced here...