Hr. Mark, turkeys are changing, just like global climate is changing. Most of the weather records, which have been set for winter weather; happen many years ago. In correlation to changing weather, a gobbler with a grope of hens and young of the year; is like fruit trees blooming in the fall; instead of the spring. We have just a cold snap, then followed by many days of warm weather, which confuse's wildlife just like trees. This is not the norm of course.
Then of course, the "genes" of today's wild-turkeys have changed too, from the wild turkeys that I wrote about in my Native Turkey book. Today's wild turkeys are becoming more and more like domestic turkeys in their appearance and habits.
herb mcclure