Local wild turkeys began strutting like giant sage grouse and prairie chickens in mid-March. Our spring wild turkey season opened Monday and will run through May 23. During that time, early morning bird songs will be punctuated by hunters’ imitative clucks and bangs.About 25,000 Massachusetts hunters bought permits to try to call in a strutting tom. Only a fraction of them will bother to hunt in the comparatively drama-less fall, when the toms don’t strut, gobble or […]