Thanksgiving is a great time to get outdoors and see wild turkeys in Utah
At 25,000, the wild turkey population in Utah is thriving, and as winter approaches, the birds are more visible as they move to lower elevations.
(Courtesy of Jim Shuler) Wild turkeys are thriving in Utah.
Tom Wharton has written high school sports and the outdoors for more than four decades. Though he retired in 2016 from his full-time position after working more than 45 years at The Tribune, the University of Utah graduate continues to write about prep sports, Utah history and the outdoors part-time.