Tanna Meals and her husband Drew tagged a rare, banded gobbler while hunting in Oklahoma together on April 26. Although they are sought after and collected by waterfowlers, bands are much less common in the wild turkey world. The aluminum anklets are utilized for the same reasons — namely to track, study, and monitor bird populations — but because there are far more ducks and geese than there are wild turkeys in North America, a hunter’s chances of killing a banded gobbler are way lower. With that said, turkey banding programs are continuing to ramp up as states try to better understand wild turkey population declines. Tap the link in profile for the full story 🔗 #turkey #turkeyhunt #turkeyhunting #turkeyseason #hunting #huntingseason #banded #bandedbird #conservation #wildturkey #outdoorlife 🎥: Tanna Meals Story by: dac.collins