Tom, Jake, Gobbler

[zak123]

What is the difference between a tom, a gobbler, and a jake.

[bobcat 10]

jake is a young gobbler.......tom is another word for gobbler

[JW]

You can tell the difffernce between a Tom & Jake when they are in strut.

A Tom will have a symetrical fan. Tom should have a full hearty gobble.

A Jake - the 4 center tail feathers will be an inch longer than the rest when in strut. A jake will gobble rather choppy.

JW

[timberjack82]

I thought that a gobbler was any male turkey?
But I do know a jake is a young bird and a tom is an old bird.

[goobler12]

hey the gobbler and a tom are the same thing they are both mature turkey males and a jake is not a mature male probabley in his first year.