Turkeys are big Pheasants
The going story is that the Turkey got it's name from the early American settlers, of European war with the country "Turkey."
The American settlers remember how it was back in the old country and how the Turks chopped off heads. The Turks wore tassels on the tops of the hats reminiscent, of the bird turkeys tassel from the throat. Thus we have the word turkey and you continue to like to shoot them.
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