Wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo)populationsprobably reached their low point in the United Statesin the 1930s. The invention of the cannon net in the early 1950s marked the beginning of serious restoration efforts, and by 1975 restoration efforts were in full swing in the Northeast. Since then turkeys have been restored to their ancestral range in the Northeast and beyond. Wild turkey huntingseasons are now held in all 48 continental states andthe Province of Ontario, Canada. Habitat conditions improved steadily in the Northeast during the period of restoration as forests that regenerated in the early part of the century matured and farmland continued to revert to forest.