Where to See Wild Turkey in Mammoth Cave National Park

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Wild Turkey sightings in Mammoth Cave

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Where Wild Turkey has been reported, from 151 sightings. Not a live tracker: animals move, and an empty area doesn’t mean there are none.

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Timing

When to look

12 AM0% of the busiest hour1 AM0% of the busiest hour2 AM0% of the busiest hour3 AM0% of the busiest hour4 AM1% of the busiest hour5 AM17% of the busiest hour6 AM78% of the busiest hour7 AMBusiest hour8 AM94% of the busiest hour9 AM83% of the busiest hour10 AM67% of the busiest hour11 AM56% of the busiest hourNoon50% of the busiest hour1 PM44% of the busiest hour2 PM50% of the busiest hour3 PM61% of the busiest hour4 PM78% of the busiest hour5 PM94% of the busiest hour6 PMBusiest hour7 PM72% of the busiest hour8 PM28% of the busiest hour9 PM9% of the busiest hour10 PM2% of the busiest hour11 PM1% of the busiest hour

Wild Turkey is most seen 7–9 AM and 5–7 PM. Bars compare each hour with the busiest one.

Wild Turkey sightings by hour, as a share of the busiest hour
Hour	Share of busiest hour
12 AM	0%
1 AM	0%
2 AM	0%
3 AM	0%
4 AM	1%
5 AM	17%
6 AM	78%
7 AM	100%
8 AM	94%
9 AM	83%
10 AM	67%
11 AM	56%
Noon	50%
1 PM	44%
2 PM	50%
3 PM	61%
4 PM	78%
5 PM	94%
6 PM	100%
7 PM	72%
8 PM	28%
9 PM	9%
10 PM	2%
11 PM	1%

Audio tour

Hear about Wild Turkey on the drive.

Parkwolf’s Tour Guide plays stories like this one as you drive Mammoth Cave, triggered by GPS and read through your car’s speakers.

Mammoth Cave Tour Guide

Sleeping Above the Forest Floor

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“Wild turkeys spend much of the day walking, but they sleep up in trees. At sundown, these heavy-looking birds can fly onto a low branch, then work their way higher to a roost.”

Plays as you drive near Diamond Caverns in Parkwolf’s Mammoth Cave Tour Guide.

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Where to look

Mammoth Cave spots that mention Wild Turkey

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Places and trails whose Parkwolf guides talk about Wild Turkey. A good start, never a guarantee.

Places

CampgroundMammoth Cave CampgroundA wooded base about a five-minute walk from cave tours.

Wolf sightings in Yellowstone on Parkwolf’s Find Wildlife map, brightest around Lamar Valley — Wolf sightings in Yellowstone, in the app

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16 sighting mapsfor Mammoth Cave, on the same park map as your route
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52 audio storiesplay as you drive Mammoth Cave, wildlife included

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Wildlife

More wildlife in Mammoth Cave

All 16 sighting maps

228 sightingsWhite-tailed DeerOdocoileus virginianusMost seen 6–8 AM & 6–8 PMSighting map

23 sightingsTricolored BatPerimyotis subflavusMost seen 8–10 PMSighting map

75 sightingsCave SalamanderEurycea lucifugaMost seen 8 AM & 4–8 PMSighting map

13 sightingsBarred OwlStrix variaMost seen 6–8 PMSighting map

40 sightingsSnapping TurtleChelydra serpentinaMost seen 9 AM–2 PMSighting map

30 sightingsBox TurtleTerrapene carolinaMost seen 8–11 AM & 4–6 PMSighting map

11 sightingsTurkey VultureCathartes auraMost seen 11 AM–4 PMSighting map

31 sightingsGray RatsnakePantherophis spiloidesMost seen 7–10 AM & 4–7 PMSighting map

Where to see Wild Turkey in Mammoth Cave