It is the result of major restocking and conservation programs carried out through the Mid-Atlantic over a couple of decades. Wild turkeys are one of our better success stories. The worry is that they may lose some of their wildness and become too tame, like Whitetail deer. A big flock of turkeys can be almost as destructive as a large gaggle of Canada geese, vast numbers of which have become resident throughout the Mid-Atlantic Flyway and have become a major problem.