Most Wyomingites will enjoy a turkey this Thanksgiving, but how about a wild turkey instead?

Turkey season in parts of Wyoming opened October 1st.

Warren Mischke with the Wyoming Game and Fish office in Sheridan tells affiliate KROE, the pilgrims first Thanksgiving turkey was a wild turkey…(Click here for comment from Warren Mischke)

Mischke’s office oversees hunting in the northeast part of the part of the state. 

He says since most wild turkey hunting is done on private land, hunters should always get permission from landowners prior to hunting.