Around the holidays, some specialty markets carry wild turkeys or they can be ordered from game bird suppliers.

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In Canada wild turkeys have increased dramatically: nearly 10, 000 now, compared with less than 200 15 years ago.

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Jacques Legros and Lise Marcotte raise ducks, geese, guinea fowl, pheasants and wild turkeys, and keep a colourful garden of organic grains and vegetables.

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Wild turkeys, however, run and fly so they're quite lean.

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Wild turkeys regularly visit the estate (the gatekeeper likes to feed them) and a 1, 800-foot-long driveway meanders up to the main house, which has 15, 000 square feet of living space, along with an additional 7, 000 square feet of basement and attic space.

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