turkey behavior

[400gross]

two turkeys pushing each other around for almost an hour, one had the others head half way down its beak??
what are they doing, might have been 2 jakes or a jake and hen???

[400gross]

Any turkey experts out there know what this means in the turkey world 
                                             

[jackelope]

Establishing dominance would be my guess but I'm far from a turkey expert.

[BOWHUNTER45]

Establishing dominance would be my guess but I'm far from a turkey expert.

   Yeah that !!  I am no turkey expert !!  I just kill a lot of them ... Lmao !

[nwwanderer]

Warming up for the main event.  Saw a tom approach another this week, stretch to full height over a buddy and circle him at least fifty times, in both directions in tight.  Goofy birds

[400gross]

Yep that was happening also, but have never seen them try swalling the others head.     

[buckcanyonlodge]

I see it every year. I  even had one that it's lower beak was broken off during the fight. Check out my website. I have a turkey fight video on it. They really get it on. Hens do the same. I actually broke up a fight where one hen had the others head almost down it's throat. I think it is a submission move. When they can't get air they break off the fight. Here is a close up of a gobbler getting head..

[Jonathan_S]

I've seen this too.  Really nasty.

Broken beaks seems to happen quite a bit around here too.

[400gross]

OK, thought I had some freaky turkeys around here!
 So it's more of a fight than mating thing.
Thanks