Whereas wild turkey has been an important part of the history and family traditions of the United States; Whereas wild turkey was on the table at the very first Thanksgiving, and turkey continues to be a mainstay during many holiday traditions; Whereas wild turkey is a healthy, organic, and delicious source of lean protein; Whereas 5 subspecies of wild turkey inhabit North America; Whereas, in the United States, turkey hunters have spent $76,900,000 per year since 1985 with an economic impact of $128,700,000 annually; Whereas Florida has a rich history of wild turkey hunting, management, and research; Whereas Florida is home to the Wild Turkey Cost Share Program, which is the largest public-private partnership program in the United States for the maintenance of wild turkey habitat on wildlife management areas and other public lands open to hunting; Whereas, since the Wild Turkey Cost Share Program began in 1994, upwards of 1,000,000 acres of upland habitat have received funding for turkey habitat management efforts; Whereas, in the 2022 Florida spring wild turkey season, 25,290 hunters participated in turkey hunting, including 4,744 non-residents of the Sunshine State; Whereas, in Florida, revenue generated from the sale of wild turkey permits is used for conservation, research, and management of wild turkeys or to promote the cultural heritage of hunting; Whereas turkey hunters are an important part of the Wild Turkey Cost Share Program, and the money generated from the sale of turkey permits, which are a requirement for hunting wild turkeys in Florida unless exempt, allows the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission to make significant contributions to the program each year; Whereas Florida is home to 2 subspecies of wild turkey, the eastern wild turkey and the Osceola or Florida wild turkey; Whereas the Osceola is 1 of 5 subspecies of wild turkey in North America; Whereas the Osceola turkey exists only in peninsular Florida