The Rio Grande turkey hen is usually slate gray. It can travel up to 20 miles to find a nesting site. The Rio Grande turkey is gregarious and winters in very large flocks.

This spring turkey season promises to be one of mixed blessings for the 50,000 or so Texas hunters heading afield over the coming weeks hoping to coax a gobbler within range by imitating a hen’s ...

This turkey finds itself on the opposite side of the state from the Merriam, primarily residing in the eastern plains. Rio Grande turkeys are slightly lighter than the Merriam and produce a ...

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The midday sun made the red and blue of their heads and the dark beards shine brilliantly. ... I am proud to say my first turkey is a Rio Grande. A jake. With a seven-inch beard and 3/8-inch spurs.

A poor nesting season for Rio Grande turkeys in 2022 could catch up to hunters afield this spring. An extended drought put turkeys into survival mode, leaving little energy for reproduction ...

Texas has an estimated Rio Grande turkey population of about 590,000, down slightly from the 610,000 long-term estimated, but a number on the rise after several dry years impacted nesting.

Field biologists and landowners report an abundance of young and mature Rio Grande turkeys in many regions of South Texas. Of course, properties closer to or with rivers and creeks are seeing ...

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Rio Grande turkey The new kid on the block, the Rio Grande turkey has made parts of Colorado its new home. This turkey finds itself on the opposite side of the state from the Merriam, primarily ...