Working to hunters' advantage, months of dry conditions throughout most of the state's best Rio Grande turkey range will concentrate many of those birds around available water. But that lack of ...

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.

In what felt like 15 seconds after I initially hit the call, the heads of two Rio Grande turkeys materialized, bobbing toward me. The midday sun made the red and blue of their heads and the dark ...

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.

blue and bronze. They also have black-tipped breast feathers. Females have buff-tipped breast feathers and have a whiter appearance. The new kid on the block, the Rio Grande turkey has made parts ...

The Rio Grande turkey is a marvel of nature. It uses binocular-like vision, ultra-sonic hearing and an ability to become stealth-like when pursued to evade hunters. The fall seasons being added in ...