Rio Grande turkeys prefer the arid and brushy environments found throughout the Rolling Plains, Edwards Plateau, southern Post Oak Savanna and the South Texas plains, while eastern turkeys prefer ...

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Currently, wild turkey populations are thought to be thriving in Texas, with an estimated 500,000 Rio Grande turkeys, 16,000 eastern turkeys, and a few hundred Merriam’s turkeys.

Like Merriam’s, Rio’s, and Osceola’s, the eastern sports black-and-white wing feathers. However, eastern turkeys contain much more white on the wing than the Osceola.

Eastern wild turkeys occupy the Pineywoods and Post Oak Savannah ecoregions of east Texas. The population is estimated to be 16,000 birds, which is significantly fewer than the Rio Grande turkey.

An Austin man discovered a flock of 10 turkeys in his backyard late last week near Taterwood Drive and Anderson Mill Road in northwest Austin.

The eastern wild turkey is the most abundant and widely distributed of the four turkey subspecies. Here is a guide the eastern gobbler. Join the 1871 Club Now : Members-only Hats, 2x F&S Issues ...