The Rio Grande turkey can form flocks of several hundred birds during the winter There are five subspecies of wild turkeys in North America, including the Merriam’s and Rio Grande found in Colorado ...

Merriam’s wild turkeys, introduced in 1961, were first released in the Salmon River drainage near Whitebird. Rio Grande wild turkeys, introduced in 1982, were released along the Boise, Payette ...

There are reportedly small flocks of the Merriam wild turkey in Cimarron County and the Black Mesa country. Only the fourth sub-species, the Osceola, would require a trip to Florida to complete ...

We investigated population growth rate (λ) for a Merriam's wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo merriami) population in the northern Black Hills, South Dakota, USA. We constructed and evaluated a ...

The Rio Grande wild turkey has the largest population and widest habitat range of the three species. With an estimated 500,000 turkeys in the state, hunting seasons are open as of fall 2023 and ...