Rio Grande turkey season opens Saturday in the South Zone, March 30 in the North Zone and April 1 in counties with a special one-gobbler bag limit, which requires mandatory harvest reporting.

While Rio Grande turkey hunters in the North Zone have an April 1-May 14 season and South Zone hunters enjoy March 18-April 30, these one-gobbler counties run April 1-30. This season opened in 1996.

Rio Grande: North Zone — March 30 — May 12 Rio Grande: South Zone — March 16 — Apr.28 Rio Grande: Special One Turkey Bag Limit — April 1 — 30 Eastern Turkey: April 22 – May 14 ...

At the edge of the Rio Grande wild turkey range in Texas, this landscape historically has lower numbers of wild turkeys, resulting in a spring-only seasons. Hunters are allowed a one-gobbler bag ...

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.

The 2024 spring season for East Texas and Rio Grande birds won’t be any different. That’s the word from Jason Hardin, wild turkey program leader with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.

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 ...

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 ...

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Mar. 8—AUSTIN — With the early spring green-up and mild winter weather, spring wild turkey season is shaping up to be very productive for hunters. Most of Texas experienced a bump in ...