2018年12月14日 · The Gould’s Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo mexicana) is the largest subspecies of wild turkeys, but has the smallest population. It was first described in 1856, in northern Mexico, and its range extended into the sky islands of southern Arizona and New Mexico.

2023年11月20日 · Check out the restoration story of the Gould’s wild turkey subspecies in “Gould’s Revival,” a Chasing 49 film.

2021年8月11日 · These wild turkeys are most abundant in the mountainous regions of the West. The Rocky Mountains are considered the central hub of the population. The Gould’s wild turkey can only be found in Arizona, New Mexico and northern Mexico. It's population is few in numbers.

Gould’s turkeys are one of Arizona’s two native wild turkey species. They are slightly larger than Merriam’s turkey. Gould’s turkey were once found throughout southern Arizona. Gould’s were an important food source for those who settled and worked in …

2024年11月27日 · Gould’s turkeys are baited with corn before being captured and relocated by the Arizona Game and Fish Department in 2009. Over the past 30 years, the subspecies of wild turkey has been...

Merriam’s turkey are found throughout the Western United States primarily in the ponderosa pine forests of Colorado, New Mexico, and northern Arizona. Gould’s turkeys are one of Arizona’s two native wild turkey species.

4 天之前 · Gould’s wild turkeys roam in Madera Canyon south of Tucson and in several of the area’s major mountain ranges. More than 1,000 of the free-ranging birds inhabit ranges including the Santa...

Between 1983 and 2006 approximately 250 Gould’s wild turkeys were captured in Mexico and imported to Arizona to contribute to the species’ restoration effort. In 2003, Arizona offered the first Gould’s turkey hunt permit since their extirpation.

Documented in New Mexico in 1892, Gould’s turkey of conservation interest, has excellent eyesight and cautious behavior, and makes for a challenging hunt.

The least known of the five wild turkey subspecies is the Gould's or Mexican wild turkey. It is a turkey found in the mountains of northern Mexico with a few in the U.S. in portions of Arizona and New Mexico along the Mexico / U.S. border.