Colorado Turkeys

Tomorrow is Thanksgiving, a.k.a. Turkey Day — and did you know Colorado is home to wild turkeys? The Colorado Division of Wildlife has produced several publications on turkey identification, hunting, and more:

• Colorado Turkey
• Management Guidelines for Merriam’s Wild Turkeys
• Where and How to Hunt Wild Turkey in the Fall in Colorado
• Merriam’s Turkey Roost Preferences on Mountain Ranges
• The Wild Turkey in Eastern Colorado
• Wild Turkey Hunting Techniques

Additionally, the CSU Agricultural Experiment Station has produced some publications on raising turkeys:

• The Augmentation of Poult Yield
• Turkey Breeding Practices
• Exhibiting Poultry
• Ailments of Turkeys and Other Fowl
• Raising Poultry the Organic Way
• Floor Space and Feeder Space as Factors in Finishing Turkeys for Market

Happy Thanksgiving…gobble, gobble!