Annie Farrell of the National Wild Turkey Federation releases one of the Eastern turkeys in Titus County
Check out Chester Moore’s article on the Titus County turkey release.
Annie Farrell of NWTF releases one of the Eastern turkeys at the Titus County location.
TPWD and NWTF Turkey Release Inspires
Wild turkeys are fast on their feet and often flee from danger by running instead of taking to the air.
They can however fly quite fast and as each box opened on a private tract of land in Titus County, TX, the flying ability of the wild turkey was on display.
Marked with the logo of the National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF), these six boxes held six Eastern turkey hens captured in Missouri and transported to Texas Parks & Wildlife Department (TPWD) officials at the Dallas-Forth Worth Airport.
Working together on restoring the Eastern turkey to East Texas, TPWD and NWTF have forged a powerful partnership that saw hope for this subspecies in the region literally taking flight.
According to TPWD Turkey Program Director Jason Hardin, there are now about 10,000 Eastern turkeys in the region thanks to stocking birds from partner states like Missouri and enhanced management on public and private lands.
Chester Moore is a Texas-based award winning journalist/conservationist and the driving force behind Higher Calling Wildlife blog experience.
