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1
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Scientific Name for Eastern Turkey

A

silvestris vieillot

2
Q

scientific name for rio grande turkey

A

intermedia sennett

3
Q

scientific name for merriams turkey

A

merriami nelson

4
Q

adult male gobblers weigh how much

A

12-20 pounds nigga

5
Q

hens weigh how much

A

8-12 pounds

6
Q

when running to escape danger the wild turkey has been clocked at how many miles per hour?

A

15 mph

7
Q

a turkey can fly how fast for short distances

A

40 mph

8
Q

are turkeys promiscuous?

A

si senor

9
Q

hens will breed how many times per spring?

A

once

10
Q

how many hens in a gobblers harem?

A

from 3-10

11
Q

clutch size of a turkey nest?

A

8-26, averaging 12

12
Q

incubation period?

A

28 days

13
Q

how old are turkeys when they can fly?

A

10 days

14
Q

poults begin to roost in trees at what age?

A

2 weeks

15
Q

the wild turkey is susceptible to diseases such as….

A

blackhead, fowl cholera, and pox

16
Q

What percent of the poults diet is insects during the first 2 weeks

A

90 percent

17
Q

Turkey nests are usually located how many yards from a permanent water source?

A

400 YaRdS

18
Q

A turkey needs to be within how many miles of water?

A

2 miles

19
Q

Que es el annual range of a turkey?

A

8-10 miles

20
Q

turkeys should not be hunted or disturbed within how many miles of their roost or nest?

A

1/4 mile

21
Q

A managed turkey are should contain what percent openings scattered throughout?

A

10 ta 50 pacent

22
Q

openings less than how many acres are good fer yer turks?

A

20 acres