A hunter must harvest each species or subspecies of wild turkey listed under one of the six recognized slams in turkey hunting to complete a slam. If you want to test your turkey hunting skills and abilities, aim to complete one or all six slams. Grand Slam — All four U.S. Subspecies (Eastern, Osceola or Florida, Rio Grande and Merriam’s ...

Feb 17, 2023 · The turkey hunting grand slam involves a hunter successfully harvesting and registering with the National Wild Turkey Foundation all four of the North American wild turkey species: the Eastern, Rio Grande, Merriam’s, and Osceola.

The Grand Slam is the most popular of the NWTF’s recognized wild turkey slams. To achieve a Grand Slam, a hunter must harvest and register the four most common subspecies of wild turkey, the Eastern, Rio Grande, Merriam’s and Osceola (Florida) turkeys.

Aug 13, 2021 · The Grand Slam of turkey hunting involves accomplishing an accumulative series of subspecies harvests in the contiguous United States. It's usually measured over the course of a lifetime, but the ambitious set out to accomplish it in a season or a full year's time.

Mar 29, 2017 · The Grand Slam of turkey hunting involves killing each of the four species found across the U.S. (Rio Grande, Merriam’s, Osceola, Eastern). Bagging all four subspecies of the wild turkey will no doubt involve travel as these birds inhabit different parts of the country, north, south, east and west.

Aug 25, 2021 · The Grand Slam will take you around the country, chasing each of the four most common wild turkey subspecies in the U.S.: Eastern, Merriam’s, Osceola and Rio Grande. Add a Gould’s to your Grand Slam and you’ve got a Royal Slam.

Mar 28, 2018 · The National Wild Turkey Federation recognizes six different slams for wild turkeys, the most popular being the Grand Slam. To achieve a Grand Slam, a hunter must harvest the four most common subspecies of the American wild turkey —the Eastern, Merriam’s, Rio Grande and Osceola.

Mar 7, 2022 · The Turkey Grand Slam, particularly the single-season slam, is the crown jewel of turkey hunting. Completing it will take you to vastly different landscapes as you trek cross-country to find the four subspecies of turkeys that complete your slam: Osceola, Eastern, Rio Grande, and Merriam’s turkey.

Dec 2, 2023 · What species are included in the Grand Slam of wild turkeys? The Grand Slam of wild turkeys includes four subspecies: the Eastern, Osceola, Rio Grande, and Merriam’s turkeys. To complete a Grand Slam, a hunter must harvest one of each subspecies.

Discover the wild beauty of a Wild Turkey Grand Slam, featuring four distinct subspecies - Eastern, Merriam's, Rio Grande, and Osceola. Learn about their unique features, habitat, and hunting challenges in this guide.