Mossy Oak & NWTF Present The Big Six
America's Great Open Spaces • Merriam's & Rio Grande • The Big Six
14m
The National Wild Turkey Federation classified six major regions across 738 million acres to best identify the urgent needs of wild turkeys across the country.
We travel to Wyoming, where we talk to NWTF Wildlife Biologic Collin Smith about the huge importance of riparian areas--areas that 70-80% of all plains species utilize at some point in their lifetime.
We also talk to Terrestrial Habitat Biologist Jerry Altermatt about the critical nature of cottonwood trees to the region and their increasingly concerning decline.
For all your hunting gear needs, head to the Mossy Oak Store.
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