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"Turkeys are native to North America, and turkey hunting is big all across the continent. It's so popular that hunters are warned not to stalk them in case they might be heading towards another hunter's ambush. Turkeys are land roaming animals but are known to be able to fly around 400.00 m in a single go. They can easily climb trees and enjoy using them as hiding areas from ground predators while they roost. They're known to be very unpredictable and extremely easy to spook. As part of the Galliformes bird order, they are closely related to other game birds such as pheasants, partridge, and quail. Males are called jakes, gobblers or toms, with a female is called a jenny."
― In-Game Description

The Merriam Turkey is a class 1 species of Turkey introduced with the release of Silver Ridge Peaks. It also dwells in Te Awaroa National Park and was retroactively added to Layton Lake District. It is the first of 3 turkey species in game. The other turkey species include the Rio Grande Turkey and the Eastern Wild Turkey.

Features[]

Description
Behavior Wary, shy
Habitat Forests and grasslands
Senses Strong movement vision; weak sense of smell
Social Highly social and tend to gather near each other
Active Daytime
Recommended Equipment Class 1 Ammo, Turkey Decoys, Turkey Caller
Species Meleagris gallopavo
Difficulty Easy

Need Zone Times[]

Silver Ridge Peaks
Times Activity
00:00 - 04:00 Resting
04:00 - 11:00 Feeding
11:00 - 14:00 Resting
14:00 - 20:00 Feeding
20:00 - 00:00 Resting
Te Awaroa National Park
Times Activity
00:00 - 04:30 Resting
04:00 - 08:30 Feeding
08:00 - 11:30 Feeding
11:00 - 14:30 Resting
14:00 - 17:30 Feeding
17:00 - 20:30 Feeding
20:00 - 00:00 Resting
Layton Lake District
Times Activity
00:00-04:00 Resting
04:00-08:00 Feeding
08:00-11:00 Feeding
11:00-14:00 Resting
14:00-17:00 Feeding
17:00-20:00 Feeding

Plumage variants[]

Male[]

Female[]

Plumage Variant Rarity[]

Sex Common Uncommon Rare Very Rare
Male/Female Brown (59.76%),
Light Brown (20.00%),
Dark Brown (20.00%)
X Leucistic (0.16%) Albino (0.04%),
Melanistic (0.04%)

Trivia[]

  • The Merriam Turkey is named after Clinton Hart Merriam, the first chief of The United States Fish and Wildlife Service.
  • In French, it is called "dinde" or "dindon sauvage."
  • Prior to the release of Rancho del Arroyo, the Merriam Turkey was simply just referred to as "Turkey" in-game.
  • It is said that Founding Father Benjamin Franklin wanted the United States to adopt the Turkey as the country's national bird over the Bald Eagle. This is a myth. However Benjamin Franklin did write, "[The] Bald Eagle... is a Bird of bad moral Character. He does not get his Living honestly... [he] is too lazy to fish for himself... [The Turkey is] a much more respectable Bird, and withal a true original Native of America... He is besides, though a little vain & silly, a Bird of Courage."[1]

References[]

Animals
Class 1 Antelope Jackrabbit Black Grouse Bobwhite Quail Canada Goose Cinnamon Teal Eurasian Teal Eurasian Wigeon Eastern Cottontail Rabbit Eastern Wild Turkey European Hare European Rabbit Ferruginous Duck Gadwall Goldeneye Green Winged Teal Greylag Goose Harlequin Duck Hazel Grouse Magpie Goose Mallard Merriam Turkey Mountain Hare Rock Ptarmigan Ring-Necked Pheasant Rio Grande Turkey Scrub Hare Stubble Quail Tufted Duck Tundra Bean Goose Western Capercaillie Willow Ptarmigan White-tailed Jackrabbit Woolly Hare
Class 2 Bobcat Common Raccoon Coyote Gray Fox Mexican Bobcat Northern Red Muntjac Raccoon Dog Red Fox Siberian Musk Deer Side-Striped Jackal Tibetan Fox
Class 3 Axis Deer Blackbuck Chamois Collared Peccary Eurasian Lynx Feral Goat Hog Deer Pronghorn Roe Deer Springbok
Class 4 Beceite Ibex Blacktail Deer Blue Sheep Eastern Gray Kangaroo Fallow Deer Gredos Ibex Lesser Kudu Mountain Goat Ronda Ibex Sika Deer Snow Leopard Southeastern Spanish Ibex Tahr Warthog Whitetail Deer
Class 5 Bighorn Sheep Feral Pig Iberian Mouflon Javan Rusa Mountain Lion Mule DeerPuma Puma Wild Boar Wild Hog
Class 6 Barasingha Blue Wildebeest Grant Caribou Gemsbok Gray Wolf Iberian Wolf Nilgai Red Deer Mountain Reindeer
Class 7 American Alligator Black Bear Eurasian Brown Bear Rocky Mountain Elk Roosevelt Elk Sambar
Class 8 Grizzly Bear Moose Saltwater Crocodile
Class 9 Banteng Bengal Tiger Cape Buffalo European Bison Lion Plains Bison Water Buffalo Wild Yak