The 2023 turkey hunt season begins today, April 15, and runs through April 30. Twenty tags were issued through the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish and each tag is good for 1 bearded turkey. The park is home to an estimated 400 Merriam turkeys.

The Hunting web page (https://www.nps.gov/vall/planyourvisit/hunting.htm) provides information on turkey and elk hunting within the park.

Original source can be found here.