This Turkey Tuesday is about jakes, and what happens to them when they’re no longer youngsters. Turkey hunters love seeing big groups of jakes because
This Turkey Tuesday is about primaries – the stiff, rigid feathers on the wing that allow flight. Like many birds, wild turkeys use their primary
This Turkey Tuesday is about learning – in this case, learning things that we thought we already knew. Folks have been conducting research on wild
This Turkey Tuesday is about that saying “what a difference a day makes” – in this case, what a difference 6 days make. Wild turkeys
This Turkey Tuesday is about molting, the process where wild turkeys replace their feathers. Turkeys molt all of their feathers each year, and molting is
“Prescribed Fire and Wild Turkey Habitat” Presentation by Dr. Michael Chamberlain, University of Georgia A recorded presentation from the 2023 North Georgia Prescribed Fire Council
This Turkey Tuesday is about what is and isn’t useable space for wild turkeys. The conversion of hardwood and mixed forests into pine plantations is
We examined the potential for future climate change to alter nest initiation dates for wild turkeys. Based on our projections, we found that mean nest
This Turkey Tuesday is about popular misconceptions as they relate to wild turkeys. The other day, I was looking through older articles and books on
This Turkey Tuesday is about the importance of tree roosting by broods. The ability for poults to start roosting above ground is an important development
This Turkey Tuesday is about turkey talk. When we think about the vocabulary of the wild turkey, gobbling obviously comes
This Turkey Tuesday is about how adept wild turkeys are at obtaining food when it starts to become limited in
We assessed with exploratory analyses if weather during or prior to nesting predicted whether nests would be successful. We found
This Turkey Tuesday is about the development of behaviors in wild turkeys, which often seem to resemble what we think
This Turkey Tuesday is about what we’re learning about Gould’s wild turkeys, the most poorly understood subspecies. Gould’s are found
We examined habitat use of Gould’s wild turkeys, the most poorly understood subspecies. We found that Gould’s strongly selected for
This Turkey Tuesday is about being a true omnivore – meaning you eat both plants and animals. Wild turkeys are
This Turkey Tuesday is about how to improve the quality of forage plots planted for deer, only from a turkey’s
This Turkey Tuesday is about how important fall is to wild turkeys as they prepare for winter. With fall upon
This Turkey Tuesday is about gobbles – in this case, how they differ as you move from one subspecies and
This Turkey Tuesday is about gobbling – in this case, during the fall well before breeding season approaches. When us
With deer season now on the brain, we hit up one of our favorite mature buck nerds, Dr. Mike Chamberlain
We examined recursive movements of broods, which are movements back to areas they’ve previously used. We found that ground roosting
We monitored broods during the first month after hatching to determine how their selection of habitats changed as they aged.
This Turkey Tuesday is about growing up – in this case, the transition from being a jake to being an
This Turkey Tuesday is about covering your tail, or in popular slang, the ole CYA! Like other birds, wild turkeys
This Turkey Tuesday is about the spring shuffle and the old saying of “here today, gone tomorrow”. Wild turkeys are
This Turkey Tuesday is about roosts and the fact that some are more important than others. Roosts are critical to
