We used GPS data on hens during incubation to examine how their behaviors during incubation recesses, or times when they left the nest to relax,
We studied a Rio Grande turkey population in Texas where the state agency was considering liberalizing the spring bag limit from 1 bird to 2.
Recess and Management – What does this mean to a land manager? Well, as noted earlier, hens take recesses to gain energy that helps them
Coyote 101 In this episode, Ryan Greathouse speaks with Dr. Mike Chamberlain, one of the lead biologists in the country when it comes to coyotes.
How COVID-19 May Affect Our Wild Turkeys How COVID-19 May Affect Our Wild Turkeys This week, Cameron and I have Drs. Bret Collier and Mike
Turkey Roundtable Podcast covering the important factors and techniques used to properly manage your hunting land. We cut through the BS and only offer personal
Corona Gobblers – STL Lake talks with Professor Mike Chamberlain about the potential implications of the COVID-19 Pandemic on wild turkey populations, especially in the
We monitored turkey movements before, during, and after dog hunts used to remove feral pigs. We found that turkeys traveled less on days when hunts
How exploded leks influence gobbling is unclear. But, if you think about it, toms have keen motivation to gobble when they’re hearing other toms gobble.
Steven Rinella talks with Michael Chamberlain, Brody Henderson, Seth Morris, and Janis Putelis. Topics discussed: Just how much is a unit of blood?; packin’ tourniquets; how Jani’s
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
