What Science Says About Wild Turkey Populations This week, we sit down with two biologists, Mike Chamberlain and Bret Collier, to discuss wild turkey numbers
We used GPS data to inform an individual-based model in order to predict how the size and shape of simulated prescribed fires would influence how
Ben Franklin once noted, “It is the first responsibility of every citizen to question authority.” In the turkey world, individual birds are constantly questioning authority
We used GPS data to examine how turkeys responded to prescribed fires. We found that birds concentrated their activities in areas of stands where burns
We described reproductive ecology of Gould’s wild turkeys, the least studied subspecies. We found fairly low nest initiation rates, but very high nest success. Peaks
We used GPS data from hens with broods to study various aspects of brood behaviors. We found that only 36% of broods survived the first
We used GPS data and gobbling data collected from songmeters to determine gobbling activity and behaviors of toms during spring relative to hunting activity and
We used GPS data to study roosting behaviors of toms during spring. Toms exhibited low roost fidelity, meaning they didn’t come back to the same
We asked turkey hunters to carry GPS units with them while they were hunting, so we could better understand how hunters behave. We found that
We used GPS data to see how nest survival was influenced by hen behaviors during the time when she was incubating the nest. We found
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
