Chamberlain says that hunters should think about turkey population dynamics like a football team. Each important factor is a different position. Brood rearing habitat would
Nothing triggers a turkey hunter into fitful dreams and self-imposed sleep deprivation like bushy beards, lusty gobbles and limb-hanger spurs. However, some parts of a
Whether wild turkeys have survived winter’s bitter cold, a balmier southern version, or something in between, Nature’s promise of winter’s end triggers big changes in
This issue’s column will discuss early versus late hatches—renesting and flock social dynamics, habitat and seasonal influences that impact survival rates in late hatched poults.
Mike talks about why and how hunting seasons, particularly wild turkey season, are established and what could be done to make them better or different
Recess and Management – What does this mean to a land manager? Well, as noted earlier, hens take recesses to gain energy that helps them
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.
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
This Turkey Tuesday is about the importance of the feathering on the head of hens. When we think of a
After a 2-week hiatus so I could chase turkeys instead of post about them, this Turkey Tuesday is about broods
This week Dr. Mike Chamberlain drops in and we discuss a variety of topics. Mike updates us on the extensive
This Turkey Tuesday is about a wild turkey’s eyes. Every turkey hunter knows that turkeys have keen vision, and that
This week we tell all about some turkey misses we remember that haunt us to this day. We’re joined in
In this Tom Opre film, we explore the enigmatic world of the Osceola turkey and the singular habitats where it
We took a new approach to estimating home ranges for Rio Grande hens, basing our estimates solely on where birds
This Turkey Tuesday is about something that can happen to us turkey hunters while out in the spring woods –
This Turkey Tuesday is about managing for turkeys versus white-tailed deer. In some ways, the old adage “what’s good for
This Turkey Tuesday is about plumage variations, a topic that arises each turkey season as we encounter birds with abnormal
This Turkey Tuesday is about cranky hens and relationship breakups. With breeding season in full swing across the South, and
Chamberlain says that hunters should think about turkey population dynamics like a football team. Each important factor is a different
The Hunting Public meet up with Dr. Chamberlain to see how the project they helped get funded via social media
We quantified relationships between gobbling activity, predation risk from hunting activity, and risk from coyote activity. We found that distance
Nothing triggers a turkey hunter into fitful dreams and self-imposed sleep deprivation like bushy beards, lusty gobbles and limb-hanger spurs.
Talkin’ Turkey Ep 39 Dr. Mike Chamberlain (Wild Turkey Doc) joins hosts Brittany French and Rob McDonald to talk turkey. We’re
This Turkey Tuesday is about odd colored beards and the myth about beard rot. First, beard rot does not exist,
This Turkey Tuesday is about predation on adult wild turkeys – in this case, from great-horned owls. When you think
This Turkey Tuesday is about the stunning array of colors and tones that toms display on their feathers. These brilliant
