We looked at reproductive ecology of hens in a longleaf pine forest managed intensively with prescribed fire. We found that nest success was 42%, which
We determined if using thermal imaging combined with radiotelemetry would allow us to study roost selection by males. We collected data on 74 roost sites,
We examined survival and recovery rates (harvest) of males on private lands during periods when the hunting season length varied from 23 to 30 days.
We used an innovative way of estimating how turkeys use their environment, and found that these movement models could allow researchers to describe fine-scale patterns
We used an innovative method called first-passage time analysis to make inferences about turkey movements. We found that turkeys responded to habitat variables differently depending
We marked several turkeys just before the Morganza spillway was opened in response to catastrophic flooding in 2011. Our study site was completely flooded within
We studied nesting ecology of hens in a bottomland hardwood forest in Louisiana. We found very low nesting rates, presumably because of high nest loss
We studied how growing season prescribed fire affected nest survival, nest success, and poult survival. We found that most nest loss was from predation, but
We looked at survival and band recovery rates of toms across nearly 20 years in Louisiana, and evaluated how different regulations packages influenced these parameters.
We evaluated range sizes and habitat selection of hens in a bottomland hardwood forests in south Louisiana. Hens had the largest home ranges during preincubation,
This Turkey Tuesday is about avian pox, which is the most common disease affecting wild turkeys. Avian pox is caused
This Turkey Tuesday is about the importance of water to wild turkeys. With the brutal heat of summer continuing in
This Turkey Tuesday is about summer brood surveys, which are used by many states to infer annual reproductive success. If
This Turkey Tuesday is about an activity that wild turkeys partake in every day – preening. Preening is an important
This Turkey Tuesday is about the process that all wild turkeys are going through right now – molting. Wild turkeys
This Turkey Tuesday is about finding a cool place to hang out. Where I live, the temperatures have been brutal
This Turkey Tuesday is about a classic case of symbiosis. Have you ever noticed that wild turkeys often end up
This Turkey Tuesday is about taking a dip. Wild turkeys are obviously not considered water birds, so you don’t think
This Turkey Tuesday is about poult adoption, where a hen actively broods’ poults that are not her own. Gamebirds like
This Turkey Tuesday is about the attractiveness of plowed soil to wild turkeys. If you spend much time watching turkeys
This Turkey Tuesday is about leucistic wild turkeys, which in many ways are a great example of the phrase “birds
This Turkey Tuesday is about that age-old expression to leave well enough alone. Turkey seasons are over or ending, deer
In this episode, Paul sits down with Dr. Michael Chamberlain for a wide-ranging conversation on one of the most important
Dr. Mike Chamberlain analyzes the recent decline in turkey populations across America and discusses the historical restoration efforts driven by
In this episode of the 100% WILD Podcast, Matt Drury and Tim Kjellesvik sit down with Dr. Mike Chamberlain, the
This Turkey Tuesday is about bearded hens. Each spring, you see images and videos on social media of bearded hens,
This Turkey Tuesday is about shaking it out. If you get to watch turkeys for any extended period of time,
This Turkey Tuesday is about a wild turkey’s vision, which is something that has tested all of us turkey hunters
This Turkey Tuesday is about wild turkey oddities and will be the last Turkey Tuesday for April while I take