We evaluated interactions of hens within breeding groups as winter flocks dissolved to see whether relatedness influenced their behavior. When hens left winter flocks and
We evaluated parentage within hatched clutches by extracting DNA from eggshell membranes so as to improve our understanding of the wild turkey’s mating system. We
We tested the human shield hypothesis, which suggests that using areas with human activity reduces risk of being killed by predators. We found that hens
We evaluated behaviors of toms and explored how those behaviors influenced whether they’d be harvested by hunters or killed by predators. We found that some
We assessed the sex ratios of hatched eggs to determine if these ratios were 50:50, which is what theory suggests. We found that sex ratios
We used GPS data collected from toms in a hunted and non-hunted population to evaluate differences in movement traits, including metrics of risk-taking and exploration.
We simultaneously tracked toms and turkey hunters on a public hunting area in Louisiana and found that the presence of hunters had little effect on
We evaluated behaviors of Rio Grande wild turkeys after a catastrophic wildfire and found that turkeys avoided the most severely burned areas and roosted in
We used stable isotopes to assess diets of resident and transient coyotes, the difference being that the former maintains a home range and the latter
We examined habitat selection of hens on the day they laid the first egg in their clutch by looking at habitat characteristics along the paths
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