We used GPS data from hens translocated to east Texas to evaluate which landcover types they selected after release. We found that during the first
We used GPS telemetry and trail cameras to document instances of nest parasitism, which is when one hen lays eggs in the nest of another
We used GPS data from brooding hens to describe their movements and habitat selection, as well as instances where they revisited locations repeatedly – often
We evaluated habitat selection of brooding hens relative to thermal conditions and vegetative cover. We found that brooding hens selected for cooler locations with greater
We evaluated space use and movements of turkeys prior to and after 2 hurricane events. We found that not surprisingly, birds hunkered down during the
We used GPS data from Gould’s translocated to Arizona to evaluate their behaviors after release. We found that after about 70 days, birds settled down
We used GPS data to see if hens nested in the same areas each year, and whether hens that were successful in hatching a nest
We used GPS data to describe movements and survival of turkeys translocated to east Texas as part of ongoing restoration efforts. We found that movements
We used songmeters to collect >100,000 hours of sound, and then developed a convolutional neural network to identify turkey gobbles in the dataset. Basically, we
We used GPS data to monitor 451 nests across 5 years on pine-dominated sites, and found that 76% of all nests failed with predation being
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
