We examined the potential for future climate change to alter nest initiation dates for wild turkeys. Based on our projections, we found that mean nest
We compared the influence of predation risk from hunters versus coyotes on behaviors of toms. We found that coyotes and toms had tons of overlap in
We studied whether breeding groups of hens, those small groups of hens we see with small groups of toms, all initiated nests at the same
We took a new approach to estimating home ranges for Rio Grande hens, basing our estimates solely on where birds were in the reproductive phases
We quantified relationships between gobbling activity, predation risk from hunting activity, and risk from coyote activity. We found that distance to access points used by
We used songmeters, which are basically like a trail camera that records all sounds, to detail gobbling activity across study sites all over the Southeast.
We evaluated nest site selection and found that nest initiation date had the strongest effect on daily nest survival. In fact, hens that nested at
We used banding data from >3000 Rios to estimate annual survival and harvest rates, and estimate a population size in Texas. We found that annual
We used GPS data from Gould’s monitored in Arizona to look at roost selection. We found that Gould’s had high roost fidelity, meaning they used
We evaluated fine-scale movements of raccoons to figure out the areas in which they foraged, and then determined how much turkey nesting habitat was within
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