We asked turkey hunters to carry GPS units with them while they were hunting, so we could better understand how hunters behave. We found that
We used GPS data to see how nest survival was influenced by hen behaviors during the time when she was incubating the nest. We found
We reviewed available literature on prescribed fire and how wild turkeys may respond to it. Fire return intervals of 2-3 years appear to be the
In Arizona, we observed a Gould’s hen that was incubating a nest deal with numerous predation threats, where potential predators came within feet of her
We studied survival and causes of mortality for hens in a bottomland hardwood forest in Louisiana. Predation from coyotes and bobcats was the leading cause
We looked at gobbling activity relative to nesting chronology of hens and movements of males. We found no evidence that gobbling increased with the onset
We evaluated vegetative and landscape characteristics associated with places where hens nested and took their broods. We found that hens nested closer to roads and
We looked at whether supplemental feeding for quail influenced turkey movements. We found that turkeys who used areas where feeding occurred maintained larger home ranges,
We used songmeters to describe gobbling chronology of birds in South Carolina on hunted and unhunted sites. We found that gobbling activity was much greater
We compared ways of estimating turkey home ranges, as technology has now allowed collection of so many locations that really powerful estimators are now appropriate
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
