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
We used GPS to monitor nesting behavior of translocated birds and resident birds. We found that only 7% of initial nests hatched, and no second
We used GPS data on hens during incubation to examine how their behaviors during incubation recesses, or times when they left the nest to relax,
We studied a Rio Grande turkey population in Texas where the state agency was considering liberalizing the spring bag limit from 1 bird to 2.
We monitored turkey movements before, during, and after dog hunts used to remove feral pigs. We found that turkeys traveled less on days when hunts
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