We studied nesting ecology of hens in a bottomland hardwood forest in Louisiana. We found very low nesting rates, presumably because of high nest loss
We studied how growing season prescribed fire affected nest survival, nest success, and poult survival. We found that most nest loss was from predation, but
We looked at survival and band recovery rates of toms across nearly 20 years in Louisiana, and evaluated how different regulations packages influenced these parameters.
We evaluated range sizes and habitat selection of hens in a bottomland hardwood forests in south Louisiana. Hens had the largest home ranges during preincubation,
We tested a new GPS unit for turkeys to see if they would work, and then deployed some to evaluate how reliable they were and
We examined ranges, movements, and survival of males, and found that home ranges varied from ~1900 acres in spring to 2400 acres in winter. We
We studied survival and nest success of hens, and found that annual survival was 67%. Lowest survival was during the nesting and brood-rearing seasons, which
We examined range sizes and habitat selection of hens in a bottomland hardwood forest system, and found that hens had the largest range during preincubation
We used 14 years of data to evaluate potential causes of a population decline and make management recommendations. We found that poor reproduction because of
We studied selection of roost sites by hens using telemetry data, and found that hens preferred to roost in mature pine and pine-hardwood stands. We
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
