This Turkey Tuesday is about popular misconceptions as they relate to wild turkeys. The other day, I was looking through older articles and books on
This Turkey Tuesday is about the importance of tree roosting by broods. The ability for poults to start roosting above ground is an important development
This Turkey Tuesday is about new research showing how toms respond to risk from hunters versus other predators, specifically coyotes. Turkeys evolved in the presence
This Turkey Tuesday is about synchrony and timing – and why they’re important in the wild turkey world. Hens are known to prefer to breed
This Turkey Tuesday is about an often-overlooked component of quality brood habitat – bare ground. We often think only about vegetation when it comes to
This Turkey Tuesday is about the amazing array of things wild turkeys eat, which is on full display in summer. Research has shown that what
This Turkey Tuesday is about the importance of the feathering on the head of hens. When we think of a turkey’s head, we often think
After a 2-week hiatus so I could chase turkeys instead of post about them, this Turkey Tuesday is about broods and how their behavior changes
This Turkey Tuesday is about a wild turkey’s eyes. Every turkey hunter knows that turkeys have keen vision, and that vision is the bird’s primary
This Turkey Tuesday is about something that can happen to us turkey hunters while out in the spring woods – we stumble onto a nest
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
