Study overturns conventional wisdom about wild turkey nesting survival Date: December 13, 2023 Source: North Carolina State University Summary: A new study finds that precipitation levels during ...

The low production is part of why researchers want to study turkey nesting. A new research project on wild turkeys and ecology is set to start in January, which the KDWP hopes will help the agency ...

Setting dates of spring hunting for wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) gobblers often is based on the belief that 2 peaks of gobbling occur, with the second peak occurring during peak incubation by ...

The low production is part of why researchers want to study turkey nesting. A new research project on wild turkeys and ecology is set to start in January, which the KDWP hopes will help the agency ...

Reporting wild turkey sightings can help biologists estimate population metrics at the statewide and regional levels For more information and to start reporting, click here.

Ohio's wild turkey poult index for 2024 is slightly above the 10-year average, indicating successful nesting and poult survival. Ohio artist Adam Grimm won the Federal Duck Stamp Art Contest for ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WCBD) – The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources is reminding citizens that taking wild turkey eggs and releasing pen-raised turkeys is illegal.

TWRA tracking turkey population through wildlife survey open until Aug. 31 The Wild Turkey Observation Survey is used to help the TWRA get an idea about the turkey population on a statewide scale.

Wild turkey nests typically hatch in late spring and continue into the summer; however, nesting success can vary year-to-year based on weather, predation, and habitat quality.

Under the 2024 Winter Turkey Sighting Survey” on the “Wild Turkey” page, click on he large green “Submit a Survey” box to access the survey page. The survey appears to be very user friendly.

In-state transplants of the birds were conducted until 1996 and the estimated turkey population now exceeds 25,000, MassWildlife said. Since 1991, the wild turkey has been the official state bird.

Wild turkey sightings were up in 2021. Statewide, turkey recruitment was 3.10 poults per hen, which was significantly higher than the previous year’s 2.74 poults per hen.