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 ...

Poults per hen averaged 2.8 in 2023, 3.0 in 2022 and 3.1 in 2021. That string of above-average nesting success raised the 10-year average to 2.8 from the previous 2.7.

A new study finds that precipitation levels during nesting season are not related to reproductive success for wild turkeys, which runs counter to the conventional wisdom regarding the role that ...

A new study suggests eastern wild turkeys in five southern U.S. states are unlikely to make meaningful changes in the timing of when they begin nesting, even under significant future climate change.

Kansas suspended the fall turkey hunting season due to a declining bird population, meaning no wild gobblers will be part of the Thanksgiving feast.

The average life span of a wild turkey is only 3-5 years. The coyote population in the area was exploding. He explained that coyotes were very good at finding prey by using scent to locate it.

Wild turkeys are on the decline nationwide. Scientists are exploring a few possible causes — Including habitat loss, hunting, disease and climate change.

This is apart of the FWC annual summer wild turkey survey to help understand the abundance and reproduction of wild turkeys. “This survey is important for determining wild turkey nesting success ...

Ohio's wild turkey poult index for 2024 is slightly above the 10-year average, ... That string of above-average nesting success raised the 10-year average to 2.8 from the previous 2.7.

This fall, any Kansas turkey hunters accustomed to hunting a wild turkey to gobble up at their Thanksgiving feast had to look elsewhere. The fall wild turkey hunting season was suspended earlier ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission are asking Floridians if they see wild turkeys between now and Aug. 31 to report it.