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The Journal of Wildlife ManagementAbstract Once extirpated from most of its range because of overharvest and habitat loss in the early 1900s, the eastern wild turkey ( Meleagris gallopavo silvestris ) has been recolonizing landscapes in the eastern United States following restoration and reintroduction ...
Merri K. Collins +3 more
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WILD TURKEY POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS IN NORTHERN PENNSYLVANIA
Wildlife Society Bulletin, 1975 Wild turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo silvestris) were historically absent in northcentral Pennsylvania. Extensive clearcutting in the late 1800's changed the forest from a coniferous to a hardwood type.
Arnold H. Hayden, Gerald A. Wunz
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EFFECTS OF MOWING ON ARTHROPOD DENSITY AND BIOMASS AS RELATED TO WILD TURKEY BROOD HABITAT
Wildlife Society Bulletin, 1980 Arthropod density and biomass were significantly higher ...
George A. Hurst, Carlton N. Owen
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FOOD HABITS OF THE EASTERN WILD TURKEY ON AN AREA INTENSIVELY MANAGED FOR PINE IN ALABAMA
Wildlife Society Bulletin, 1980 The food habits of the eastern wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo silvestris) were determined by dropping analysis on a 4,900‐ha area managed intensively for even‐aged pine in Choctaw and Sumter counties, Alabama from 1973 through 1977.
James Earl Kennamer +2 more
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WILD TURKEY MANAGEMENT ON DOMESTICATED PINE FORESTS
Wildlife Society Bulletin, 1985 : Saw timber sized conifers, mature hardwoods, and freedom from disturbance are considered by many as essential for maintaining sizable wild turkey populations of eastern wild turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo silvestris).
H. Todd Holbrook +2 more
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FIFTEEN YEARS OF WILD TURKEY TRAPPING, BANDING, AND RECOVERY DATA IN MISSOURI
Wildlife Society Bulletin, 1980 A trapping, banding, and recovery study of Eastern wild turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo silvestris) was conducted from 1965 through 1979 in Missouri's northern Ozarks.
John B. Lewis
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INSECT AVAILABILITY AND USE BY TURKEYS IN FOREST CLEARINGS
Wildlife Society Bulletin, 1975 Insect availability in forest wildlife clearings and under the forest canopy was evaluated in southwest Virginia from May to October 1971. Three age‐groups of 120 domestic turkey poults were allowed to feed in four forest wildlife clearings and four ...
Dennis D. Martin, Burd S. McGinnes
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ROOSTING BEHAVIOR OF MALE EASTERN AND RIO GRANDE WILD TURKEYS
Wildlife Society Bulletin, 2015 : Roosting behavior is poorly understood relative to other facets of wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo; hereafter, turkey) ecology. However, GPS technology has provided an opportunity to detail aspects of roosting behavior that have traditionally eluded ...
Michael E. Byrne +2 more
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DYNAMICS BETWEEN SPRING AND FALL HARVESTS OF WILD TURKEYS IN VIRGINIA
Wildlife Society Bulletin, 1995 : Different wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo silvestris) population growth and density indices have been observed among counties in Virginia. This study was conducted to determine if a relationship existed between different levels of fall harvest and ...
David E. Steffen, Gary W. Norman
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STATUS OF WILD TURKEY RESTORATION IN EAST TEXAS
Wildlife Society Bulletin, 1975 Wild turkey restoration efforts in east Texas began in the early 1940's. From then until the early 1950's penreared eastern wild turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo silvestris) were released in one county and wild‐trapped Rio Grande turkeys (M. g.
Charles E. Boyd, Roy D. Oglesby
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