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AVAILABILITY AND UTILIZATION OF SUMMER FOODS BY EASTERN WILD TURKEY BROODS IN LEE COUNTY, ALABAMA
In Lee County, Alabama, grassy openings provided the greatest amounts of available food for wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo silvestris) poults during the summer.
William E. Blackburn +2 more
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WINTER MORTALITY AND SUPPLEMENTAL FEEDING OF TURKEYS IN PENNSYLVANIA
: During a 12 year study in northcentral Pennsylvania, wild turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo silvestris) starved in four winters when extended periods of deep powder snow prevented their foraging for food. More than half the turkeys at higher elevations died,
Gerald A. Wunz, Arnold H. Hayden
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PARASITISM AMONG WILD TURKEYS IN THE SOUTHEAST
Immature and adult wild turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo silvestris) from Alabama, Arkansas, Mississippi, South Carolina, and West Virginia were examined for helminth parasites.
Annie K. Prestwood +2 more
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28: HABITAT MANAGEMENT FOR TURKEYS IN THE OAK‐HICKORY FORESTS OF MISSOURI
Recommendations for managing the habitat of the eastern wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo silvestris) and other game species in the forests of the Missouri Ozarks are presented in this report.
George P. Dellinger
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Spatiotemporal variability of fire characteristics affect animal responses in pyric landscapes [PDF]
Background: Behavioral responses are the most immediate ways animals interact with their environment, and are primary mechanisms by which individuals mitigate mortality risk while ensuring reproductive success.
Chamberlain, Michael J. +3 more
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SPATIAL HANDLING OF WILD TURKEY SURVEY DATAUSING GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM MAPPING PROCEDURES
: We describe analysis and mapping procedures for a wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo silvestris) survey using turkey sightings by deer hunters. Population indices developed from randomly collected turkey observation data were summarized by turkey ...
Richard O. Kimmel +2 more
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NATALITY AND MORTALITY OF WILD TURKEY POULTS IN SOUTHWESTERN NEW YORK
Initial nesting success for wild turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo silvestris) in southwestern New York was 23 percent in 1973 and 42 percent in 1974. In 1974 the juvenal hens were potentially more productive than the adults.
James W. Glidden, David E. Austin
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9: RESTORATION OF THE WILD TURKEY IN INDIANA
Eastern wild turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo silvestris) were extirpated from Indiana by 1900, and the major portion of their former range is under cultivation.
Gerald D. Wise
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TURKEY BROOD SURVEY IN PENNSYLVANIA AS IT RELATES TO HARVEST
Statewide wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo silvestris) brood surveys have been conducted for 26 years in Pennsylvania. We found that brood census data could be simplified and improved by using only one number, the number of poults and hens seen, instead ...
Gerald A. Wunz, William K. Shope
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32: EVEN‐AGE MANAGEMENT TURKEYS AND TURKEY HUNTERS A NEW STUDY*
Methods for coordinating even‐aged hardwood management and turkey‐habitat management are being studied in West Virginia. The study utilizes a 20,000‐acre area (10,000 acres in control); 1,620 acres are treated as clear‐cuts and 840 are of intermediate ...
Jack Ward Thomas +3 more
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