020b - The Breeding Cycle of Hens with Bob Eriksen with the NWTF

The Turkey Hunter Podcast with Andy Gagliano & Cameron Weddington | Turkey Hunting Tips, Strategies, and Stories

Andy Gagliano

Wilderness, Hobbies, Leisure, Sports

4.6 • 547 Ratings

🗓️ 2 January 2015

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of The Turkey Hunter Podcast, Bob Eriksen, who is a wildlife biologist with the NWTF, shares his knowledge of the breeding cycle of wild turkey hens and gobblers. Bob tells us what activities that we need to avoid on our properties while hens are nesting. Many times, land owners and managers can destroy nests and even kill hens who are sitting on those nests by doing certain things when hens are nesting. Oftentimes, hens that have their nests destroyed will renest, but that is not always successful for them. He also shares the actions that we can take on our properties to improve nesting success. Hens can nest almost anywhere; however, some habitats are better for nesting than others. We, as land managers and owners, can perform certain management techniques that can actually enhance the nesting habitat. Logging, burning, and other techniques can help improve the numbers of turkeys on our properties. Bob shares his knowledge of what makes certain habitats more suitable for brood rearing success. Bunch grasses and native warm season grasses are wonderful areas for hens to ensure that her hens have enough food to eat and cover for protection from predators. Listen in to all of the very informative details of my interview with Bob Eriksen with the NWTF, and learn more about the breeding cycle of wild turkeys so you can be the best turkey hunter you can be.

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0:00.0	Welcome to the turkey hunter podcast with me, your host, Andy Galeano. In this podcast, I share with turkey hunters just like you
0:23.4	how to have more turkeys on your hunting property and how to have more successful turkey hunts.
0:28.8	I teach you how to do this with tips and interviews with turkey hunting pros, wildlife
0:33.6	management tips, and entertaining turkey hunting stories. Tune in weekly as I share proven and simple strategies to help you have more success this turkey season.
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1:11.5	where my handle is at Turkey Hitman,
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1:16.6	And now,
1:17.4	for this week's show.
1:21.7	Hello and welcome back to this week's episode
1:25.0	of the Turkey Hunter podcast.
1:27.1	You are listening to part two of episode 20
1:30.2	my interview with bob ericsson regional biologist with the national wild turkey federation
1:36.4	where we're talking about the breeding cycle of hens but before i get into this week's episode
1:41.8	i want to wish you all a very happy new year.
1:44.7	I hope you've enjoyed your time with your family over the holidays.
1:47.8	I hope it's been a safe and memorable time for you.
1:50.1	And I also want to take time to thank the people who have left reviews for the Turkey Hunter podcast on iTunes.
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