By far, areas of topography are my favorite to manage because you get so many more options.

Topography, it helps you with regard to the placement and arrangement of the different vegetation types and the management you're implementing.

It can greatly help increase the amount

of diversity, both from a food and a cover standpoint, on the property for turkeys.

The nest placement on slopes, once you get to around that 45 degrees, I would not expect hens to be choosing those sites for nested.

You're promoting deer forage when you promote turkey brooding cover.

For turkey brooding cover and for deer forage, I want forms, period. Period.

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