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Wild Turkey Science

Season timing doesn't affect reproduction | #77

Wild Turkey Science

Charlotte Nowak

Natural Sciences, Science

5.0587 Ratings

🗓️ 6 May 2024

⏱️ 91 minutes

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Summary

Dr. Craig Harper and Dr. Dave Buehler from the University of Tennessee join us to discuss results from their seven-year, robust before-after control-impact study assessing the role of experimental season date delays on turkey reproduction. Spoiler alert: Season delays had no effect on any of the 8 vital rates they measured. 

Quehl, J. O., et al. (2024). Assessing wild turkey productivity before and after a 14-day delay in the start date of the spring hunting season in Tennessee. Ecology and Evolution, 14, e11390.

 

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Transcript

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0:00.0

Welcome to Wild Turkey Science, a podcast made possible by Turkeys for Tomorrow.

0:14.1

I'm Dr. Marcus Lashley, Professor of Wildlife Ecology at the University of Florida.

0:20.3

And I'm Dr. Will Gulsby, Professor of Wildlife Ecology and Management at Auburn University.

0:26.1

We're both lifelong hunters and devoted scientists who are passionate about hunting,

0:30.8

managing, and researching wild turkeys.

0:33.5

In this podcast, we'll explore turkey research, speak to the experts in the field, and address the difficult questions related to wild turkey ecology and management.

0:43.3

Our goal is to serve as your connection to wild turkey science.

0:53.1

I really wish we had caught that statement on there.

0:59.4

Will's got a bearded hen on his desk.

1:01.9

Busted.

1:02.7

Well, he can do that again.

1:04.4

When we talk about how you shouldn't shoot bearded hens.

1:08.1

Yeah, there you go.

1:09.4

It's a bearded and a spurt hen.

1:11.9

Wow.

1:12.6

You know, that's exceedingly rare.

1:14.8

With a white skull cap.

1:19.0

I bet we could uniquely identify him based on a skull cap.

1:23.4

There's black tip feathers too, so I don't know, man.

1:26.2

This hen is all out of sorts.

1:31.5

Hey, they can define any way they want to.

1:37.4

Well, this is going to be a good one.

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