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New research shows that hatched clutches of wild turkeys are biased towards females. That, coupled with about 50% annual survival of males once they reach adulthood, makes the odds of harvesting a truly old tom pretty low! ⁦@NWTF_official⁩ ⁦@wildturkeylab⁩
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Gobbling activity = hunter satisfaction, we all want to hear gobbling turkeys. The use of autonomous listening devices and machine learning tools allows us to collect and process gobbling data at huge spatial scales. Gobble gobble! ⁦@wildturkeylab⁩ ⁦@NWTF_official⁩
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DEADLINE EXTENSION: The Wild Turkey Symposium seeks original research on wild turkey ecology and management for presentation at the Symposium and publication in a special section of the Wildlife Society Bulletin. Further details are available at i.mtrbio.com/tluhdluwsk
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Wild turkeys eat hundreds of food items, the don’t put your eggs in one basket approach. Early studies showed that a single bird could consume thousands of seeds, insects, and other items in a single day! Diverse diet = adaptability.⁦@NWTF_official⁩ ⁦@wildturkeylab⁩
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Years of planning and collaboration resulted in the approval of The Wildlife Mexico Chapter TWS Asociación Civil, in Oct. 2023. Major steps towards the start of a TWS Mexico Chapter have been accomplished. Read more here: hubs.ly/Q02RvKrK0

Formation of a TWS Mexico Chapter nears completion - The Wildlife Society

The Mexican government’s approval of the nonprofit organization, The Wildlife Mexico Chapter TWS Asociación Civil, in Oct. 2023, signals that an official TWS

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Circling back to this old post as we have a new paper out regarding this topic! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/… @KevinRingelman @LSUAgCenter @Ecol_Evol

Wood ducks and hooded mergansers as interspecific brood parasites: An evaluation of parasitic egg...

We evaluated the relative success of wood ducks (Aix sponsa) and hooded mergansers (Lophodytes cucullatus) laying parasitically in Louisiana and Mississippi. Wood duck eggs laid in hooded merganser...

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Dylan Bakner@DylanDoesDucks8 Mar 2021
What is going on here? Something I frequently observe: Wood duck eggs appear to be depredated at greater rates than hooded merganser eggs (marked with red X’s).
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Each spring you see pics of turkeys believed to be color phases of wild turkeys, but many are Heritage domestic birds that become feral and integrate into wild flocks, like this Fall Fire and Bourbon Red. Have you seen similar birds? ⁦@NWTF_official⁩ ⁦@wildturkeylab⁩
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Drones are increasingly used to survey wildlife, but are they accurate? Researchers conducted daytime thermal-based drone surveys over South Texas to find out. hubs.li/Q02v8LyP0
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A new agreement allows for the release of endangered ocelots on private ranchland in Texas. The agreement allows landowners to continue ranching operations in exchange for allowing recovery efforts on their land. hubs.li/Q02sgQZ60

New agreement paves the way for ocelot reintroduction on private lands - The Wildlife Society

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the nonprofit East Foundation have reached an agreement that would allow for the release of endangered ocelots on

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Presenters at next year’s National Wild Turkey Federation symposium will also be authors in the Wildlife Society Bulletin. For the first time, the submission process includes both the journal and the symposium. @NWTF_official hubs.li/Q02rXS7f0

Special WSB issue to feature wild turkey symposium presenters - The Wildlife Society

The Wildlife Society Bulletin is accepting manuscripts for a special issue focused on research that will be presented at the National Wild Turkey Federation

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buff.ly/3PT7Tab - THROWBACK TT July 27th, 2021 | This Turkey Tuesday is about nest parasitism in wild turkeys, which is simply when one hen lays eggs in the clutch of another hen. Although not widely... #wildturkeylab #StrutDefenders #nwtf #turkeytuesday #spurred
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buff.ly/3PJWr0C - THROWBACK TT Aug 3rd, 2021 | This Turkey Tuesday is about a question I get regularly during turkey season – what subspecies did I harvest? Subspecies designations were historically based on... #wildturkeylab #StrutDefenders #nwtf #turkeytuesday #spurred
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Replying to @NWTF_official
@NWTF_official call for manuscripts for 13th Wild #Turkey Symposium Proceedings as part of a special section in an issue of the Wildlife Society Bulletin. Authors are required to submit their manuscripts by Nov 1. Further details are available at hubs.li/Q02qpYk50.
Photo of wild turkey. White text over photo reads: Call for manuscripts - 13th wild turkey symposium

ALT Photo of wild turkey. White text over photo reads: Call for manuscripts - 13th wild turkey symposium

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Ongoing work shows toms that have risk-taking personalities are more likely harvested, but if the traits that define being risky are heritable is unknown. Could hunting toms get more difficult thru time, despite the tools we have? ⁦@NWTF_official⁩ ⁦@WildTurkeyNerd⁩
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buff.ly/3TCvBtx - THROWBACK TT Aug 10th, 2021 | This Turkey Tuesday is about useable space – as turkey managers, we need to ensure that as much of the landscape as possible can be... #wildturkeylab #StrutDefenders #nwtf #turkeytuesday #spurred
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Turkey season is just around the corner in Louisiana! LSU AgCenter wildlife professor Bret Collier discusses nesting, gobbling and long beards on the latest Mossy Oak Gamekeeper podcast! Listen here: tinyurl.com/BretCollierTalks…
Bret Collier holds a turkey.

ALT Bret Collier holds a turkey.

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buff.ly/49GZ2QC | In this captivating conversation, Paul and Dr. Chamberlain delve deep into the roots of @wildturkeydoc career as a wildlife biologist, exploring the early influences that ignited his passion. #wildturkeylab #StrutDefenders #nwtf
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Congrats to all the photo contest winners! This snap, entitled "Future Yelper," won the Grand Prize and is from Justin Trent. You can view all the winning photos here: nwtf.org/content-hub/2023-nw…
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Recent work shows that spring harvest of toms is clearly an additive mortality source, meaning those toms would otherwise survive and be available for harvest next year. Agencies make tweaks to hunting seasons to reduce harvest partially under that recognition. @NWTF_official
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TWS member Roel Lopez, CWB, has received the Conservation Trailblazer Award from the Dallas Safari Club. The award recognizes his three decades of contributions to wildlife conservation. @AgriLife hubs.li/Q02hHT7h0

TWS member Roel Lopez a ‘Conservation Trailblazer’ - The Wildlife Society

TWS member Roel Lopez, CWB, has received the Conservation Trailblazer Award from the Dallas Safari Club. The award recognizes three decades of contributions

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