Call of the Outdoors

Call of the Outdoors Episode 56: Samples, Spurs, and Strutters: Pennsylvania’s Wild Turkey Studies

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It’s turkey time!  

Wildlife Technicians Rachel Pennell, Tony Musselman, and Andrew Cushman join host Matt Morrett to discuss Pennsylvania’s largest-ever wild turkey study and their boots-on-the-ground experience with birds that will shape the future of turkey management in the state.  

Episode Highlights:  

  • How the turkey team uses thermal imaging and radio transmitter technologies to collect data
  • Why temporary trapping and biological sampling provide valuable population info
  • Anecdotal findings as the turkey team awaits final results of the study
  • The truth behind common turkey myths
  • The unlikely places turkeys nest
  • The important role private landowners play in turkey studies
  • Gobbler chronography as the future of turkey research  

    • Resources:  

    • Learn more about wild turkey research.
    • Review seasons and bag limits for spring gobbler.
    • Try these turkey hunting tips. 
    • Find shooting ranges and places to hunt.  
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