With limited research on wild turkey predator trapping, Marcus and Will turn to Dr. Dwayne Elmore for his professional and personal experience with predator trapping across various game bird species. Join as they pull and apply concepts from the available body of literature to help us further understand predator control for wild turkeys. 

Resources from the episode:

• Ellis‐Felege, Susan N., et al. "Predator reduction results in compensatory shifts in losses of avian ground nests." Journal of Applied Ecology 49.3 (2012): 661-669.

• Messmer, Terry A., et al. "United States public attitudes regarding predators and their management to enhance avian recruitment." Wildlife Society Bulletin (1999): 75-85.

• Sanders, Heather Nicole. Impacts of invasive wild pigs on wild turkey reproductive success. Diss. Texas A&M University-Kingsville, 2017.

• Cooper, Susan M., and Tim F. Ginnett. "Potential effects of supplemental feeding of deer on nest predation." Wildlife Society Bulletin (2000): 660-666.

• Huang, Miranda HJ, et al. "Identifying Aflatoxin Exposure Risk from Supplemental Feeding of Deer." The Journal of Wildlife Diseases 58.2 (2022): 384-388.

• Dale, Leah L., Timothy J. O'Connell, and Dwayne Elmore. Aflatoxins in wildlife feed: Know how to protect wildlife. Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service, 2015.

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