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Final Report for W-183-R-6: Wild Turkey Responses to Forest Management

Hoover, Jeffrey P.; Parker, Christine M.; Meador, Morgan T.; Benson, Thomas J.

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Title
Final Report for W-183-R-6: Wild Turkey Responses to Forest Management
Author(s)
  • Hoover, Jeffrey P.
  • Parker, Christine M.
  • Meador, Morgan T.
  • Benson, Thomas J.
Issue Date
2020-09-15
Keyword(s)
  • wild turkey
  • forest management
  • prescribed fire
  • nest survival
  • black flies
Geographic Coverage
Illinois
Abstract
To better understand the response of wild turkeys to forest management activities and black flies, the objectives of Segment 6 of the Wild Turkey Responses to Forest Management research project were to: 1) Continue radio-tracking Wild Turkey hens captured during the previous segment and capture and affix radios to an additional 40 hens to enhance sample sizes across study sites; 2) Use micro-GPS telemetry to examine the effects of forest management, habitat and landscape features, and black flies on Wild Turkey habitat use, survival and reproductive success, emphasizing central and western Illinois sites; 3) Use micro-GPS telemetry, accelerometer data, and insect surveys during the breeding season to document potential effects of black flies on hen turkey incubation behavior, hen and nest mortality, and possibly poult survival; 4) Provide one popular article about this project to the Illinois Department of Natural Resources by the grant end date. This article will be approximately 500 words in length with at least 2 pictures provided.
Publisher
Illinois Natural History Survey
Series/Report Name or Number
  • Technical Report INHS 2020 (22)
  • Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration W-183-R-6
Type of Resource
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Sponsor(s)/Grant Number(s)
  • U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
  • Illinois Department of Natural Resources Division of Wildlife
Copyright and License Information
This document is a product of the Illinois Natural History Survey, and has been selected and made available by the Illinois Natural History Survey and the University Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It is intended solely for noncommercial research and educational use, and proper attribution is requested.

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