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Final Report for W-183-R-7: Wild Turkey Responses to Forest Management.

Hoover, Jeffrey P.

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Title
Final Report for W-183-R-7: Wild Turkey Responses to Forest Management.
Author(s)
Hoover, Jeffrey P.
Issue Date
2021-09-18
Keyword(s)
  • Wild Turkey
  • habitat use
  • nest success
Geographic Coverage
Illinois
Abstract
To better understand the response of wild turkeys to forest management activities and black flies, the objectives of Segment 7 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 on Wild Turkey habitat use, survival and reproductive success, emphasizing Illinois forests with active or recent forest management (prescribed fire and thinning); 3) Use insect traps to document black fly emergence throughout the late spring and summer, and camera traps to document activity of potential turkey predators, at sites with radio-tagged hens; 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 2022 (08)
  • Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration W-183-R-7
Type of Resource
text
Language
en
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http://hdl.handle.net/2142/113459
Sponsor(s)/Grant Number(s)
  • Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Division of Wildlife
  • U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service W-183-R
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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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