Mar 31, 2025
How much area are these gobblers using? What does the
literature say? Join us as we dive into the published science on
home ranges for each subspecies and share preliminary results from
our research tracking Osceola movement.
Resources:
Cohen, B. S., et
al. (2015). Space use, movements, and habitat selection of
translocated eastern wild turkeys in northwestern Louisiana. In
Proceedings of the National Wild Turkey Symposium (Vol. 11, pp.
165-174).
Craft, R. A.
(1986). Characteristics and use of wild turkey roost sites in
southcentral South Dakota.
Davis, A., et
al. (2018). Landscape-abundance relationships of male Eastern Wild
Turkeys Meleagris gallopavo silvestris in Mississippi, USA. Acta
ornithologica, 52(2), 127-139.
De La Cruz, J. L. (2012). Habitat Selection of Male Eastern Wild
Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo silvestris) in West Virginia.
Fleming,
W. H., & Webb, L. G. (1973). Home range, dispersal and habitat
utilization of wild turkey gobblers during the breeding season.
South Carolina Wildlife and Marine Resources Department.
Grisham, B.
A., et al. (2008). Spatial ecology and survival of male wild
turkeys in a bottomland hardwood forest. In Proceedings of the
Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (Vol. 62,
pp. 70-76).
Gross, J. T.
(2014). Assessing movements and ecology of male wild turkeys during
spring reproductive and hunting seasons using micro-GPS technology
(Doctoral dissertation, University of Georgia).
Gross, J. T., et
al. (2015). Space use, daily movements, and roosting behavior of
male wild turkeys during spring in Louisiana and Texas.
Hall, G. I., et
al. (2006). Rio Grande wild turkey home ranges in the southern
Great Plains. In Proceedings of the Southeastern Association of
Fish and Wildlife Agencies (Vol. 60, pp. 36-42).
Hoffman, R. W.
(1991). Spring movements, roosting activities, and home-range
characteristics of male Merriam's wild turkey. The Southwestern
Naturalist, 332-337.
Hurst, G. A., et
al. (1991). Wild turkey gobbler habitat use and home range in
loblolly pine plantations. In Proceedings of the Annual Conference
of the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (Vol.
45, pp. 115-123).
Isabelle, J.
L. (2010). Survival, home range size, habitat selection, and
reproductive ecology of eastern wild turkeys in east Texas. Stephen
F. Austin State University.
Lambert, E. P.
(1986). Home range, movements, and habitat use of the eastern wild
turkey in commercially managed pine forests of southeast Louisiana.
Southeastern Louisiana University.
Lutz, R. S., &
Crawford, J. A. (1989). Habitat use and selection and home ranges
of Merriam's wild turkey in Oregon. The Great Basin Naturalist,
252-258.
Porter, W. F. (1977).
Home range dynamics of wild turkeys in southeastern Minnesota. The
Journal of Wildlife Management, 434-437.
Rauch, S. E. (2009).
Home range characteristics of the male eastern wild turkey in West
Virginia. West Virginia University.
Ruttinger, J. A.
(2013). Habitat and roost site seleciton by male eastern wild
turkeys in southwestern Georgia (Doctoral dissertation, University
of Georgia).
Wightman, P. H.
(2022). Influence of Predation Risk on the Ecology of Male Eastern
Wild Turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo silvestris) (Doctoral
dissertation, University of Georgia).
Wigley, T. B.,
Sweeney, J. M., Garner, M. E., & Melchiors, M. A. (1986). Wild
turkey home ranges in the Ouachita Mountains. The Journal of
wildlife management, 540-544.
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