Wild Turkey Science - What we know about the effects of feeders on wild turkeys | #188

Natural Resources University · Sep 25, 2023 · 1h 13m

Marcus and Will dive deeper into the literature surrounding the potential impacts of feeding on wild turkeys. Join as they discuss the data on risks of feeding across species, predation, pathogens, and contaminants and what we can do to mitigate these risks for turkeys moving forward.

Resources:

Bowman, B., Belant, J. L., Beyer Jr, D. E., & Martel, D. (2015). Characterizing nontarget species use at bait sites for white-tailed deer. Human-Wildlife Interactions, 9(1), 110-118.

Cooper, S. M., & Ginnett, T. F. (2000). Potential effects of supplemental feeding of deer on nest predation. Wildlife…