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Status of the wild turkey in GA | #117

Feb 03, 20251 hr 3 minSeason 1Ep. 117
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Episode description

Emily Rushton, Turkey Program Coordinator for the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, joins us to discuss the current status of turkey populations in the state, as well as trends in hunting and harvest data. 

Resources:

Avid Hunter/Harvest Card Survey (fill out after each hunt)

Interactive Turkey Harvest Dashboard

Poult Production Survey (record all turkey observations, with or without poults, in June, July, and August)

Poult Survey Dashboard 

 

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Emily Rushton Contact

Dr. Marcus Lashley @DrDisturbance, Publications

Dr. Will Gulsby @dr_will_gulsby, Publications

Turkeys for Tomorrow @turkeysfortomorrow 

UF DEER Lab @ufdeerlab, YouTube

 

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Produced & edited by Charlotte Nowak

 

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