SURVIVAL AND HUNTING MORTALITY OF MALE WILD TURKEYS IN NEW JERSEY

Abstract: We radiomarked and leg‐banded 166 male wild turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo silvestris) from 2000–2004 to estimate survival rates, hunting mortality rates under a 5‐week or 6‐week spring harvest regime with a multiple bird bag limit, and cause‐specific mortality rates in New Jersey. Radiomark...

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Published in:	Wildlife Society Bulletin
Main Authors:	Robert E. Eriksen, Anthony McBride, Gary W. Norman
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Wiley 2010-01-01
Subjects:	eastern wild turkey gobbler harvest rates gobbler survival rates Meleagris gallopavo silvestris New Jersey radiotelemetry
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1002/j.2328-5540.2010.tb00353.x