Wild turkey populations in PA (Part 1/2) | #25

PA Game Commission wild turkey biologist Mary Jo Caselena joins us to disclose details on their state’s mark recapture study, population trends, and private landowner incentive programs. Then, a look into the largest conducted, multi-state mid-Atlantic hen population study. This is Part 1 of 2 for this episode.

Resources from the episode:

• PA Landowner Programs

• Casalena, M. J., et al. "Understanding the new normal: wild turkeys in a changing northeastern landscape." Proceedings of the National Wild Turkey Symposium. Vol. 11. 2015.

• 5 Environmental Factors that Affect Turkey Populations

• Board of Game Commissioners Meeting January 27, 2023

• Pennsylvania NRCS

• PSU cooperative extension’s county offices

Corrections:

• CREP enrollment is currently 91,739 acres and has not reached maximum acreage in over 10 years.

• Predation rates are influenced by habitat quality (on local and landscape scales), weather, and disease.

Mary Jo Caselena

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