What we've learned in four years of turkey science | Wild Turkey Science #610

We step back to synthesize what's changed in wild turkey science since the show began and where the biggest open questions still remain.

Resources:

Huang, M. H., Demarais, S., Brookshire, W. C., & Strickland, B. K. (2022). Analysis of supplemental wildlife feeding in Mississippi and environmental gastrointestinal parasite load. Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 9, 995437.

Huang, M. H., Demarais, S., Strickland, B. K., & Brookshire, W. C. (2022). Identifying aflatoxin exposure risk from supplemental feeding of deer. The Journal of Wildlife Diseases, 58(2), 384-388.

Impacts of vegetation structure on hen survival and nest success | Ep 195

Landscape level habitat corridor sustains turkeys | Ep 158

Longer the snood, bigger the brood | Ep 68

Population dynamics & season dates in Mississippi | Ep 02

REV and LPDV: New research on turkey disease | Ep 182

Rosenberg, K. V., et al. (2019). Decline of the North American avifauna. Science, 366(6461), 120-124.

Shea, S. A., et al. (2026). Retroviral Infections Affect Survival and Clutch Size of Female Wild Turkeys. Ecology and Evolution, 16(4), e73383.

Smith, C. R., et al. (2026). Annual survival and resource selection of juvenile male wild turkeys in central Tennessee. The Journal of Wildlife Management, e70255.