It’s turkey time!  

Wildlife Technicians Rachel Pennell, Tony Musselman, and Andrew Cushman join host Matt Morrett to discuss Pennsylvania’s largest-ever wild turkey study and their boots-on-the-ground experience with birds that will shape the future of turkey management in the state.  

Episode Highlights:  

• How the turkey team uses thermal imaging and radio transmitter technologies to collect data
• Why temporary trapping and biological sampling provide valuable population info
• Anecdotal findings as the turkey team awaits final results of the study
• The truth behind common turkey myths
• The unlikely places turkeys nest
• The important role private landowners play in turkey studies
• Gobbler chronography as the future of turkey research  

Resources:  

• Learn more about wild turkey research.
• Review seasons and bag limits for spring gobbler.
• Try these turkey hunting tips. 
• Find shooting ranges and places to hunt.