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Turkey Population Decline - The data I think we need
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<blockquote data-quote="GreeneGriz" data-source="post: 5621675" data-attributes="member: 22028"><p>For those who say nest raiders aren't the problem…. Maybe it's time to pull the blinders off your eyes….. (read below) **I did not save and post trail cam and other pics with the data they've collected. ***</p><p>"</p><p>Well we are 2 weeks into phase one, of the Turkey nest depredation study. This check is basically 1/2 of the time that it takes Turkey eggs to hatch. Here is the score so far.</p><p></p><p>Property one (trapped last season) Timber/CRP/Ag fields</p><p>Week one: 1 nest destroyed (Raccoon)</p><p>Week two: 1 nest destroyed (camera failure/unknown predator)</p><p>25% of nests destroyed to date</p><p></p><p>Property two (No crop fields all timber and CRP/not trapped)</p><p>Week one: 2 nests destroyed (by Raccoons)</p><p>Week two: 2 nests destroyed (by Raccoon)</p><p>50% of nests destroyed to date</p><p></p><p>Property three (Timber bordered by ag fields tilled and or planted/not trapped)</p><p>Week one: 2 nests destroyed by (Raccoon) 1 destroyed by Opossum</p><p>Week two: 3 nests destroyed (Coyote 1) (Opossum 1) (Raccoon 1)</p><p>63% of nests destroyed to date</p><p></p><p>11 out of 24 nests have been destroyed in 14 nights, that is 46%. The concern I have is that there is no smell of the turkey hen at any of these sites to draw predators. It is reasonable that just the smell or sight of the eggs, is not drawing predators as readily as hen incubated eggs. Now other nests may have lost an egg or two. I do not get close to the "nest" and pull the camera card unless I see significant "nest" alteration. </p><p></p><p>The opossum in the pictures did not get credit for the "nest" destruction. The coyote was there an hour before and did the eggs in. The opossum was just getting the scraps. You know the old saying "the early predator gets the omelets""</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GreeneGriz, post: 5621675, member: 22028"] For those who say nest raiders aren’t the problem…. Maybe it’s time to pull the blinders off your eyes….. (read below) **I did not save and post trail cam and other pics with the data they’ve collected. *** “ Well we are 2 weeks into phase one, of the Turkey nest depredation study. This check is basically 1/2 of the time that it takes Turkey eggs to hatch. Here is the score so far. Property one (trapped last season) Timber/CRP/Ag fields Week one: 1 nest destroyed (Raccoon) Week two: 1 nest destroyed (camera failure/unknown predator) 25% of nests destroyed to date Property two (No crop fields all timber and CRP/not trapped) Week one: 2 nests destroyed (by Raccoons) Week two: 2 nests destroyed (by Raccoon) 50% of nests destroyed to date Property three (Timber bordered by ag fields tilled and or planted/not trapped) Week one: 2 nests destroyed by (Raccoon) 1 destroyed by Opossum Week two: 3 nests destroyed (Coyote 1) (Opossum 1) (Raccoon 1) 63% of nests destroyed to date 11 out of 24 nests have been destroyed in 14 nights, that is 46%. The concern I have is that there is no smell of the turkey hen at any of these sites to draw predators. It is reasonable that just the smell or sight of the eggs, is not drawing predators as readily as hen incubated eggs. Now other nests may have lost an egg or two. I do not get close to the "nest" and pull the camera card unless I see significant "nest" alteration. The opossum in the pictures did not get credit for the "nest" destruction. The coyote was there an hour before and did the eggs in. The opossum was just getting the scraps. You know the old saying "the early predator gets the omelets"” [/QUOTE]
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