Wild Turkey Harvest Management Biology, Strategies, and Techniques

This report synthesizes what is known about the effects of hunting on wild turkey populations, & provides models for regulating harvests that provide ample hunting opportunity. Provides an introduction, background & goals regarding wild turkey harvest management. Reviews the biology of the species because harvest management must be based on a thorough understanding of population dynamics. Reviews the 3 basic strategies for harvesting wild turkeys. Reviews the assumptions on which each strategy is based & recommends procedures for regulating harvest under each strategy. Describes the techniques used for obtaining data used to regulate harvest.Healy, William M. is the author of 'Wild Turkey Harvest Management Biology, Strategies, and Techniques', published 1999 under ISBN 9780756716059 and ISBN 0756716055.