Thanks for the video! I can say around my area they have increased because I took some row crop ground and made it into pasture. I saw about 15-20 poults the other day. I was moving my cattle and sheep into another paddock since I rotational graze. All of sudden a bunch of little turkeys started to fly. It was so cool. It seems the predators aren’t around my area as much since I have a few LGDs to help protect my livestock too. I pretty sure my dogs are protecting the turkeys too indirectly.
I liked this conversation between Elizabeth Steele and Frank Loncarich, very interesting. Frank said the loss of our turkey was primarily due to habitat destruction, well i tend to not agree with that completely. Frank down played one of the biggest problems for our turkey and that is predation. From the egg to the adult turkey, they are food to Missouri predators. Back in the late 1950's and early 1960's it was something to talk about if you seen a turkey or a deer, and i give full credit to the Missouri Conservation for their restoration of the deer and turkey. Now our turkey is loosing ground fast, again. I found 3 turkey nests, all located in native grass and flower fields. I put up Black out Game Cameras on each that had no flash. Two nests had 10 eggs, one had 8 eggs. Both of the 10 egg nests was destroyed by Racoons, the 8 egg nest hatched out 4 poults. Not a very good survival rate for 28 eggs. I rest my case.
Thanks for the video! I can say around my area they have increased because I took some row crop ground and made it into pasture. I saw about 15-20 poults the other day. I was moving my cattle and sheep into another paddock since I rotational graze. All of sudden a bunch of little turkeys started to fly. It was so cool. It seems the predators aren’t around my area as much since I have a few LGDs to help protect my livestock too. I pretty sure my dogs are protecting the turkeys too indirectly.
So cool to see you both talk at the Pasture Walk, and just an altogether incredible and educational day!
I liked this conversation between Elizabeth Steele and Frank Loncarich, very interesting. Frank said the loss of our turkey was primarily due to habitat destruction, well i tend to not agree with that completely. Frank down played one of the biggest problems for our turkey and that is predation. From the egg to the adult turkey, they are food to Missouri predators. Back in the late 1950's and early 1960's it was something to talk about if you seen a turkey or a deer, and i give full credit to the Missouri Conservation for their restoration of the deer and turkey. Now our turkey is loosing ground fast, again. I found 3 turkey nests, all located in native grass and flower fields. I put up Black out Game Cameras on each that had no flash. Two nests had 10 eggs, one had 8 eggs. Both of the 10 egg nests was destroyed by Racoons, the 8 egg nest hatched out 4 poults. Not a very good survival rate for 28 eggs. I rest my case.
People are cause. All animals will eventually die from our breeding and our wars. Sadly