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Started by Lukas929, June 03, 2014, 02:01:57 PM
Quote from: Vabirddog on June 04, 2014, 11:16:41 PMGuys those look like goose eggs to me. ( certainly hope so) Wild Turkey eggs are larger than chicken and the taper from one end to the other is much more pronounced making the egg look sharper than other eggs. As was said turkey eggs are usually speckled brown but habitat will determine that some. Most goose eggs are lighter color and rounded much more that t eggs. fwiw
Quote from: HogBiologist on June 04, 2014, 11:25:12 PMI hope not to upset any of you with this response....... but....Turkeys love to nest in native grass type habitat. This type of habitat needs to be burnt on a 3 year average. Burning the grasses reduces competition and sets back succession to allow for the NWSG habitat to continue. Most agencies that manage for NWSG have blocks that can be burned on a rotational basis that allows for some fields to be burnt while others are successive years post burn. This means that while in block that gets burnt, turkey nests perish, the nests and poults from other sections are able to better take advantage of the excellent habitat created in the adjacent burn unit. There are limitations to burning ability where governmental agencies are concerned. Man power, other obligations, acceptable burning days, etc. Also, burning at different times of year will give you a different plant community response. As mentioned before, turkeys will re-nest after their nests are destroyed. That is an amazing thing about nature. Another thing to consider is the fact that the habitat that is created through the burn (though is destroys nest attempt #1) may be excellent habitat for the poults born in nest attempt #2. I would not be so quick to throw the agency folks under the bus. I don't know what their reasons were, but I don't believe they just went out willy nilly burning and not thinking about turkey nests and fawns. Instead of getting a severe case of butt hurt over a few nests being burnt up, try asking the people who did the burns why they chose those parameters to burn. Also, look at the benefits and see if they actually out weigh the negatives of the few nests lost.