Wild Turkey Research in KENTUCKY!!! (with Dr. Mike Chamberlain)

[@noahrachau]

I don't think people know how much hunters actually care about the success of a species. We put money, time and effort into them. We want more around than anyone! So thank you THP for giving just this tid bit of insight on how much we hunters really care.

[@tracygrieder6217]

In the state of New Hampshire our season doesn’t open until may 1. You’re only allowed to hunt until 12 noon. We all think maybe it’s a late season, but in the scope of population, we have a great number of birds. This past spring we had a very large successful hatch also. Thanks THP, for sharing videos like these. Thanks to all men and women, working to collect, analyze, and present this data to the American public. We all owe it to ourselves to be stewards of all our resources. ❤. Thanks

[@kentuckythunderoutdoors1846]

This is really awesome! Being from Kentucky and being active in the fundraising on this project I absolutely believe there will be great things come out of this research! Thanks to THP and everyone involved!!!

[@bryanroberts]

Love all of this! 10 yrs ago you couldn't hear a gobble where I live in east T.N.. It has gotten alot better but I would love to see the numbers continue to increase!

[@scottharrington2400]

Fantastic!! Thank you to all of the wildlife technicians and staff for all of the hard work! They are the unsung hero's. Thank you to THP for bringing this to the forefront!!

[@josephstephens3852]

Thank you THP for your support and fundraising efforts for turkey research and keeping us up to date on what's being accomplished.

[@davidvalentine9392]

Thank you to all involved in this research. Great work!!! Also a big thanks to the Hunting Public for sharing this with everyone!!!

[@jordancox5803]

If it keeps going this way I’m glad to see what the future holds. A lot of good turkey research happening in a ton of states that will hopefully help in the long run!

[@Macdaddy22713]

cant express how thankful i am for those people

[@Skylerdanieloutdoors]

Love to see y’all down here in KY helping our Turkey out!

[@terrycook3710]

Thanks for what all you do for the wildlife for future generations

[@russellwatters5891]

There's alot of great information being gathered in them thar woods...The future of hunting, turkey, deer, or any other species, is in our hands. What these dedicated individuals do is essential to my kids and grandkids future as outdoorsman. Thanking you in advance!! Love what ya'll are doing ❤️

[@michaelgaines2813]

Thank you everyone involved in these programs.

[@scotttomlinson5689]

As a South Central/Eastern KY turkey hunter, I'm very grateful for the research KY and TN are doing together, and for all other agencies, and the NWTF. I personally have seen the decline and fluctuations over the last few years. I try every summer to help my state agency with going online and participating in the turkey brood survey. I fell in love with the wild turkey over 25 years ago when they started showing up in my area of the state due to restoration efforts. Thanks again for this video.

[@W_joemurray]

I love that I could be a part of something like this. I can't wait to get out there and hunt the bird we all know and love in the next couple of months! Thank y'all for doing this!

[@jimstickles3870]

Glad to see some familiar faces doing great work!

[@Jbowling6]

Ky boy here glad to see research going on.

[@kevinlee6731]

Great video! Thanks for diving into that side

[@tjbarkley727]

Whatever Kentucky is doing for their turkeys is going well. I went to eastern Kentucky for a turkey trip 2 years ago and It seemed like every bend we seen another strutter. Compared to here in Western PA we have quite a few turkeys but definitely noticing a decline in the last 5 years.

[@carlcole]

Is that turkey at 5:35 eating bahia grass seed? And Mr. Chamberlain is always a pleasure to listen to, I laughed at the Lonesome Dove comment.

[@ryanmapes5577]

I wish Missouri opened first of April and we could hunt all day 1pm comes pretty fast

[@ArkLaTexKing24]

Wow seriously? That's ridiculous

[@jordancox5803]

I live in Missouri and used to think the same thing but right now I’m glad we don’t because of how turkey populations are doing. It allows them to have a break in the day when they aren’t hunted by hunters and that and the later season opening helps breeding occur more before the gobblers are harvested

[@rowdybroomstick6394]

Wouldn't it be poaching more so than gobbler's not getting the chance to breed

[@nataliedeyton6829]

Boy the turkeys were on fire today in western NC .. gobbles and strutting.. had me fired up also 😂

[@BobleeBBQandOutdoors]

Love seeing this! If y’all ever come up here in NY and need help with turkey projects I’m all in!

[@cantgetenoughoutdoors3258]

THP for life

[@josephcahoe645]

Kentucky boy here! Can't wait to hunt them thunder chickens this spring out here! Hope to run into THP one day!

[@Thereal618Creeker]

So glad i donated to the turkey research 🔬last spring i donated to Missouri cause im from illinois and i hunt lake of the ozarks every few years i hunted morrel mushrooms and what money i made from selling them i donated to hunting public you guys are my favorite hunting KZbinrs cant wait for spring turkey tour 2023

[@williamsimpson9554]

We need a bag dump video please.

[@WilliamFarwell]

give em all hek in FLA boys !!!!!! cant wait to see it !!! from VT

[@michaelhennessy6860]

Love this episode

[@trkyhntr9121]

The best thing to do would be to delay season because of the dominant bird theory. Improving habitat and trapping nest predators would be secondary to that. Obviously the dominant bird breeds all the hens. 😊

[@donald6427]

Easy fix would be better habitat which would benefit the deer and other game… and thin out nest predators it’s that simple 😊

[@ronaldmedellin7924]

The amount of predators I’ve heard and seen while hunting in Florida and Georgia this year was astounding. Public land in Florida is becoming out of balance due to FWC not having a predator season.

[@donald6427]

@@ronaldmedellin7924 it’s out of balance every where… it’s sad times in the turkey woods and the government wants to spend taxes on research instead of taking care of closed canopy forest and nest predators

[@dannydennison6283]

Great content as always gentlemen.

[@mrhemp90]

This was a good episode

[@momokimby67]

I have been turkey hunting in Ky for over 30 years and I think the weather has changed in the last few years and has got warm sooner and our season in to late because it needs to come in the whole month of April because I have hunted in Fort Campbell military base and it’s not that many miles away from my County and it comes in March 20

[@gfy777]

2nd week of yalls season last year the woods still looked like January. Birds were still flocked up and didn't gobble much

[@momokimby67]

In Christian county where I hurt the first week was the only good week the youth was was great because like this year the weather is very warm no matter what the trees done I was Scouting from 1 April and seeing Birds already broke up but after the first week of regular season the birds quit goblin and birds by their self and last week didn’t here any birds and the is Michael on my wife’s account

[@momokimby67]

But youth hunt and first week I seen and heard many birds and I hunted at peabody wildlife management to and heard many there

[@gfy777]

I believe you I don't live there just saying what I saw the short time I was there. Good luck to you this season

[@kirkballard1028]

Weather and warmer temperatures here in Virginia have birds acting like they would the last week or 2 of season on a regular year. Just last week walking in at daybreak I bumped a hen off a nest site that had a clutch of 15 eggs. The gobblers have not been that responsive to calling like previous years. Also this is one of the only seasons I haven't heard roosted hens or calling in hens. Guys on Facebook argue with me all the time stated it's all based on photosynthesis which I agree to a extant. I firmly believe ground temperature plays the biggest part in incubation and hens know when it's the best time to lay and sit. States are gonna stick with their basic statistics on season opener from previous years because like the weather man they can't predict warmer temperatures early on especially when season dates are determined usually early summer the following year.

[@kirkballard1028]

This is a great observation but I'm in great serious doubt states will do anything about changing opening day dates. Those dates are usually picked by the conclusion of that year by early summer. Only thing here I see they may change would be bag limits and with most States having automatic check-ins they can gain research on harvest limits fairly quickly. This research done continuously on a regular basis and getting some of state biologists who are firm in their beliefs on responsible start dates with so called peak breeding will never change. What is best for the turkey is sometimes not best for the turkey hunter..

[@ArkLaTexKing24]

Here in Arkansas the season starts really really late.. We've been told it's because there's a population issue 😒... Definitely not true.. I've actually been listening to birds the last 2 weeks and our season doesn't start until April. It's crazy

[@rowdybroomstick6394]

I hear from the front of my bass boat constantly months before I am allowed to be in the woods! Pretty much the reason why I haven't hunted in several years. The breeding is completely over by the time season even opens. South western arkansas.

[@ArkLaTexKing24]

@rowdy broomstick Exactly! I'm in South Arkansas and bout time the season starts its hard to even get a Tom to gobble.. We have plenty of birds but the regulations suck

[@-B_G-]

We need more trapping! Incentives for trapping. And trapping on National forest land and WMA.

[@JayN4GO]

Not many pines standing after todays weather in Ky. Hope the machines were unaffected.

[@gfy777]

Here's a tip for Kentucky don't bushhog nesting cover while the hens are nesting. I jumped 2 hens off of nests last year on public land in Kentucky the next day they were destroyed.

[@Liamthearmwrestler]

Great video

[@claytonglenn1546]

Fire let’s go!

[@PratherCompetes]

Shout out to the First Gen Tundra!

[@ricksmith2134]

Any idea what affect avian flu is having on our already stressed Turkey populations?

[@littletom892]

You guys do awsomw videos and do alot of good work for the hunting women/man . Ive seen a big decline in south west va like see someone try to help here.

[@deanhall3806]

As a turkey hunter in kentucky I feel our turkey population isn't that good in my area

[@redux467]

Make sure you put your part into helping keep them in the area

[@Talonthir]

Great stuff #THP4LIFE

[@scottarnold8311]

Do they do it with other wildlife too?

[@heyman6010]

Is it possible in your study to also take a section of land. Say a state game area. And do an aggressive predator reduction plan. Raccoon, coyote,skunk. All the normal nest raiders. Then the state could look at the gobble population in a controlled predator area. Compared to a state game area that is not. That would help confirm or deny the predator/turkey decline in numbers. I think most of us think; it’s from predators.

[@usernamehere6061]

There is no debate that predators are an issue, however the solution to that issue is where you and most others have gotten it twisted. Trapping will not produce more poults without more habitat to sustain that population. Create better habitat and you will see more turkeys without ever setting a trap. Set a trap without ever creating habitat and you will see the opposite.

[@-B_G-]

I also think that the popularity of feeding deer year round gives nest predators like raccoons a full time buffet to thrive on so their populations have increased. Just my two cents.

[@heyman6010]

@@usernamehere6061 that may be true if the habitat has changed. But if an X amount of birds can and have lived in a area for a sustained amount of time. And the numbers start to decline. You can’t say it’s habitat. There has to be another factor. And it doesn’t haft to be predators. It could be ?? Less water? Disease?? It could be hawks. I’m saying do a study and find out for sure.

[@tylersims3353]

Do we have data pre deer baiting (predator ambush sites) vs the current population in Alabama? Also, is it possible mold on this bait could potentially wipe a flock out? Zero predator control incentive, that has to be a personal conviction. like the data collection

[@wendellyoder542]

Turkey hunting in my area in Ohio turkeys declined fast

[@danielturner7284]

What part of Kentucky?? My guess would be western/central since you said you were on your way to Nashville. I’m in SE Ky it seems like our population is declining quickly here.

[@theginganinja-_-7695]

I’m not sure what all Pennsylvanias doing for the turkey population right now but I can tell you we still have birds but it’s for sure declining. Best thing we can do as sportsman is trap and hunt predators. We do a lot of fox and coyote hunting and I have friends who do a lot of trapping. We need to get the fisher cats back out of here that pgc introduced years back. And now they’re also reintroducing the American Martin…. More egg eaters.

[@TNsher776]

I agree, I live in Tennessee, I been noticing more predators like bobcat, fox, racoon, coyotes, they will all put an hurting on Turkeys!

[@theginganinja-_-7695]

@@TNsher776 that’s all because people used to trap for extra money and with hides being down a lot of the guys that used to trap 10-20 years ago don’t anymore. It’s not worth the time of day to them. Predator numbers are way up.

[@jordanfrontino244]

Fishers and coons

[@TNsher776]

@@theginganinja-_-7695 unfortunately ! 😕 and turkey population is paying the price!

[@bs431980]

Since this research has been taking place what if any information about gobbling sound data is helping? I just don’t understand how sound data is helping. The research into diseases and pathogens is understandable though

[@jasonhall7730]

So far this year turkey numbers look to be decent but nothing like when I was a kid in the early 2000s.

[@johndahlberg2133]

Oh wow Your southern accents back lol How does that work?

[@TNsher776]

The problem is that the predator population is going up in most states, coyotes, bobcats, raccoons, foxes... etc.

[@terrycook3710]

Let’s go

[@ryannavarre4161]

If green pants really cared, they would let the public participate in habitat improvement projects.

[@brettk5767]

We need to just catch and release Jake’s in random spots to add to gene pools

[@-B_G-]

That’s a good idea, mix a few hens in as well.

[@charleywalker2982]

👍

[@bigbuck2720]

Are you doing this on public or private land, what got me was last year in Ohio out of the total birds killed a little over 1000 were killed on public land and the rest were killed on private land, Ohio needs to get on board with research and probably habitat

[@loisbuttray2937]

Nest predators, I believe, are the biggest problem. Too many raccoons. Need longer trapping seasons and more people to participate.

[@tiredredneck8159]

😂 2nd dudes

[@zachfamoly4965]

New Yorks season is way to late

[@zachfamoly4965]

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[@cattucky7297]

I would look at Call in game chk I'm sorry but was worst decision ever For all wildlife For instance taxidermist / outdoor shops In central KY Can tell you many many many stories And your own friends Didn't chk that deer in Or turkey Or if they did it was chkd in under wife or child The NXT example Guys who shoot turkey in fall over deer bait Archery and gun Our laws don't protect them anymore ☹️☹️☹️

[@davidsimpson2685]

Ones again hunters looking after wildlife while them that are against us do absolutely nothing but just go on hating us .

[@takingitoutdoors2709]

Ted go back to videos without aaron

[@jcryptogoldsilv2826]

Can't stand that girl. She just loves being the only girl though lol

[@chrispeterson1247]

You should research how much social media has effected turkey hunting lol

[@-B_G-]

Haha right. Astronomically. People just want recognition/validation on FB for killing a turkey these days. I wish they would ban putting pics of dead animals on social media, that would stop about half of modern day “hunters”.

[@chrispeterson1247]

@@-B_G- also research how much these jokers fucked up Tennessee turkey hunting by taking 10k from TWRA to heavily promoted turkey hunting in Tn. Not to mention deer hunting videos where county names were dropped and filming places Ray Charles could find. Clowns.

[@joshsinglefooter]

Hunters want to help turkeys? Trapping. 3 years of Trapping in ms doubled turkey population. Hard work guy's. #save the birds

[@joshsinglefooter]

Why cant plane ol' trapping be a talking point during this data collection?

[@joshsinglefooter]

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