27 June 2024
Statewide, wild turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo) in Pennsylvania declined once more remaining 12 months. Did their standing toughen within the remaining 365 days? To respond to that query, the PA Recreation Fee (PGC) is undertaking their Annual Pennsylvania Wild Turkey Sighting Survey from July 1 via August 31 and is looking the general public to assist. Presently this hyperlink displays prior effects. Click on right here to go into knowledge after July 1.
Within the survey press liberate PGC reported:
The Statewide reproductive luck remaining summer season, which is measured by means of the collection of younger turkeys (poults) noticed according to all hens noticed, used to be 2.9 poults according to rooster, in comparison to 3.1 poults according to rooster in 2022 and 2021.”
Allegheny County’s main Natural world Control Unit, WMU 2B under, had combined effects. Total, there have been fewer turkeys however reproductive luck used to be upper than in 2022. Alternatively, our WMU contributed to the downward spiral as we had simplest 2.24 poults according to rooster.
There are lots of elements that give a contribution to wild turkey inhabitants swings. This 4.5 minute video describes them.
Within the subsequent two months depend turkeys when you’ll.