Effects of recruitment, oak mast, and fall-season format on wild turkey harvest rates in Virginia

Wildlife Society Bulletin

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 553-559

  Norman, Gary W ^a   Steffen, David E ^b  

^a Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries   (United States)

^b Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries   (United States)

Author keywords

Acorns; Eastern wild turkey; Fall harvest; Harvest rate; Meleagris gallopavo silvestris; Oak; Quercus spp.; Recruitment; Virginia

Indexed keywords

GAMEBIRD; HARVESTING; MASTING; RECRUITMENT; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

AVES; CERVIDAE; MELEAGRIS; MELEAGRIS GALLOPAVO; MELEAGRIS GALLOPAVO SILVESTRIS; ODOCOILEUS VIRGINIANUS; QUERCUS;

EID: 0037489498     PISSN: 00917648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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