RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN WINTER CENSUS AND SPRING HARVEST OF WILD TURKEYS IN NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN
Abstract: Michigan developed a method to census wild turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo) in winter as a basis for distributing hunters by area during spring hunts. The relationships between spring harvest and the winter census counts were analyzed for 1982, 1983, and 1984. The number of wild turkeys harve...
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| description | Abstract: Michigan developed a method to census wild turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo) in winter as a basis for distributing hunters by area during spring hunts. The relationships between spring harvest and the winter census counts were analyzed for 1982, 1983, and 1984. The number of wild turkeys harvested was significantly related to the winter census count (r=0.74, P<0.05). The potential for using census counts for establishing hunter quotas is discussed. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-94a96aaa8a714408a09d8ca925c0cfd02025-08-20T03:19:28ZengWileyWildlife Society Bulletin2328-55401985-01-011985S129530110.1002/j.2328-5540.1985.tb00168.xRELATIONSHIP BETWEEN WINTER CENSUS AND SPRING HARVEST OF WILD TURKEYS IN NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGANJerry Weinrich0Edward E. Langenau Jr.1Tim Reis2Houghton Lake Wildlife Research StationBox #158Houghton Lake HeightsMI48630Rose Lake Wildlife Research Center8562 E. Stoll Rd.E. LansingMI48823Office of Surveys and Statistical ServicesBox 30028LansingMI48909Abstract: Michigan developed a method to census wild turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo) in winter as a basis for distributing hunters by area during spring hunts. The relationships between spring harvest and the winter census counts were analyzed for 1982, 1983, and 1984. The number of wild turkeys harvested was significantly related to the winter census count (r=0.74, P<0.05). The potential for using census counts for establishing hunter quotas is discussed.https://doi.org/10.1002/j.2328-5540.1985.tb00168.x |
| spellingShingle | Jerry Weinrich Edward E. Langenau Jr. Tim Reis RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN WINTER CENSUS AND SPRING HARVEST OF WILD TURKEYS IN NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN Wildlife Society Bulletin |
| title | RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN WINTER CENSUS AND SPRING HARVEST OF WILD TURKEYS IN NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN |
| title_full | RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN WINTER CENSUS AND SPRING HARVEST OF WILD TURKEYS IN NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN |
| title_fullStr | RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN WINTER CENSUS AND SPRING HARVEST OF WILD TURKEYS IN NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN |
| title_full_unstemmed | RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN WINTER CENSUS AND SPRING HARVEST OF WILD TURKEYS IN NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN |
| title_short | RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN WINTER CENSUS AND SPRING HARVEST OF WILD TURKEYS IN NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN |
| title_sort | relationship between winter census and spring harvest of wild turkeys in northern lower michigan |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1002/j.2328-5540.1985.tb00168.x |
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