Outdoor Life: Turkey Declines in Great Plains Lead to Canceled Seasons and Reduced Bag Limits

Outdoor Life: Turkey Declines in Great Plains Lead to Canceled Seasons and Reduced Bag Limits

A wild turkey flies away after being fitted with a GPS transmitter and a leg band. Photo by Justin Haag/Nebraskaland

May 3, 2023

AWESM Lab Communications

Lincoln, Neb. – A new article from Outdoor Life examines the recent declines in wild turkeys across the Midwest. Several states have started new studies in hopes of determining information critical to support healthy wild turkey populations, including Nebraska. The AWESM Lab at University of Nebraska-Lincoln, in collaboration with the Nebraska Cooperative Fish & Wildlife Research Unit, University of Georgia, and Nebraska Game and Parks Commission is a part of Nebraska's latest research effort.

Read the full article here: Turkey Declines in Great Plains Lead to Canceled Seasons and Reduced Bag Limits

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