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Game Commission Participates In Wild Turkey Banding Program
The Pennsylvania Game Commission and National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF), along with wildlife officials in Ohio and New York, are joining forces to conduct a four-year study to estimate the harvest rates of spring gobblers in each of the three states.
"Each state received 300 bands to fit to male turkeys this winter, before the spring hunting seasons," said Carl G. Roe, Game Commission executive director. "In Pennsylvania, we have banded 185 birds since trapping began in mid-January.
"We are very grateful the NWTF, a major partner in wild turkey management, is covering the cost of the Pennsylvania Cooperative Fish & Wildlife Research Unit at Penn State to coordinate the tri-state effort and analyze the data."
The Game Commission - like the wildlife agencies in Ohio and New York - is providing personnel and equipment to capture, band and release where caught 300 birds each year for the four years of the study. Also, the Pennsylvania Chapter of the NWTF is contributing funds to cover equipment and bait. In Pennsylvania, the Game Commission has allocated 50 bands for each of the six regions.
For more information, please visit the Pennsylvania Game Commission - State Wildlife Management Agency website.
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