DEC seeks landowner participation in turkey study
CHENANGO COUNTY – The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation is in the process of seeking local landowners to assist with its wild turkey research initiative, according to DEC Commissioner Joe Martins.
Beginning in January, the DEC will begin a statewide measure to capture wild turkey hens and fit them with leg bands in an effort to obtain more accurate data on survival and harvest.
According to Martins, some birds will also be tagged with satellite radio-transmitters for tracking and migration recording.
All of the work will be done by DEC personnel on both public and private lands from January through March of 2015.
The research will be concentrated in DEC Regions three through nine, which includes the Chenango County and surrounding counties.
The Department is seeking out property owners willing to allow the birds to be trapped on their land and alert project coordinators when they see turkeys on their property on a regular basis.
The DEC insists that turkeys captured for research will be banded, documented and then immediately released at the same location, and that the feathered fowl will not be harmed in the process.
“Wild turkey populations have changed dramatically in New York over the past decade,” said Martens. “This project will provide valuable information on turkey survival rates and harvest to help guide management of this important game species. I encourage landowners that have wild turkey on their property this winter to consider participating in this study.”
Interested landowners in the Chenango County and surrounding areas are encouraged to contact Lance Clark the regional project coordinator with the NYSDEC Bureau of Wildlife in Cortland for consideration of land use. Clark can be reached at 753-3095
For more information on this project, contact the regional project coordinator below or DEC by e-mail at wildlife@dec.ny.gov.
“Turkey Study” should be listed as the subject line in any emails.
Beginning in January, the DEC will begin a statewide measure to capture wild turkey hens and fit them with leg bands in an effort to obtain more accurate data on survival and harvest.
According to Martins, some birds will also be tagged with satellite radio-transmitters for tracking and migration recording.
All of the work will be done by DEC personnel on both public and private lands from January through March of 2015.
The research will be concentrated in DEC Regions three through nine, which includes the Chenango County and surrounding counties.
The Department is seeking out property owners willing to allow the birds to be trapped on their land and alert project coordinators when they see turkeys on their property on a regular basis.
The DEC insists that turkeys captured for research will be banded, documented and then immediately released at the same location, and that the feathered fowl will not be harmed in the process.
“Wild turkey populations have changed dramatically in New York over the past decade,” said Martens. “This project will provide valuable information on turkey survival rates and harvest to help guide management of this important game species. I encourage landowners that have wild turkey on their property this winter to consider participating in this study.”
Interested landowners in the Chenango County and surrounding areas are encouraged to contact Lance Clark the regional project coordinator with the NYSDEC Bureau of Wildlife in Cortland for consideration of land use. Clark can be reached at 753-3095
For more information on this project, contact the regional project coordinator below or DEC by e-mail at wildlife@dec.ny.gov.
“Turkey Study” should be listed as the subject line in any emails.
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